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Old 01-14-2019, 04:59 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by strat61caster View Post
After 10+ years and 200k miles, sure. OP's car is 5 years old and has ~124k miles, OE top hats (not bushings, there are no bushings in the OE strut assembly) are pretty stout and would think they're halfway to replacement at the soonest.

We're getting into an area of differing terminology, but at any rate, the 'top hats' have a rubber isolating bushing in them. That is what I'm referring to. And I've seen plenty of them go bad in 50K miles, let alone 124K or 200K...
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