Re: Silly part names

[MG1935@aol.com]

On 09-30 Craig Wiper said:

>I always got a kick out of the "dip" switch for selecting the
> highbeams on the headlamps. Does anyone know where and how
> that term originated and how it applies to using your brights? It 
>seems to me that if I "dipped" my lights, the beams should drop!

On some older model cars the headlamp reflector had a servo that actually did
DIP the headlamp.  The M.G. P Type is one example.

Mark Dement
'35 M.G. PA