[TR] Early TR4 Configuration Wheel well plate

nwolf at u.washington.edu nwolf at u.washington.edu
Mon Mar 17 14:53:17 MST 2008


Thanks, guys
   Wow, I can't believe I had the definitions wrong all these years.  I thought "near side" was near the driver.  Guess not.  :)
   "Left side" and "right side" are certainly clearer... I think I'll stick with those.
-Nick

> From: zoboherald at aol.com
> > The "off 
> > side" of the car does not change relative to where the steering wheel 
> > is. The off side is always the RH side of the car, and the "near side" 
> > is the LH side (nearest the kerb in the UK, where they drive on the LH 
> > side of the road).
> > 
> > --Andy  Mace
> Which is why I never use that terminology.  Car right.  Car left.  In
> the normal forward direction of travel.  Works for everybody, whether
> you have kerbs or curbs.
> 
> --
> Phil Ethier  West Side  Saint Paul Minnesota  USA


On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:07:00 -0400 zoboherald at aol.com wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwolf at u.washington.edu
> 
> Correction: Driver's side for LHD, offside for RHD.  The body-in-white 
> plate did
> not change sides with the steering wheel, unlike some later ID plates.
> 
> ==AM==
> Nick, please forgive a slight correction to your correction. The "off 
> side" of the car does not change relative to where the steering wheel 
> is. The off side is always the RH side of the car, and the "near side" 
> is the LH side (nearest the kerb in the UK, where they drive on the LH 
> side of the road).
> 
> --Andy  Mace


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