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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:30 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:42 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4455
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Location: Essex
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V9977 wrote: |
:rofl:
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.
P.S. This should be stickied. |
It's not as Lee said at all. As describing the location of an individual item from a different view point to aid you finding it is totally different to what side of the car it's on. Ie the front left hand side wing of a 206 is in the same position on the car wherever you are in the world. Where as describing it as off side it's location would be dependent on where the cars being driven at the time.
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:49 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4455
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Location: Essex
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:54 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2949
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Location: Athens, Greece
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E5GDM wrote: |
V9977 wrote: |
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.
P.S. This should be stickied. |
It's not as Lee said at all. As describing the location of an individual item from a different view point to aid you finding it is totally different to what side of the car it's on. Ie the front left hand side wing of a 206 is in the same position on the car wherever you are in the world. Where as describing it as off side it's location would be dependent on where the cars being driven at the time. |
1) It is as Lee said.
2) The reason I asked in the first place was because in the Haynes manual
there are references to both sides as Left or Right depending on what job is done and wether it is looking at the engine bay or sat in the seat.
3) I still don't know what the hell Outer side/Near side means in whatever part of the world, and what it describes. Near what? Driver? Passenger?
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:01 am |
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Joined: Sep 21, 2011 Posts: 317
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Location: UK
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Its near the kerb. So you can see how it changes according to whether you drive on the left or right side of the road, normally. Which makes it an ambiguous way to describe things.
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:04 am |
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Location: Athens, Greece
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paul_c wrote: |
Its near the kerb. So you can see how it changes according to whether you drive on the left or right side of the road, normally. Which makes it an ambiguous way to describe things. |
cheers.
(heading changed)
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:10 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 3828
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Common Sense really.
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:12 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2949
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Location: Athens, Greece
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paul_c wrote: |
Its near the kerb. So you can see how it changes according to whether you drive on the left or right side of the road, normally. Which makes it an ambiguous way to describe things. |
Matt wrote: |
Common Sense really. |
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:32 am |
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Joined: Sep 20, 2011 Posts: 74
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Location: Milton Keynes
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describing positions on cars is very confusing. now i consider the left hand side of the car to be the drivers side. i know thats confusing but you judge it as when you are stood infront of the car looking at it. i cant say that is the 'peugeot way' as i have never worked in their main dealers but it is the BMW way and i would of thought it would of been kept as an industry standard
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:10 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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E5GDM wrote: |
V9977 wrote: |
:rofl:
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.
P.S. This should be stickied. |
It's not as Lee said at all. As describing the location of an individual item from a different view point to aid you finding it is totally different to what side of the car it's on. Ie the front left hand side wing of a 206 is in the same position on the car wherever you are in the world. Where as describing it as off side it's location would be dependent on where the cars being driven at the time. |
It's a UK manual though, so it is based on RHD//LHT
So what I said is right regards to o/s and n/s
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:12 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2949
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Location: Athens, Greece
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Now I'm really stuffed..
What the hell is LHT?!
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:14 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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left hand traffic
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:17 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2949
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Location: Athens, Greece
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Lee wrote: |
left hand traffic |
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:18 am |
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Joined: Sep 20, 2011 Posts: 74
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Location: Milton Keynes
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isnt rhd and lhd easier? rht and lht confuses everything all over again lol
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:21 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2949
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Location: Athens, Greece
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greg.mitchell350 wrote: |
isnt rhd and lhd easier? rht and lht confuses everything all over again lol |
Yes, not to mention front and back of the vehicle.
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