is it an issue of not being able to get the boots on over the holding lip? Or nothing is lining up right? I used a little soapy water to help slide mine together. Just a little soap to make is slip well but also evaporate in just a few minutes.

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I can get it lined up close with lower boot on intercooler, but upper half of boot wouldn't fold over enough to go on the pipe. (Pipe and upper boots clamped on turbo)

 

sometimes you have to leave all clamps loosened until both boots are on and slip the boot up the pipe on the bottom a little further with soapy water then line it up and slide it over intercooler with soapy water

 

Hairspray works better


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Hairspray did the trick for me. It was still a pain in the butt though for me. It was dark and a little chilly when I did mine. Leave the clamps loose til you have it all situated as well. Seemed to help me out.

 

I found some old pics I took before I changed my turbo. Pics were taken w/stock intercooler boots. I took the pics for reference in case I had issues. I went with silicone boots as well. The passenger side tested my patience too!! The aftermarket boot to the intercooler is not nearly as flexible as the oem (oem was flimsy) - this is part of the reason for the difficulty. You'll get it after some more trial & error.
I wish I would have taken some after pics (w/silicone boots) as well before I put everything back together.

Hope the photos help (Click on the top bar of the photos to enlarge):thumbsup:

 

I finally got it! The dish soap and an extra pair of hands did the trick!

What I ended up doing was: assemble both boots on pipe, with clamp on lower boot loose. Loosen 45* elbow on turbo. Slide assembly onto intercooler. Fold upper boot onto turbo. (I had to push the bottom boot far onto the intercooler to give more room). Then rotate turbo elbow and bottom boot to optimal location. All done!

Thanks to everyone for the help!

 

Glad ya got it figured out.