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I think I got mine from German & Swedish, cost was £300ish back in 2009ish.

As for them not going too often, I have to refute that, it's a known weak point in VAG cars as evidence by the number of failures we see just in this small community of enthusiasts.

Defo not worth putting in a 2nd hand part, it's the labour that costs the dosh on a rack swap.