Title: Suffers from poor fit, poor quality, and annoying hardware
Product review: This quick boot is designed to use a series of small bolts to hold the seam closed. The rubber itself seems of poor quality and the moulding process left unfinished feathered edges on the material. Made in India as of November 2012.Although this is supposed to be a semi-universal design -- and "Audi" is listed among the applications for this part number -- it does not properly fit the outboard end of the front half-shafts on a 2001 Audi S4. The inboard (small diameter) opening is slightly too large and the outboard (large diameter) opening is definitely too small. The steel bands are of the buckling type (rather than the ratcheting or screw type), and it's quite difficult to get them tightened properly.In the case of my '01 S4, this is not even worth it as a temporary solution, especially as the OEM-equivalent CV boot kit (from Raybestos) is less than half the price.
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