Howey
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How long have you had these in your car? Like all parts time will tell (i have had a trw track rod end from gsf fail very quickly on my Galaxy) how the cars driven is no doubt a major factor but i should be a priest the way i drive!The appearance suggests that they are the same casting (in origin at least). The original part numbers have at some point in the casting process been rather visibly ground out.
They are made in Germany, so there's no risk that they're a Chinese copycat.
The ball joint appears fine.
The packaging that accompanies them identifies them as 8Z0407151J and 8Z0407152J, which are the OEM part numbers for the petrol A2 arms.
They are sold using Optimal branding, the Optimal part numbers are G6-864 and G6-869
Optimal have a good web catalogueHome
www.optimal-germany.com
When I bought these, the original Lemforder arms were getting difficult to find, although the TRW arms were still easily available. I was happy to buy these at a very considerable saving at the time. They are an exact match for the Lemforder originals that required replacing, and I subsequently bought a second set as insurance for the future.
Be great to get some tried and tested recommendations!