Overpriced exhaust hangers!?!?

[m3f_cracky]

LOL pls confirm. zomg

the message is authentic captain. I concur


I said that the napa mount is a good mount...


and suggested the OEM stock mounts last 3 months(which is a bit of exaggeration for the most part but not entirely untrue). The oem design is so stupid/silly and the rubber breaks easily if you have a stock system.


aftermarket (lighter) set ups seem to allow it to hold up much more. that napa mount is great. its stronger and cheaper. that said. im still running an oem set up(with two broken rubber hangers) but my muffler is not stock(its lighter) so its ok..for now.

[m3f_Braymond141]

LOL pls confirm. zomg

the message is authentic captain. I concur







I said that the napa mount is a good mount...

I don't recall anyone asking you to confirm the authenticity of your post. Your post was too easily interupted in the opposite way you wrote it. It would of been much easier to follow up with this last reply.



Now that that's figured out...

[m3f_epj3]

Look into this mount. Significantly cheaper, and actually retains it's position when load is applied.



http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Det...+50006+2006032



Part Number: BOS 255070

Application Information: BMW M3

Engines: 3.2 L 3152 CC L6 DOHC

Comments: E36 Body





If you want OEM; www.realbmwparts.com is now the cheaper source over www.getbmwparts.com

What is this? So instead of the mounts absorbing shock/movement, it transfers to fatigue of yet another part of the chassis?

[m3f_Braymond141]

What is this? So instead of the mounts absorbing shock/movement, it transfers to fatigue of yet another part of the chassis?

All those crusty bimmers you see driving with the exhaust mounts so badly broken that the diffuser is melted... those "chassis" are just fine. Rust is more of an issue than this mount.



The only draw back to these mounts is the additional transfer of vibration. Those with aftermarket exhaust would benefit the most from these as it will put the rear canister is a tighter position.

[m3f_vaderm3]

I completely agree with Braymond. From and engineering standpoint, these mounts appear to be very sturdy and solid. During acceleration the only thing that would create the movement in the exhaust would be whatever is transferred from the engine. If these tuck the exhaust up nice and tight there should be no issues. I am willing to give them a try.

[m3f_EazyM3]

I just bought the NAPA hangers online. Has anyone here actually use them?

[m3f_cscat87]

I have the stock can, and not changing it. I have to replace the OEM mounts once a year. I buy them straight from the dealer (with a discount). Bottom line, if you keep the stock muffler, no mounts of this design will hold for a long period of time. So either get a loud muffler that weighs less, or factor the cost of new hangers into your yearly maintenance budget.

[m3f_EazyM3]

My B&B only weighs 23lbs so I thought they were at least trying out.

[m3f_cmcon98]

The people whe are replacing OEM mounts every year are installing them wrong. I still have the originals on my car with 125,000 miles, and it's a stick car that's been driven with gusto, but not abused. Stock exhaust, which weighs about as much as a complete Fiat 500. It's possible the install the brackets to the muffler backwards, which stresses the rubber mounts more, so check your brackets.



I've seen people try to cheap out by using non-M3 E36 mounts, but theyre really flimsy because the non-M3 exhaust is much lighter. If you use OEM or factory mounts and make sure everything is installed right, they should last for years.

[m3f_cscat87]

The people whe are replacing OEM mounts every year are installing them wrong. I still have the originals on my car with 125,000 miles, and it's a stick car that's been driven with gusto, but not abused. Stock exhaust, which weighs about as much as a complete Fiat 500. It's possible the install the brackets to the muffler backwards, which stresses the rubber mounts more, so check your brackets.



I've seen people try to cheap out by using non-M3 E36 mounts, but theyre really flimsy because the non-M3 exhaust is much lighter. If you use OEM or factory mounts and make sure everything is installed right, they should last for years.

I'm sure you were referring to me, and I mine have always been installed in the proper orientation. I am well aware that they can be installed in the wrong direction. The exhaust hanger design on these cars is just poor. Do mine get completely broken? No, but as soon as they start to sag to the point where I can notice it, I replace them.

[m3f_Roland H]

I'm sure you were referring to me, and I mine have always been installed in the proper orientation. I am well aware that they can be installed in the wrong direction. The exhaust hanger design on these cars is just poor. Do mine get completely broken? No, but as soon as they start to sag to the point where I can notice it, I replace them.

You're likely not using OEM hangars then. The OEM hangars (as opposed to the aftermarket replacements) are much much better.

[m3f_cscat87]

You're likely not using OEM hangars then. The OEM hangars (as opposed to the aftermarket replacements) are much much better.

As I said, I buy them straight from the dealer. I don't shop from the online stores.

[m3f_Roland H]

As I said, I buy them straight from the dealer. I don't shop from the online stores.

Then you're either buggering the install (unlikely), or your dealer is slinging you aftermarket parts as OEM.


The OEM mounts are *extremely* well made and capable of 50k+ miles of hard use before failure.

[m3f_hpde36m]

bumping this back up because I am sick of replacing OEM hangers every 3 months on my track car.


The link in post #14 doesn't seem to work. When you copy the PN into the napa website it shows the same OEM rubber style mount. I'd like to see a pic of this metal hanger people are talking about...

[m3f_matty.]

What exhaust are you running? That NAPA link is old.