atw: Re: Help with US English terms - urgent

Even if you have a "Native Speaker" give you the goods, you may want to Xcheck this "offical" list of terms, as your native speaker might not realize that a term s/he has used since grades school is slang and not what the auto industry deems "offical". 

Here is an "offical" alphabetical list of parts:
http://auto.indiamart.com/auto-part/autopart-a.html
I've not heard the term wheels nuts, BTW, we call them wheel lugs (the bolt) and lug nuts (the nut on the bolt) here in MN. Sometimes wheel lug nut is used. 
MN Mary



On 2/19/2007 10:17:11 PM, austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a small job (paid) changing AU English car terminology into US
> English. The
> terms are relatively simple, anyone who has driven a car in the US would
> know them.
>
> If there is a native US English speaker on the list could you please
> contact me
> directly to discuss

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