I would agree that the ones I first got are poo, but i'm not paying Audi prices on a car of this age no matter how much I love it. The new parts are Llemforder from euros they were £47 each which seems fair. Now I have received them they seem good quality feel more sturdy than the previous ones also you can see a clear difference in the shape of the ball joint. (Lesson learned there).

Also I was going to start a new thread but does anyone know where you can find an ABS sensor retaining clip. I just smashed the one on the car into a thousand small pieces and the new sensor does not come with one. Spoke to euros gsf and done a general search on the web but no cigar. I suppose Audi would pull my pants down but do not really want to go there unless I have too.