WTF! e21 mounts don't fit

[nextelbuddy]

It seems pretty self explanatory, a doesnt fit into b, make b bigger.

absolutely i was just saying that out of all the articles written you wuld figure at least one of them would say "BTW if oy hadnt realized by now you need to enlargen the holes on the tranny brace to accept the larger diameter studs from the E21 mounts."

out of all the little details the current articles mention this would seem like something that would be mentioned.

[Uber E30]

It seems pretty self explanatory, a doesnt fit into b, make b bigger.

[nextelbuddy]

i found this out too and everyone above is correct however i always wondered if everyone knows about this already then why does every single DIY or how to thread that mentions E21 mounts work great never once say oh yea you have to file out the holes lol..

[herlsy]

I bent mine up a little bit... Worked great.

^ this is what i did also.

[M-technik-3]

Keep them clean and dry and you should not have to buy a set for quite some time.

[lifeiskaos]

I bent mine up a little bit... Worked great.

[Schwarz325]

I filed the shit out of them with some rough files i bought at work, they worked like a charm.

[blackhawkimpact]

Maybe....I got some from the awesome 99 cent store, took me 5 minutes total, but the handle broke...lol :)

[MattM]

FWIW i splurged and bought a set of really good files, and it makes a huge difference over the cheapies.... definitely worth the extra $

[Schwarz325]

I'll try that, thanks man!

[Gruelius]

10mm drill bit and just run it down the slott fa flakes come off and its done

[Schwarz325]

Shit i filed them suckers for 20 minutes, before i got pissed haha. I need to buy a better file tomorrow.

[richardb]

Agreed. 5 min with a file on the ears and the trans mounts go right in.

[Adrian_Visser]

Your just sweating the little things too much, make it work! I didn't hesitate to bust out the file on mine.

[gregslow318i]

thats normal bolts on the e21 mounts at m12(iirc) and e30 mounts are m10
file the ears open and you will be fine