There's the Fiat Punto headlights on the MG SV. And tail lights from the Fiat Coupé.
The MG RV8 used headlights from Porsche.
Then there's the Noble M12 which uses Mondeo tail lights, and the TVR Chimaera which uses Fiesta ones. Then there's the current Bristol saloon which still uses Vauxhall Senator tail lights.
This thread could go on and on...
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...and the TVR Griffith with Vauxhall Cavalier tail lights mounted upside down.
Didn't the first Lotus Esprit's have Morris Marina door handles, too, and the Elise Pug 205 dashboard buttons?
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I recall xx years ago a colleague limped into work, after a long trip, with an original MGB V8 with the radiator fans not working. I had a quick look thinking to wire them on permanently when I saw they were operated via a Lucas relay (the same as my 1600E) so off to local Ford dealer and MGB problem fixed.
Recently got an alternator for an old Uno from some other FIAT so well pleased for £10.
I guess the most common observation is switchgear on up market cars sourced from rep mobile parts bin,
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Of course this would never happen on a BMW. Mmmmmm that alarm tell tale in the Disco looks familiar as does the courtesy light on a MINI....arrrrrrgh !
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our kids rover 620 appears to have my honda's engine and gearbox in it, except where my rocker box has honda stamped his has rover, i knew they used each others parts at one time, but didn't think they would actually go as far as putting their own names on each others equipment.
billy.
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i feel rather smug as my mondeo ghia reading and interior light is the same as an aston martin DB7..... i always make a point of telling my passengers.
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And don't forget the old Fiesta 1.8 diesel. That used the same kind of nails you can buy in bags at B&Q...
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My favourite is the Jag XJ220. Ford door locks and side repeaters (escort/fiesta) of the era. Obviously security was not high on the agenda. Wasn't the engine developed from the Metro 6R4 unit (Group B rally) or am I dreaming?
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Or just do what Andy Saunders did. He built a Bentley-based car using parts from 14 DIFFERENT motors.
Further details and pics here:-
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=18138
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And don't forget the old Fiesta 1.8 diesel. That used the same kind of nails you can buy in bags at B&Q...
....and the old Volvo bumpers were the same RSJs that were used in building sites.
Also metros used the same anti corrosion measures as fiats of their time (ie none whatsoever!)
Seriously getting down to nitty gritty, I used to work for a low tech automotive components manufacturer. Although handbrake assemblies, pedal boxes etc used to be individual, many of the bill of material parts were common, beyond the rivets etc, which were standard products anyway.
Many of the component sharing examples here are from within the same group of manufacturers, eg Discovery and Rover (as was), Ford and Jag etc.
A relative used to have a Porche 924, and qickly found that Audi would supply most of the main electrical bits for it.
BTW ND, the Ital handles were never up to the job of the Discovery (they used the Marina ones), I believe they sold them to Alfa Romeo. And I understant they could never get them to work on the rear passenger doors, so they stopped fitting them!
Hugo
Forever indebted to the inaccuracies of (some) others!
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BTW ND, the Ital handles were never up to the job of the Discovery (they used the Marina ones), I believe they sold them to Alfa Romeo. And I understant they could never get them to work on the rear passenger doors, so they stopped fitting them!
Stop it! My sides hurt! Oh you guys, you kill me sometimes.....
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Stop it! My sides hurt! Oh you guys, you kill me sometimes.....
Is that the best you could come up with?
ND I am really dissapointed in you...:)
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The sidelight/front indicator on a 90's Lotus Elan is the same used as the Mclaren F1.
Also, the side indicator repeaters for the Elan are from a Metro/Maestro/Montego.
From one extreme to the other....
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Washer bottle pumps are the same on a Sierra (£2 from scrapyard) as a 106 (£86 fitted from Peugeot dealer) and probably on many other European cars.
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SEAT Leon has the Audi A3 dash....or is that the Audi A3 has the SEAT Leon dash...
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