>My Mk IV parts book is very detailed, and it notes all the different
>parts variations that were required to different markets. There are
>some pretty silly ones, for example:
>
>1: France required a clear plastic brake fluid reservoir when the standard
one
> was part of the master cylinder casting (for single-circuit brakes).
You forgot to mention yellow headlamp bulbs
>2: Germany insisted on an all-metal fuel line in the trunk (no rubber hoses
at all).
>3: Germany also needed a bigger windshield washer fluid reservoir than all
other countries.
>4: The normal license plate lanp assembly was not good enough for Italy
>5: Germany required some special rubber gasket thing around the taillights.
Without invoking World War 3, how about the North American market of years
back when all cars shipped there had to have totally different rear end
electrics to everywhere else. This was so that the stop lights became
indicators and the separate indicators (that were OK for the rest of the
world with red or yellow lenses) were banned in the US - and possibly Canada
too.
All part of an exporters lot
Jonmac
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