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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Just my 2 cents here. I got this boot from ISP West (they had it 50% off a while back, used to be $50!) and although it's not a perfect match, it fit just fine on my '71. One thing I did note, however, is that I think it's made from pretty low quality rubber. After two weeks on the car, I started seeing some cracking around where the clamps were clamped (and I'm using smooth clamps that are not over tight). I live in San Francisco, where it doesn't really get much over 75F on average, so I can't blame a hot, dry climate for the premature cracking. A few months later, it hasn't split open or anything but I'm pretty disappointed with the cracking, having spent the $25 + shipping.<div><br></div><div>It is the only new replacement I've ever seen, so in that way it's worth it. And it looks better than the rubber plumbing coupler I had on there before. I guess, "they just don't make 'em like they used to"...</div><div><br></div><div>I just spotted this on the Samba classifieds, might be worth it... <a href="http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1495413" target="_blank">http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1495413</a></div><div><br></div><div>Just my $.02,</div><div><br></div><div>Jeremy<br><br></div><div>SF, CA<div>'71 Squareback, MT, FI</div><br><br><div>> From: snj@blef.org<br>> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 06:59:20 -0700<br>> To: type3@vwtype3.org<br>> Subject: Re: [T3] Source for part number 311.129.695 B<br>> <br>> On Sep 1, 2013, at 4:20 PM, John L. Morgan IV <emailjohnmorgan@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> > Anyone know where I can get the rubber<br>> > boot that connects the oil bath to the intake?<br>> > Mine is disintegrating.<br>> <br>> ISP West started making them this year. http://www.vwispwest.com/311129695B.html<br>> <br>> It's a 4-rib version instead of 2, so aesthetically, it's for an early car, but it fits the same.<br>> <br>> If you're content with used boots, there's a decent looking one here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1495413<br>> <br>> Soren<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> VWType3.Org mailing list - type3@vwtype3.org<br>> http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org<br>> Contact gregm@vwtype3.org if you need help with the list.<br></div></div> </div></body>
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