Thanks for the reply!
As far as I know it was never in any accidents, it has some scrapes on the wishbone mount bolts but other than that zero impact damage.
I got word back from Mevotech yesterday suggesting they had no reports of bad fitment.
I returned to the same parts store and checked it against the other unit of the same brand and the same misaligned rear bushing was evident.
Grabbed a moog control arm to compare and the moog lines up PERFECTLY with the VW arm, and when I went to install it, it went it with zero effort, holes also line up perfectly, both sides installed in no time.
Turns out to be a shitty part, as was the other Mevotech one in store. Strange that the company is denying any way it could be their part, but quality parts that fit the first time don't lie. I suppose I could have done their warranty, but who'd trust that at this point, lol.
So I guess lesson is, as I've learned many times, there's always risk with the "value" parts.
As far as I know it was never in any accidents, it has some scrapes on the wishbone mount bolts but other than that zero impact damage.
I got word back from Mevotech yesterday suggesting they had no reports of bad fitment.
I returned to the same parts store and checked it against the other unit of the same brand and the same misaligned rear bushing was evident.
Grabbed a moog control arm to compare and the moog lines up PERFECTLY with the VW arm, and when I went to install it, it went it with zero effort, holes also line up perfectly, both sides installed in no time.
Turns out to be a shitty part, as was the other Mevotech one in store. Strange that the company is denying any way it could be their part, but quality parts that fit the first time don't lie. I suppose I could have done their warranty, but who'd trust that at this point, lol.
So I guess lesson is, as I've learned many times, there's always risk with the "value" parts.
