5th Gen = UPJ & TRE Boots

Post by **PreludePete** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:28 am

My Motegi has MOT advisory that upper ball joint and tie rod end boots are perished/split.

Want £70.00 for the boots and £150.00 labour. Ouch!

Are there alternative sources for the boots? Cant seem to find anything relevant on Ebay.

Any help appreciated.

Pete

Post by **Vtecmec** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:01 am

Search 'ball joint boot' on eBay for the uppers, the're a few quid each.

For the tie rods, search 'tie rod gatier'

The tie rod ends will need the alignment doing afterwards, so that's probably where a chunk of the labour cost sits.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:41 am

"gaiter"

Post by **PreludePete** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:12 am

Thanks for the response Vtecmec will try this.

There are some "split" Boots, claiming to save labour and time!

Anybody tried these? Are they any good?

Pete

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:16 am

They're good for a quick fix, but long term you want the proper job