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[FLD]

I've seen a few issues here with CV boots recently.  The man at lotus says they are the same as the europa.

 

[color=#000000;][font="calibri;"]Outboard £21.10[/color][/font]

[color=#000000;][font="calibri;"]Inboard    £48.38 (no stock at Lotus)[/color][/font]

 

 

[color=#000000;][font="calibri;"]Hope that helps some of you guys out.  Group buy would attract a 12% discount I believe![/color][/font]

 

[Mike (Cliffie)]

When does he expect inboard to be back in stock?

[FLD]

I'll ask.

[Silent Steve]

I will kiss you if you can get these in stock for £48.38. With or without 12% off.

 

And I mean that in a manly, hetro kind of way.

[fezzasus]

If there's no stock of the inboard at Lotus, or at Vauxhall, it's likely the same supplier.

[slindborg]

There cant be many CV boot manufacturers.... surely someone could track them down and get A.N Other to 'replicate' the inners and outers.

[fezzasus]

Probably, but for them to commit to that moulding and so on you're looking at a minimum run of a few thousand

[FLD]

Try part no [color=#000000;font-family:Calibri, 'sans-serif';font-size:12pt;]GM 93189383 and see where that gets you.  [/color]

 

[techieboy]

Pinning your hopes on the long term availability of Europa spares (from Lotus anyway) seems like a risky strategy, given they only sold a handful and have already stopped making some parts for it.

[slindborg]

Probably, but for them to commit to that moulding and so on you're looking at a minimum run of a few thousand

 

 

how about a job from Alibabaand get the far east to help... yes still a few K units but if you can get them sub £20 each for example then its going to be well worth it.

[fezzasus]

Do the universal boots fail because of fit or construction? If it's the former then that might be an option.

[FLD]

Try part no GM 93189383 and see where that gets you. 

 

 

 

Pinning your hopes on the long term availability of Europa spares (from Lotus anyway) seems like a risky strategy, given they only sold a handful and have already stopped making some parts for it.

 

 

That GM part number is where lotus get there supplies for the europa.  Its common to several vauxhalls so I dont see it being unavailable for that long.  GM supply lotus for £25 + vat so shouldn't be too dear either.

[smiley]

 

That GM part number is where lotus get there supplies for the europa.  Its common to several vauxhalls so I dont see it being unavailable for that long.  GM supply lotus for £25 + vat so shouldn't be too dear either.

 

 

  Once the cars that run the same cv are identified, we can target local vauxhall and opel garages for it.

And if it´s one of those mass produced astra´s, there probably allready are chinese replica´s available on the bay.

Edited by smiley, 20 August 2013 - 10:09 AM.

[Tony H]

http://www.ebay.co.u.../?_nkw=93189383

 

These the right ones then?

Edited by Tony H, 20 August 2013 - 11:11 AM.

[vocky]

The man at lotus says they are the same as the europa.

 

 

 

the outer cv gaitor is the same, but I do not believe the inner CV gaitor is.

 

I remember comparing them when I changed to the M32 gearbox and they looked totally different 

[vocky]

9197858 inner vx220 CV gaitor kit

 

astra G / zafira A - gsi - z20let driveshafts have the same inner cv joint as the vx220 http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4d106e839a

Edited by vocky, 20 August 2013 - 12:04 PM.

[vocky]

a quick google reveals the astra GSI z20let inner cv gaitor part number is 9201993

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...3-/121016443956

Edited by vocky, 20 August 2013 - 11:59 AM.

[FLD]

Google shows that one up on these:

Vectra-B 1996...2002 Astra-G / Zafira-A 1998...2012

 

[ArticMonkey]

a quick google reveals the astra GSI z20let inner cv gaitor part number is [color=rgb(51,51,51);][font="Verdana;"]9201993[/color][/font]
 
http://www.ebay.co.u...3-/121016443956

Is that the same cv for both sides?

[slindborg]

Should be, otherwise vaux are tossers lol