Awesome tip!

Yup. These bushings have some powder on them.

Neil.

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 8:10 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> The OEM bushings have a white powdery (mold release) coating on them. I have
> had the shiny black ones split on me. The only way for the good stuff to
> remain available is for someone to buy it.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> neil n
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:38 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement

> @ Dennis:  ....

> The rubber bushings I purchased from VM Autohaus in Burnaby might be OEM.
> They were ~ $45 a pair have "Germany" and the Audi  " ���� "
> mark on them.  Then again, those marks may mean bupkuss.

-- 
Neil n

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