Johnhav430

qty 2 12361-50170. I'll shop for the tranny mount but the prices have gone up, used to be $65, now the best I can find is $76.41. I actually won't do them anytime soon, within 12 mos. maybe? So I hope the price doesn't drop. My reasoning was I had a $75 PayPal gift code, and then there was an add'l $15 off a $75+ order, expiring tonight at 23:00 EST. The net was $125.xx for the two OEM motor mounts after $90 off....price had gone up $5 and change, but the $15 offsets it....they list for $172.15 each, so it's a fair price....

LS430Lexus

Where did you order from? I would like to watch for a repeat of that deal.

Johnhav430

if you search this on eBay, it's $215.53 a pair....I dunno why they start out with 12, let them sell or not or relist, not sure what a seller's strategy is...the price used to be $210....

When I open eBay, there seem to be offers that appear in a window. So when I saw the $15 and it had 2 hours left, I said why not, my brother gave me a $75 gift card so let's order them now....

GENUINE LEXUS LS430 FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT ENGINE MOUNT SET OF 2 OEM 12361-50170

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321998321227...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

2KHarrier

Yeah, just did the same thing. I bought the engine mounts and the rear mount. I'll be tackling those and the rear LCA bushings in a month or so when I have some vacation time. Plan on an afternoon to swap out the engine mounts, Pulling them out is like playing Tetris...

tradosauru

Please keep us updated on the procedure you use to replace the mounts. Don't forget to include pictures. ;o)

Johnhav430

Cool, I don't think I really need them right now, but since the car is 11 y.o., and I plan on keeping forever, it is a wear item so why not stock the part if it seems the price is good (the $15 got me to pull the trigger)....part of me hates to "invent" things to fix, but again, it is something that has to be done eventually....

2KHarrier

Kit; post 6 pretty much sums it up.

11 year old car, keeping it forever, wear item, price was right, have to be replaced eventually.

I'm doing mine because I have 149K on the car and I drive 700 miles a week or so. I'm starting to feel slight vibrations in the wheel @idle and these are 15 year old rubber parts we're talking about.. My biggest gripe is that my other LS is a 2005 with 50K on it and it's as tight as can be. Really night and day difference between the 2 cars, and I'd like to get the '01 as close to that feeling as possible..

Johnhav430

The price of the rear/tranny has gone up yet again, and is no cheaper on eBay than an online dealer....funny, $85. I'm out to save money, not spend more, knowing that it was $65 when I first watched it, means nein danke. I will wait!

LS430Lexus

Thanks. I replaced them on my '97 LS400 at about 125k. I was feeling a little vibration at times in the steering wheel. The mounts looked ok but feel apart once they were removed. The replacements eliminated the vibration and restored the smooth ride.