Steering column bushes

Big lumps of metals and spanners.

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Re: Steering column bushes

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It all makes sense now I thought it was the bearing not realising there was a plastic insert.
Many thanks I know what to change now.

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Both parts 171 419 341 £3.25. 171 419 549 £6.42 due in 8 th Dec VW Heritage

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Mine has started to play a little so it's one for the spring. Thanks for the heads up

Heritage are making nearly 100% profit on one of those parts

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171419341 £1.73

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I don't doubt that but I only found them that do them.
Except in the USA then 56$ del.
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I take it VW no longer sell the bits?

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I recon they do still sell them, I have been moving house so this has been on the back burner, but ill get on to cord wallis and see what they say.
Heritage are taking the piiss for their prices on everything.

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