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Title: Steering Column Boot - Non PAS
Post by: jakethesnake180 on 28 April 2015, 14:06

Afternoon All,

My steering column boot on the mk2 is in about 300 pieces.
I have called VW and they are obsolete.
After doing some research I can see that other people have been having issues getting hold of these?

I see the PAS ones are still available.
Can you make a PAS one fit?
Dont have the time to be rolling round scrap yards looking for Mk2s.
If not any idea what my other options are?

Cheers

Title: Re: Steering Column Boot - Non PAS
Post by: jakethesnake180 on 28 April 2015, 14:09

LHD ones are available from heritage for about a tenner
I wonder if I can mod one of these to fit?

Title: Re: Steering Column Boot - Non PAS
Post by: jezza16v on 30 April 2015, 19:34

The PAS ones are too short, I just kept my eye on ebay and managed to pick up a new 'old stock' one, expensive though. I got a second hand one first but it fell to bits when I tried to fit it.

Title: Re: Steering Column Boot - Non PAS
Post by: VW BUSH on 01 May 2015, 16:53

https://www.vwheritage.com/search/?act=search.searchResults&sType=quick&maxDisplayRows=15&searchText=steering+column+boot&btnSearch=

Title: Re: Steering Column Boot - Non PAS
Post by: gazareth on 04 May 2015, 17:15

maybe you could make one up using a cv gaiter???

Title: Re: Steering Column Boot - Non PAS
Post by: jakethesnake180 on 06 May 2015, 23:02

Ordered a left hand drive one from vw heritage, should arrive tomorrow, I'm hoping I can make it fit or at least use the top half that fits to the bulk head to come up with something.

Title: Re: Steering Column Boot - Non PAS
Post by: Simeon on 07 May 2015, 03:48

You can use two pas ones together to make one. Bit of chopping, slide together and glue / staple, then wrap it.

LHD one won't work as it'll bend the wrong way.

Title: Re: Steering Column Boot - Non PAS
Post by: jakethesnake180 on 09 May 2015, 23:30

Well, Im pretty sure the right hand drive one I took off was angled towards the centre of the car however the left hand drive one that's turned up is straight
Trouble is I've left it at work so won't know until after the weekend

I thought that it was going to angle the wrong way, I was going to chop it and glue it back together etc but we'll see what it's like when I get it home

Title: Re: Steering Column Boot - Non PAS
Post by: Simeon on 23 May 2015, 09:00

How did you get on?

Title: Re: Steering Column Boot - Non PAS
Post by: jakethesnake180 on 19 January 2017, 16:00

Closure on this from many years ago!

No issues with a LHD UJ Boot fitting to a RHD manual steering rack.
Don't get ripped off by people selling second hand ones for 80 quid.
Buy a brand new LHD one from VW Heritage.