I need some advice on Subframe Vee Mounts.

I ordered a pair through SNG Barrat in January, but it appears that they can't get them to me in time for roadtripping my car to Monterey Car Week in August. Does anyone here have experience with aftermarket vee mounts? Or better yet, does anyone have an OEM NOS pair sitting on a shelf somewhere I could buy off them?

 

Jaguar part MNC2360AB is NLA from the dealer.
You will have to find used, NOS or aftermarket.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234806487446

 

Yes, I'm aware of that. Hence why I created this thread. I'm seeking other members' experiences with the aftermarket option(s) as the only other thread on aftermarket vee mounts in the X308 sub-forum was very critical about their quality and recommended only buying OEM mounts...

 

genuine has been the same uropoor mtc india trash for years. used or uk made old stock is your only option, or some serious welding.

there’s some goofy dude on the facebook group telling people to cut off the jack points and never rack up the car except by the middle of the subframe 🤣🤣

 

I fitted some allegedly OEM spec V mounts from British Parts about a year ago; so far so good.

Given the state my old ones were in, I was a bit underwhelmed not to notice a great deal of difference in how the car drove. These bushes are usually under pretty extreme compression most of the time, and would seem only to have much work to do when the front wheels are off the ground, a condition in my experience best avoided on public highways!
Putting the vehicle in the air on a two post lift would put strain on the bushes, as they would then be holding the weight on the front of the subframe, which includes much of the engine.
Im assuming the metal safety strap built into the bushes is to prevent disaster when the rubber eventually delaminates from the mounting plates?