by "Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
Published 11/11/2017 at 14:31
by "Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
Published 11/11/2017 at 14:31
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Not including fasteners and wires and whatnot, what is the oldest part design that is still used today exactly as it was years ago? I ask this because my Escort’s door lock thingies are identical to those on trucks 15-or-so years newer, possibly even current gen, and I don’t know how long they were used before the Escort. There has to be something that has been parts-binned for decades.
"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
11/11/2017 at 14:42, STARS: 2
2018 Ford F-750. Rectangular sealed beam halogen headlights. State of the art, 1978, which makes it a 40 year old design component.
"facw" (facw)
11/11/2017 at 14:43, STARS: 3
How old do we think the sealed beam headlights on the Express are?
Probably not the oldest though. Certainly there should be bolts or something whose design hasn’t changed in decades (because how much do you need to change a bolt).
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
11/11/2017 at 14:43, STARS: 8
*cue multiple comments about Toyota’s cruise and mirror controls*
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
11/11/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 4
The 12v battery.
"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
11/11/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 2
Some little Honda parts (distributor o-rings come to mind) are the same parts they used in the 1980s. Part number and all.
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
11/11/2017 at 15:31, STARS: 0
Yes, but....the design is not unchanged, just the concept.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
11/11/2017 at 15:31, STARS: 2
I happen to have RockAuto bookmarked... looks like the H6054 bulb goes has applications going all the way back to 1977. Nice!
"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
11/11/2017 at 15:37, STARS: 4
The Schrader valve.
"jimz" (jimz)
11/11/2017 at 15:42, STARS: 2
the SAE J928 connector design has been around for eons. I know it was used for the speaker connectors (among other things) in my dad’s old 1973 Cougar.
These are still in use today for the standard 4-pin trailer lights.
"McMike" (mcmike)
11/11/2017 at 16:08, STARS: 2
Horns?
"e36Jeff now drives a ZHP" (e36jeff)
11/11/2017 at 16:13, STARS: 1
The oil pressure sensor used in most BMW’s for the last 30+ years has had a few revisions, but is interchangeable all they way back to the e30, is still used in their cars sold today and even shows up on a few motorcycles.
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
11/11/2017 at 16:30, STARS: 0
Not coming up with anything all that revolutionary. Sure Optima batteries use sealed cells, but those aren’t really anything dramatically different than the typical lead-acid 12v battery.
Tesla using Li-ion batteries has been the biggest change in car battery technology, but that is not the same as the 12v battery.
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
11/11/2017 at 16:38, STARS: 4
I forget what part it was, but Jay Leno was redoing the brakes and suspension on one of his ‘50s Buicks a few years ago and had all the pieces spread out on the floor when a group of GM engineers came in for a garage tour. One of them walked over to the parts, reached down and picked up something and said oh, we still use this.
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
11/11/2017 at 16:47, STARS: 2
Spark plugs maybe? Seems like they’ve been the same pretty much forever.
"boxrocket" (boxrocket)
11/11/2017 at 17:23, STARS: 1
The sealed-beam headlamp was my first thought, but perhaps crank-window components, for those that are still in use? Plus there may be some Chinese, Russian, and North Korean vehicles that use old designs.