Tom,

I personally have replaced my upper/lower ball joints as well as inner
/outer wheel bearings and upper control arm bushingsall purchased from bus
depot and they looked good and work very well. fwiw

mike
87 westy
87 wolf w/e

Thomas D. Hanlon wrote:

> In anticipation of replacing upper ball joints, each, I obtained prices
> from various suppliers:
> JC Whitney                                                  $15.95 plus
> shipping
> Bus Depot (on WWWsite)                           $ 24.95 plus shipping
> VW Dealer (local)                                        $ 82.50
> delivered
>
> Is there that much variance in quality among ball joints to warrant such
> price differentials?  Has anyone had experiences with different quality
> ball joints, and how does one determine the quality differences, if any?
>
> Tom Hanlon
> Palm Springs, CA
> 84 Westfalia