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Hello Jessie,
the quality of the boot differs because of the country
of origin, the current stock of available air bellows were made in
Volkswagen's of South America plant , that is also why the boot has the
superceded part number with the 311119665 " B " extension and the different
rubber texture, it is still an NOS part and we have found no trouble in
fitting them, that just shows Volkswagen did not stress German quality
control throughout all its manufacture facilities throughout the later
years,
Anthony / ISPWEST
----- Original Message -----
From: "jesse and monica" <jjmojo@blazenet.net>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 6:13 PM
Subject: Re:Seat Guide Rails
> I have to wonder the same things Jim. I bought a type 3 air intake
> bellow from ISP and it was said to be NOS but when i got it i compared
> it to the original one on my car and found the quality, as well as the
> fit not even close to the original.
> The vw part number was on the bellow as well as the vw logo but the part
> number was not a clean mold. It seemed as though this bellow was made
> from a mold of the original. I don't know for sure but when i see NOS i
> expect the quality to be the same as the original hence the whole NOS
> thing. But that's just my two cents on the subject.
> I also bought the after market seat guide rails and they are not as good
> as the originals but they do seem as Jim stated
> to be of good enough quality to be worth purchasing.
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