Need to Find Air Conditioner Grommets

[Conserv]

Steve,

I pulled the compressor mounting plate off my engine earlier this year and may have the bushings you are looking for. Will check when I get home and will let you know.

Patiently, but eagerly, waiting!

Thank you,

Steve

[Chamoix]

Steve,

Sorry to get your hopes up. I could only find one bushing. Now that I think about it, when I sold the bracket to someone here on the Forum, I think I threw all the bolts and bushings into a ziplock bag and put them in with the bracket.

[Conserv]

Steve,

Sorry to get your hopes up. I could only find one bushing. Now that I think about it, when I sold the bracket to someone here on the Forum, I think I threw all the bolts and bushings into a ziplock bag and put them in with the bracket.

It's the thought that counts! Thanks for thinking of me; and I haven't given up hope on the backordered new grommets.

Regards,

Steve

[Conserv]

John,

Thank you! They're ordered! I started with my copy of the Behr A/C Parts List (for posterity, Behr A/C and early, pre-rotary-compressor, Clardy A/C used identical York compressors and mounts) but no one has previously moved me beyond the original BMW part number, which shows up as either NLA or "part number not found," depending on who was looking it up!

And Tischer even provides a discount off list price. This was a win!

Greatly appreciated,

Steve

Just circling back on an open item: I ordered the needed grommets from BMW, through Tischer, in November 2012. Because BMW treated them as backordered, rather than NLA, that order remained open but un-fulfilled for more than a year. Tischer contacted me this week and said the grommets were now NLA, and cancelled my order.

Steve

Edited February 16, 2014 by Conserv

[jgerock]

Steve- IIRC, the early VW Rabbit and Jetta cars used a bolt on bracket with rubber bushings for the compressor. I had to replace a few of them because they failed from the vibration of the engine. Maybe check VW?

[Conserv]

Steve- IIRC, the early VW Rabbit and Jetta cars used a bolt on bracket with rubber bushings for the compressor. I had to replace a few of them because they failed from the vibration of the engine. Maybe check VW?

Thanks, Jim,

I'll give that a try!

Steve

[jgerock]

It's a wonder the old compressors still hung onto the engine

[Conserv]

+1

Those are the ones!

Steve