Nikon AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor ED 70-200mm f/2.8G IF Zoom Rubber Ring Replacement NEW

I am changing the zoom ring rubber on my nikon 70 to 200 millimeter f28 vr-2 just cut this thing off with some scissors there's no reason to try to save it it's garbage you're gonna throw it away anyway this is the area of the lens that I'm handling a lot it's going to wear out over time adjusting zoom just manipulating and moving the camera around because of the weight of this lens holding this rubber area a lot so this this thing is just so stretched out or worn out just from use over time it's really easy to change it's actually easier than what I'm showing here here because they shoulda just cut this thing off there is a UV filter on the front of this lens so I'm not at a high risk of damaging the front glass but I don't know why I didn't have a lens cap when I recorded this this is a very durable lens Nikon designed it for sports photographers conflict photographers it's made to ta