Plinth is something that Americans usually call a bezel. It's the
(usually) chromed piece onto which the glass of a lamp would be mounted,
as in the front parking/turn signal lamps on an MGB, or the tail lamp
assembly on a T-series car.
Bob
On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 08:27:13 -0600 "Ken Waringa" <kwaringa@dynsys.com>
writes:
> 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
>
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