steering rack

[marcogolfo]

apparently my steering rack has gone, how much should i be paying for one plus fitting?  I have been qouted 140 quid

[VeeDubGTI16v]

power or non power steering. about ?50 for non power and ?150 for power i think

[VeeDubGTI16v]

thats just the rack tho

[Gambit]

i paid

?25 for a 2nd hand Power Steering Rack
?45 for the pipes (u'll need these as the existing ones will be more than likely seized)
?7 for new rack boots

2hrs labour to fit it

apparently there is some differences between the 8v & 16v racks though im not sure what

[marcogolfo]

cheers guys, I'm in two minds what to do, my local monkeyboy mechanic, who seems to know a lot about golfs coz he owns one, says that if he was to buy and fit a manual steering rack, it would cost me 140 quid,
however he knows someone who is selling a power steering rack, pump and all that and he will buy and fit the lot for 150 quid
hmmmmmmm what to do?!

[marcogolfo]

where did you get your bits from gambit??  If you dont mind me asking

[Gambit]

RadiCool VW, listed in the Good Guys section for the power steering rack

for the pipes i got them from some online breakers yard in the England using this URL

http://www.247spares.co.uk/carparts/

the rack boots came from ECP

[Gambit]

the 16v rack differs from the 8v rack in that it has less turns lock to lock

put a post on clubgti just to confirm it

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13240&PN=1

[marcogolfo]

cheers man, what about the manual rack? Sorry to be a pain in the bum

[Veedubgt18v]

blatabtly get power steering its nice, still loads of feel and feedback, yet parking is easier!