[s-cars] Part sides

[Tony Curran]

Wylie, Wylie, Wylie,

Actually it's near side/off side in British.

Tony
96 S6 - a British ex-pat

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Wylie Bean
Sent: February 7, 2010 3:01 PM
To: Cody Forbes; s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com; Steve Mills
Cc: Andrew B; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Part sides

Cody, Cody, Cody, it's near side/far side in British.. :-)
Wylie Bean
TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
90 cq
91 90q20v
92 UrS4
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-----Original Message-----
From: Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:42:48 
To: Steve Mills<s.b.mills at gmail.com>
Cc: Andrew B<andrew.sb at gmail.com>;
s-car-list at audifans.com<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Part sides

I learned from dealing with Jag parts that in Britain they commonly  
label right and left based on standing in front of the car looking at  
it.

For everybody else though it does tend to be labeled based on looking  
forward from the seat.

-Cody (mobile)

On Feb 7, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Steve Mills <s.b.mills at gmail.com> wrote:

> Handedness for car parts is always based on sitting in the driver's  
> seat, so
> left=driver's side, right=passenger (in the US, anyway). The reason  
> they
> don't do "driver" vs. "passenger" side is that it varies depending on
> whether the car is set up to drive on the left or on the right. Left/ 
> right
> based on sitting in the driver's seat works regardless.
>
> On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Andrew B <andrew.sb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to order a replacement foglight grill for my missing
>> "tooth".  Genuineaudiparts has the part listed, but only as "left" or
>> "right".  They don't offer phone service and they never answered my
>> email.  Can anybody confirm whether "right" means "passenger" or
>> "driver" side?  Right or left doesn't really cover it!
>>
>> Thanks.
>> -Andrew
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