RealBeale

Active Member

• Mar 1, 2015

• #1

Yet another driveshaft boot has split . Always the same one - offside, inside boot. Now, I know I can buy just the boots, but I wondered if anyone knewspecifically of any decent more heavy duty ones. I could always just buy another drive shaft,they're cheap enough ,but it seems a shame when the driveshaft it self is absolutely fine. But then again, the boots seem to cost nearly as much as a complete unit................
Regards.....
Ian

 

Last edited: Mar 1, 2015

deangermouse

Active Member

• Mar 2, 2015

• #2

Hi, just a thought but you could try the breakers, I have just broke a 2001 petrol model, all the boots looked good, maybe the originals are better quality than the modern ones, just a thought.

 

RealBeale

Active Member

• Mar 2, 2015

• #3

Cheers . However I've been trawling the net and can get GKN ones now for around £15 ! That's a huge saving on the prices from last year which seemed to all be round the £45 mark. Hence it was quicker and easier just to replace the whole unit at £52.

 

GrumpyGel

Well-Known Member

• Mar 3, 2015

• #4

I wonder if they're reducing all F1 component prices? Maybe the VCUs will drop by 2/3rds.

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Mar 3, 2015

• #5

Go for the GKN boot. The hard rubber boots last much longer than the soft rubber type.

 

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roccotune

New Member

• Mar 4, 2015

• #6

I had an inner boot for 19 pounds from a land rover dealer late last year, may be worth a try