End Link Dust Boot Question

What's the consensus on replacing the dust boots on the drop links/end links. The dust boot on one of my rear end links has a small tear. I bought a couple of dust covers of eBay (cheap, like $3/ea), they are sized correctly on both ends, but they are slightly too small in the middle. The next size up is too large.

Anyone have a part number for the dust covers? Or do you just replace the end link entirely?

I'm referring to the black dust covers in the attached photo.
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I found what looks to be a suitable replacement (and for a joke of a price), will fit them and post photos in a few days.

 

Agreed FBB. But my 355 is perfect except for 1 of these boots that has a slight rip. And finding suitable replacements soothes my condition - about 20 years ago I was clinically diagnosed with OFCD - Obsessive Ferrari Compulsive Disorder.

OFCD is an anxiety disorder in which people have repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations, obsessions, and behaviors that drive them to do something (compulsions) to make their Ferrari reach every increasing levels of perfection. Often the person carries out the behaviors to get rid of the obsessive thoughts that their Ferrari is sub standard in some way, but this only provides temporary relief. Not performing the obsessive "improvements" can cause a great deal of anxiety. A person's level of OFCD can be anywhere from mild to severe, but if severe and left untreated, it can destroy a person's capacity to function at work, at school or even to lead a comfortable existence in the home. I don't wish it on anyone.

From some of the posts I read here, I see there are a number of others who suffer from this condition, but refuse to admit to it. Recognizing it is the 1st step to treating it. Treatment ranges from building up a cash reserve for unexpected repairs or urges to dote over your Ferrari, to overly detailing your Ferrari even though it is already clean, to joining a local "Belt Therapy" group where the virtues of 3, 5 and 7 year belt changes can be debated in a comfortable and safe venue.