Front Shock Absorber Dust Boot for BYD Seal 05 DM-i, OE 12438270-00

Quote whichever you can actually read, and tell us where you read it. This part answers to OE number 12438270-00 and also to HADF-2905421, so both are correct for it. Markings on a boot that has lived in the wheel arch are usually faint, so clean the surface and look along the moulding rather than expecting a printed label. Because this part has to be enquired for rather than ordered from the page, send the number you have with your vehicle details through the quote form and we will match it before anything is priced.

Yes, in our view. The part is safety critical and it sits underbody at the front of the car, on the strut. Getting to it means the vehicle supported correctly and the suspension handled by someone equipped for it. We publish no removal sequence and no torque values, and none should be inferred from anything on this page. Have a garage do the work to the vehicle maker's own data for this model. When you request the quote, say whether a fitter is already booked, because the transport arrangement on this line takes its own time.

The delivery time is 8 to 25 days, from order to door. Check the parcel is undamaged before you sign for it, and compare the boot inside against the old one you are replacing before it goes anywhere near the strut. If the two do not look alike, do not fit it. Confirm the OE number on the old part matches 12438270-00 first. Any question about where the parcel has reached is quickest answered if you have that number ready when you ask through the quote route.

Rubber is what this boot is made from, and the part is new. Keep it clear of oils and solvents once it reaches you. Keep the old front shock absorber dust boot until the new one is fitted, in case the two need comparing. Before you order, check the number on your old front shock absorber dust boot against OE 12438270-00.

Underbody, at the front of the vehicle, on the shock absorber and strut assembly. There is no left or right for it, so the same boot answers for either front corner rather than being handed. If you are doing both sides at once, ask for two on the same quote, since combining them into one enquiry is simpler than running two separate transport arrangements for a part in this class. Check the fitment table on this page against your own model first, then put the whole job on a single request through the quote form.

No. The only one matched to OE number 12438270-00 is the Original/Genuine part from BYD, so there is a single specification here and no Aftermarket line to weigh against it. What you see is the price shown on this page rather than a choice of tiers. Ask through the quote route if you would like us to look for an alternative for your car, quoting the OE number from the old part. If one is ever matched, it would be offered alongside the original.