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Originally Posted by rolnslo
I said strut tower, not mount. 
So, you are saying these are the same?
2010 to mid-2011:
 
Mid-2011+:
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The fender structure you see under the hood is clearly different in the model years. The actual mount, the strut mount bearing plate on top of the strut that fits into the body mount is the same year to year. It has not changed in mounting style or function from 2010. What I am saying if that if it were the strut mount cuasing the noise there is no reason to expect any change.
The reason for the changes in the towers revolved around the development of the Vert. The Vert introduced the strut tower bar, the under chassis braces and revised sub-frame bushes. The strut assembly has not changed It still uses a reataining plate to keep it in the car when lifted or airborne. The strut reatining plate still articulates. The strut retaining plate rubber still leaves a 'wear' mark underneath it.
Short answer -- yes the mount is unchanged