That's why VW didn't use rubber in some applications. The boots on my Syncro 16" are nylon looking material. I don't think it's white rubber.:-)
BenT sent from my electronic leash On Mar 22, 2013, at 12:05 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> It's an elasticity issue. Those folds "fold" every revolution, isn't that > something like 800,000 times every 1000 miles? It takes a top quality > rubber to hold up to this constant flexing. |
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