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Re: English to American

To: "Dan Dwelley" <ddwelley@excite.com>, "Richard Crump" <rcrump@enid.com>,
Subject: Re: English to American
From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 19:58:41 -0000
The side mirror plinth is the plastic piece that sits between the 'chrome'
mirror support and the door skin.

Can't imagine what "Front Wing Plinth and Rear Wing Lamp Lower Plinths" are,
though, unless they are for the aforementioned side marker lamps.

PaulH.

----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Dwelley <ddwelley@excite.com>
To: Richard Crump <rcrump@enid.com>; Ken Waringa <kwaringa@dynsys.com>; MG
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: English to American


> Could you explain the side mirror plinth... It's not a rubber gasket. You
> are correct as it being a base though.
>
> Dan Dwelley
> 77 Midget
> Alexandria, Va.
>
> On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 12:01:12 -0600, Richard Crump wrote:
>
> >  A plinth is the rubber gasket that the lamp sits on.  The word means
base
> >  and is normally used in reference to the base of a statue.
> >  Richard Crump, esq, USA
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: Ken Waringa <kwaringa@dynsys.com>
> >  To: MG <mgs@autox.team.net>
> >  Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:27 AM
> >  Subject: English to American
> >
> >
> >  > I'm looking at some parts from England, and I don't know what a
> "Plinth"
> >  is.
> >  > Can anyone enlighten me?  I lived in Scotland for almost 10 years
> during
> >  my
> >  > Navy career, and I asked an English friend, but he didn't know
either.
> >  I've
> >  > looked at some of the English to American dictionaries on the net,
but
> no
> >  > luck.
> >  >
> >  > The parts are: Front Wing Plinth and Rear Wing Lamp Lower Plinths.
> >  >
> >  > TIA
> >  >
> >  > Ken Waringa
> >  >
> >  >
> >
>
>
> Dan Dwelley
> 77 Midget
> Alexandria, Va.
>
>
>
>
>
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