My struts failed at about 200k, and the boots had been shredded for some time.
Thanks for taking the initiative and getting an answer for us. Being
designed to work without a boot explains why mine haven't failed yet -
they've had torn, split boots since I got both cars, but don't seem to have
suffered any ill effects so far. I figured that at 275k and 350k miles that
I'd be replacing them soon anyway - but not so (yet).
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
Several people including myself have asked about replacement boots for 124
front struts. There seems to be none available.
I called online sellers of shocks, and one of them gave me a number for
Bilstein USA engineering.
I called Bilstein USA engineering and asked about replacement boots for the
124 front struts. They said they have no listing for 124 strut boots. But
the guy i talked to said he would take a strut and go out in the warehouse
and see if he could find a boot that would fit.
I got a call back from Wes at Bilstein USA. He said the strut was designed
to work without a boot. He also said that he found a boot that should work.
it is: 14mm top hole (for the threaded end of the strut) and 260mm long.
The part number is:
E4-SR1-Z001A02 at $7.95 each.
He said that they could be ordered through Bilstein dealers or directly
> from him at 800 537 1085 ext 5950 (Wes)
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