Front Suspension Strut Mounts with Bearings for Mini Cooper 2002-2006 R50 R52 R53 (Left + Right) Review

Good workmanship. The rubber looks good. Supplied with sealed bearings as opposed to standard open bearings. Fits exactly like the original.

Steel bracket is good. The rubber seems good. The sealed bearing is an improvement over the OEM open bearing. They fit well. But the bolts that go into the engine bay to attach the bracket to the body are terrible. They are super low quality. The torque specification for the nut is 25 ft-lbs. These cleats cannot support 25 foot pounds. If I had to do it again I would still buy these mounts because they are very good value for money but I would knock the bolts out of the original mount and use…

I ordered these fasteners a month ago if needed delivery was prompt installation 20 minutes after receipt. I only swapped the driver's side at the time because it drives daily and it had to be done before it overgrown the pillar support. My plan was to replace the passenger side with a front brake this week. Lo and behold, the driver's side bracket I installed less than 3 weeks ago has already exploded, but this time the tower has turned into a mushroom. Luckily I haven't replaced the passenger