Points taken. The boot I installed between shift lever at transmission and
shift rod cup

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4KtMFDqjAdc/S_colFXmcxI/AAAAAAAADGQ/Kv2Giic8_VI/s576/WBXshiftLeverTran.JPG

cracked at the large end almost immediately. Got it from same local
supplier. New crappy rubber? Installer error (though I can't see how)? NOS?
 Fun and games.     ;)

Neil.

On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:

 .......   Also, I would not want any NOS rubber or electronic components
> and plastic parts are questionable too. Rubber & plastic parts age over
> time....
>

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> neil n
> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 10:30 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Subject: German quality?
>
> .... it's
> possible he was selling me NOS of actual made in Germany or similar quality
> parts.
>
>

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