Quick EPC question

[kjay]

Nearside... is that left or right on EPC ??

Thanks.

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[MBManInKen]

Depends on what direction you're viewing the car in .

Near side = passenger side = left side.

 

[kjay]

Depends on what direction you're viewing the car in .

Near side = passenger side = left side.

Thank you.
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[grober]

NEARSIDE is the side nearest the kerb from the driver's perspective e, hence Guido saying left or passenger side. This is true for a UK car driving on the left side of the road i.e. a RHD car. This would reverse for a LHD car driving on the right side of the road so it always has to be qualified for a RHD or LHD car in a spacial sense.

 

[whitenemesis]

EPC will know from VIN if its LHD or not and refer to left and right in context

 

[kjay]

So... it's left and right as though your sat in the car facing forward?

The funny story is.... I've been meaning to get the alignment done by Wheels in motion for bloody ages. Last Friday, I finally managed to get down there to get it done, but....

Had the MOT done today and it needs N/S lower suspension arm and an advisory for the upper one - which need replacing in pairs

So will probably have to do another trip down to WIM, when the new arms are installed

I'll nip into MB Notts tomorrow and get some prices

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[grober]

So... it's left and right as though your sat in the car facing forward?
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The driver's perspective refers to the nearside/ offside terminology. I'm not sure that applies to the EPC.

 

[MBManInKen]

The driver's perspective refers to the nearside/ offside terminology. I'm not sure that applies to the EPC.

It ought to, it's a bit of a convention in motoring to use that perspective so it would be bizar for EPC to deviate from it. But clearly, the use of left and right is rather confusing.

 

[lil.smartie]

But we all know which side the steering wheel is on when we refer to left-hand-drive and right-hand-drive so this is the same thing. Off-side and nearside refers to nearside the curb which depends on which side of the road you drive on.....

Kate

 

[Dieselman]

EPC calls everything Left and Right.

 

[lil.smartie]

I know I use it daily for work! But as MB's sell cars in RHD & LHD countries the left & right makes it easier than offside & nearside

Kate