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ha, ok! just for you.... hold on a moment
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here you go, and threw in some pics of my cobra cb in-glovebox mount i made up out of fibreglass. Have been meaning to put some pics up but never got round to taking a picture. Apologies for poor quality- phone cam is crap in low light (not good for UK!)
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lookie that, go figure...
now why would Toyota stick that into a KZ?
what other countries are not metric besides the US?
thanks for posting, this is starting out to be an imformative one.
now why would Toyota stick that into a KZ?
what other countries are not metric besides the US?
thanks for posting, this is starting out to be an imformative one.
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I'm not sure on this one but there's a Toyota factory in Deryshire Enland which make Avensis and Corollas but not sure if they made up the dashes here. Take a look at Toyota Manufacturing UK - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and they say there that dashes were constructed. My car was not an import but sold brand new here in UK.
Not sure on other non metric countries, perhaps some african nations? Hard to believe just the Brits and US only "sensible" ones left!
Not sure on other non metric countries, perhaps some african nations? Hard to believe just the Brits and US only "sensible" ones left!
Which other countries, besides the U.S., do not use the metric system?
Many years ago USMA took a survey to determine which countries have officially adopted the metric system. According to that survey, the only other countries besides the U.S. that have not officially adopted the metric system are Liberia (in western Africa) and Burma (also known as Myanmar, in Southeast Asia). These two countries did not have an official policy of converting to metric at the time of the survey. Despite recent repeated inquiries to the governments of both countries, no official response from either country has been received as to whether a metric policy has been adopted since this survey was conducted. However, even in these countries, SI is used to some extent. The Web sites of these countries utilize both inch-pound and metric units. Visitors to these countries report some evidence of the use of the metric system.
Most other countries have either used the metric system for many years, or have adopted the metric system within the last 30 or 40 years. (The story of the metric transition in several countries is given in detail farther down on this page.) Nearly every country in the world has taken steps to replace traditional measurements. And, use of the metric system in the U.S. is ever increasing as well, especially linked with the wider acceptance of global standards and global trade which are mostly in metric measurements. Just as English has become the global language of commerce, the metric system has become the global language of measurement. Thus the phrase heard more and more:
"Speak in English, and Measure in Metric."
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The following chart shows when various countries adopted the metric system and is based on a survey conducted by USMA many years ago. The chart shows the countries' names at the time; some have since changed names. And, because metrication is an evolutionary process that takes place over time, any attempt to assign a single year to a country's conversion is only an approximation. Outside of what is shown on the chart, below, most other details of that survey have been lost. However, since the original development of the chart, the information on Jamaica has been added.
The main points to be garnered from the chart are: 1) only a few smaller countries, including some un-listed Caribbean countries heavily influenced by the U.S., have not formally adopted the use of SI, and 2) among countries not claiming to be metric, the U.S. is the only significant holdout.
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Metrication in the British Commonwealth
In the 1970s, most British Commonwealth nations changed from the Imperial system of units to the metric system. Several of these nations rapidly and successfully made the metric transition, thanks to strong government encouragement and support.
Many years ago USMA took a survey to determine which countries have officially adopted the metric system. According to that survey, the only other countries besides the U.S. that have not officially adopted the metric system are Liberia (in western Africa) and Burma (also known as Myanmar, in Southeast Asia). These two countries did not have an official policy of converting to metric at the time of the survey. Despite recent repeated inquiries to the governments of both countries, no official response from either country has been received as to whether a metric policy has been adopted since this survey was conducted. However, even in these countries, SI is used to some extent. The Web sites of these countries utilize both inch-pound and metric units. Visitors to these countries report some evidence of the use of the metric system.
Most other countries have either used the metric system for many years, or have adopted the metric system within the last 30 or 40 years. (The story of the metric transition in several countries is given in detail farther down on this page.) Nearly every country in the world has taken steps to replace traditional measurements. And, use of the metric system in the U.S. is ever increasing as well, especially linked with the wider acceptance of global standards and global trade which are mostly in metric measurements. Just as English has become the global language of commerce, the metric system has become the global language of measurement. Thus the phrase heard more and more:
"Speak in English, and Measure in Metric."
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The following chart shows when various countries adopted the metric system and is based on a survey conducted by USMA many years ago. The chart shows the countries' names at the time; some have since changed names. And, because metrication is an evolutionary process that takes place over time, any attempt to assign a single year to a country's conversion is only an approximation. Outside of what is shown on the chart, below, most other details of that survey have been lost. However, since the original development of the chart, the information on Jamaica has been added.
The main points to be garnered from the chart are: 1) only a few smaller countries, including some un-listed Caribbean countries heavily influenced by the U.S., have not formally adopted the use of SI, and 2) among countries not claiming to be metric, the U.S. is the only significant holdout.
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Metrication in the British Commonwealth
In the 1970s, most British Commonwealth nations changed from the Imperial system of units to the metric system. Several of these nations rapidly and successfully made the metric transition, thanks to strong government encouragement and support.
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cheers crushers, that makes interestin reading.I should point out that besides from miles and acres, most other measurements are metric and a lot is down to EU law enforcing brits to sell in metric. They had been trying to push for a ban on our acre but the fact is that a hectare is just too larger an area of land for many. It's quite interesting for me at the momet as I am studying agriculture at college and having been grown up on acres, I'mnow having to always work out my Dad's figures into ha (x2471). His generation still use old measurements for everything and it can be a bit confusing when planting as he works in stones/acre then I convert it to kg/ha!
here is a link about the EU banning Brits use of the pound
BBC News | BUSINESS | The end for the pound
but I heard recently that shopkeepers recently were granted the righ to use it again! if i find a link will post it.
As for miles, I think it would be far too costly to change.
Victory: Metric Martyrs finally win the right to sell their fruit and veg in pounds and ounces | Mail Online
there you are! It's a shame the EU doesnt have better things to do than worry about what measurements shopkeepers are selling in!
here is a link about the EU banning Brits use of the pound
BBC News | BUSINESS | The end for the pound
but I heard recently that shopkeepers recently were granted the righ to use it again! if i find a link will post it.
As for miles, I think it would be far too costly to change.
Victory: Metric Martyrs finally win the right to sell their fruit and veg in pounds and ounces | Mail Online
there you are! It's a shame the EU doesnt have better things to do than worry about what measurements shopkeepers are selling in!
in one way it is sad to see the past being forced out, in another when all countries measure the same it is easier for all involved.
i still think in pounds, inches, MPG but as the years pass i can relate between the old and the new better.
to me, 30 mpg sounds better than 10L/100
i still think in pounds, inches, MPG but as the years pass i can relate between the old and the new better.
to me, 30 mpg sounds better than 10L/100
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and for added confusion there are U.S gallons and Impeial aren't there?! I can see how metric is much more universal and leads to less confusions!
yep, that is one of the confusions on this forum.
a Canadian posts up 30 mpg
a Yank reads it and says "i have never seen that kind of milage"
which of course he won't when using US smaller gallons
a Canadian posts up 30 mpg
a Yank reads it and says "i have never seen that kind of milage"
which of course he won't when using US smaller gallons