Rick:
Apologies for the delay.
The Jag side marker rubber base has a different x-section than
the B. Hence the different part number. Silly but true. The lamp bits
are identical. Knowing this, the customer could reuse the original
rubber mounting base and buy a B assy. cheaper. Pricing is usually
based on shelf cost, how many inventory turns. The B market has much
faster turnover, hence cheaper pricing. In the secondary market,
competition and perceived value do play a part in pricing. Some
retailers definitely mark up parts based on the vehicle type.
I'm still looking for an example of identical parts having
different part numbers.
Kelvin.
-----Original Message-----
From: gofastmg@juno.com [mailto:gofastmg@juno.com]
Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 7:45 PM
To: doddk@mossmotors.com
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: MGA: Optional Headlamp Flasher Relay
I don't know about the relay, but I've run into a couple of instances of
other parts that were otherwise identical having "different" numbers.
Example. A friend not long ago bought his wife an XJ6 Jag. When he
got
it, one of the side marker lights was not working. Checking it out, he
determined the lampholder itself was loose in the base. He dropped by
the
Jag dealer and signed a long term mortage to get a new one. Getting it
home, he decided it looked awfully like his 74 MGB side marker light.
Sure enough, a careful comparison showed they were the same. While the
numbers on the part itself were the same, the Jag part box (lucas)
showed
a different part number than that of the MG parts manual.
It's not an uncommon practice in the industry for "generic" parts to
have multiple part numbers for different applications, many times with a
pricing structure keyed to the perceived level of the vehicles market,
rather than an accounting/economic pricing scheme.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
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