Has anyone else's driver side intercooler pipe had a hole worn in it because it rubbed the metal fitting on power steering pump

 

One of our ex-employees had an e99 where that happened. It's more common on the 1999 models since their IC tubes are made of aluminum.

 

i had it starting to but,caught it in time to move things around. mine was the other side on a wire loom.

 

I had noticed mine getting a good sized dent, put some jb weld in the dent and left a little excess over it for added protection and havent had a problem yet.

 

What are the later pipes made from?

 

Metal. You can verify with a magnet what you have. If you want to repair your existing, I'd suggest you do some gentle tapping with a hammer and increase the size of the dent to provide more clearance before you fix the hole. Otherwise visit the local wrecking yard with a magnet looking for a newer tube.

 

Looks like aluminized steel.
We just fixed the damage with a welder. Pretty simple repair.

 

Both my and my dad's truck have the dent, no holes yet.
Its kinda funny, I think I posted about this on ... Monday, asking what it was called so I could look for the right replacement part in the yard.