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Re: The better question is why I need both standard and metric sockets to work on GM vehicles. <nt>
07/22/13 11:19 AM
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> > I think for a while, all domestic cars were like that. No recent cars that I have > > worked on have any inch size fasteners that I know of. > > I always assumed it was because parts are sourced all over the world, so the > made-in-USA parts used imperial, while the stuff made elsewhere used metric. It seems > like American businesses, at least, are finally giving in and just going metric.
I was really surprised at how much of an "imported" car can be made in Australia. A lot of the have locally-made seat belts, carpet, wiring, glass and other miscellaneous parts fitted after coming off the boat.
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