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Might look at that...might try and find a stretch kit.

The reason for wanting something relatively straight forward is time, ease and the fact that the car has 160k on it - I want another year, maybe 2 out of it and then I'll be getting rid. There comes a point when wanting everything to be good as new and perfect ceases. Same approach when the heater matrix went...dashboard out or cut a hole in the cabin filter box and then epoxy it all back: easy choice.

Did my inner CV boot with a stretch type and cone...easy, but I will re-do the clips next weekend having ordered some proper 'ear type' pliers.

If I was doing it again, I'd go for an original boot. Now that I've done it, it's not a horridly complicated CV joint - it's a tripod style CV joint with a three-legged cross or trunnion with roller bearings on the end. I reckon I could easily remove the circlip, slide the 'rollers' off and simply slip the new boot on, as the joint comes easily apart anyhow (with no horrid risk of bearings everywhere due to the trunnion design)

How much was the boot and where from?

I have used the sticky boot with success.Tried to get a stretchy boot which used before but they seem to be replaced by the sticky .You think this never going to work, but if you follow the instructions ,they don't arf stick .
Be careful you don't end up in A&E with sticky boot attachment .

Bought this in the end - seems decent enough. You need to cut and retain the 'tri-lobal' bit from the original: sounds odd but makes sense when you see it. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4006149828...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I have bought some of these to re-do the clips as ordinary pliers or pincers aren't right for 'ear' type clamps http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1916087890...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

All I have to do now is sort the bleedin' ABS pump:realmad: