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V9977
PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:57 am Up
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When Haynes refers to 'Left' side, I seem to recall that would be the driver's side (for RHD, UK vehicle) or 'Outer side' as you call it.

Anyone confirm?
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Left side would be passengers side n/s [nearside] in the UK

So drivers side o/s for you
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cheers.
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Left is left no matter what way you look at it!!!! roflmao....
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banboots wrote:
Left is left no matter what way you look at it!!!! roflmao....

Is it left as you are sat in the car, or left as you look at it from the front Wink
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Lee wrote:
banboots wrote:
Left is left no matter what way you look at it!!!! roflmao....
Is it left as you are sat in the car, or left as you look at it from the front Wink

banboots is correct, the left hand side of the car is the left hand side of the car no matter what way you look at it Wink
 
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E5GDM wrote:
Lee wrote:
banboots wrote:
Left is left no matter what way you look at it!!!! roflmao....
Is it left as you are sat in the car, or left as you look at it from the front Wink

banboots is correct, the left hand side of the car is the left hand side of the car no matter what way you look at it Wink

So if someone said to you "the battery is on the right hand side of the engine" you'd look where the ECU was? I think not
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Rolling On The Floor Laughing

Looking at the manual now, it says 'xxxxx of the engine compartment' when it refers to looking from the front.

Otherwise, it's as Lee said. Wink

P.S. This should be stickied. Laughing
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Lee wrote:
E5GDM wrote:
Lee wrote:
banboots wrote:
Left is left no matter what way you look at it!!!! roflmao....
Is it left as you are sat in the car, or left as you look at it from the front Wink
banboots is correct, the left hand side of the car is the left hand side of the car no matter what way you look at it Wink
So if someone said to you "the battery is on the right hand side of the engine" you'd look where the ECU was? I think not

So if someone said to you "the battery is on the left hand side of the
car" you'd look where the ECU was? I think not.
 
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E5GDM wrote:
Lee wrote:
E5GDM wrote:
Lee wrote:
banboots wrote:
Left is left no matter what way you look at it!!!! roflmao....
Is it left as you are sat in the car, or left as you look at it from the front Wink
banboots is correct, the left hand side of the car is the left hand side of the car no matter what way you look at it Wink
So if someone said to you "the battery is on the right hand side of the engine" you'd look where the ECU was? I think not

So if someone said to you "the battery is on the left hand side of the
car" you'd look where the ECU was? I think not.

Mrs.V9977 would. I think so.
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E5GDM wrote:
Lee wrote:
E5GDM wrote:
Lee wrote:
banboots wrote:
Left is left no matter what way you look at it!!!! roflmao....
Is it left as you are sat in the car, or left as you look at it from the front Wink
banboots is correct, the left hand side of the car is the left hand side of the car no matter what way you look at it Wink
So if someone said to you "the battery is on the right hand side of the engine" you'd look where the ECU was? I think not

So if someone said to you "the battery is on the left hand side of the
car" you'd look where the ECU was? I think not.

They wouldn't say that though, as it isn't.
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You'll come across loads of problems if you refer to left as right, simply because you're looking at the car (engine bay) from the front looking towards the rear!!!

For example, if I stood at the side of the engine bay looking in, I might describe the radiator as being to my left and the scuttle to my right. But If I stood the other side.....
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Gets even more confusing if you're working underneath the car looking up.....
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Generally speaking you refer to body panels and the inside of the car as n/s = left, o/s = right
With the engine is n/s= right, o/s = left, as you look at the engine from the opposite perspective
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This thread is pure genius and I demand it being stickied immediately.
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