Is the left side the driver side? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

gottwake · 10-16-2008, 08:23 PM

Just trying to verify this. Thanks

69halfton · 10-16-2008, 08:32 PM

yes. the left side is the driver side?

thirdstreettito · 10-16-2008, 08:32 PM

The side the driver gets in on it the drivers side.......

drivethechevy · 10-16-2008, 08:49 PM

well it depends on which hand is your left hand?
also which angle your looking at the truck
is this a serious question?

hdflstf · 10-16-2008, 08:55 PM

Only if it's not a right hand drive.

cdowns · 10-16-2008, 08:57 PM

depends which side the steering wheel is on

*Dylan · 10-16-2008, 09:04 PM

No need to be smart asses about it, that's a legitimate question. I suppose it depends on which angle you look at the truck from the drivers view or looking from the front. More than likely he's asking this question because he plans on getting a replacement panel for his truck and doesn't want to screw it up and get one for the wrong side. If that's the case then yes, the left side is the drivers side so you would get a left side fender if you needed one for the drivers side.

Hope this helps,
Dylan

bad6772 · 10-16-2008, 09:38 PM

Great Job Dylan. You are 100% correct....All parts are ordered as if you are in the driver seat.... And really what is up with the smart asses or jack asses that when someone asks a question he is laughed at or flammed right of the bat......Makes people (such as myself) really not wanting to frequent the board as much....

It must be hard for you guys to walk around knowing everything.......

72BlckButy · 10-16-2008, 09:44 PM

Okay guys... how 'bout dem Bears?

**Stocker** · 10-16-2008, 10:31 PM

Breathe in, breathe out... relax. Maybe I'm just a cantankerous old geezer, but I was smiling as I read the replies -- and I bet gottwake has a sense of humor and got a bit of a chuckle too. I don't think anyone was flaming, just seemed like some good-natured ribbing.

Maybe some folks are just a bit on edge lately, I dunno....

*Shane* · 10-16-2008, 10:34 PM

Very well said Dylan. Thank you.

bad6772 · 10-16-2008, 10:37 PM

Not edgy at all.....Just read the board and a lot of the times you see these kind of comments....Dude just wants a simple question answered and you get this stuff.....5 posts of useless and wrong information.....

cdowns · 10-16-2008, 10:48 PM

ever seen a postal equipped truck? steering wheel on the right is the drivers side still lthe left ?

*Dylan · 10-16-2008, 11:37 PM

I suppose so, buy the likeliness of that being so in his case is a lot less than your normal truck.

bad6772 · 10-16-2008, 11:41 PM

DING DING DING..........We have a winner....AGAIN........

**special-K** · 10-17-2008, 05:43 AM

I thought the answers were on the smartass side,too.I think CDowns` answer was just his regular dry matter of fact.It does depend on which side the steering wheel is on.Yes we can assume he means the side that just about every vehicle on the road in the US is on.But,such a broad question does draw such answers.We could go around in circles on "Is the left side the driver side?" Where is the left side of a motorcycle?Not the side with the steering wheel in London "or" New York.It`s from the perspective of the operater.
I have read manuals that make it clear in the beginning that every directional reference made in the book will be made from the perspective of the driver seated in driving position,just to be clear.It`s like when I`m lost and someone is on the phone telling me just make a right onto the road I`m looking at and we haven`t established whether I`m heading out of town or back towards it.Wouldn`t it be a left going one of those ways?

A friend had his truck side-swiped and it took out his driver side.It`s a special truck right-hand drive.I had all the pieces he needed:bedside,door,and fender.So,I hauled them over there and left them for him to fix it.Isn`t that the left side?Get it?The side I left?The left side...Huh?Right?er...left?

I hope that was was right side I left and not the left side I right.

PanelDeland · 10-17-2008, 01:35 PM

Koom-by-ya my friends
Koom-by-ya.........

**leddzepp** · 10-17-2008, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottwake

Just trying to verify this. Thanks

Yes

**leddzepp** · 10-17-2008, 02:34 PM

Man, some of yall got WAY too much time on your hands!

**StingRay** · 10-17-2008, 03:28 PM

I used to work in a tire shop when I was a kid. We quickly learned to use the terms drivers and passengers side. I can't count the number of times I overheard a customer say when looking at the car from the front and shaking their right finger at at the drivers side and saying I said the right side and then shaking a left finger at the pass side not the left side. It's a very legitimate question. I've seen really intelligent people make the mistake. For stupid people explain to them that the right side of the car is the same side that is on the right side of the lane they are in when they are driving forward down the street. It sounds condescending but I've had to resort to it.

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 10-17-2008, 05:54 PM

It should always be from drivers perspective as you sit behind the steering wheel.

And it doesn't matter if the wheel is on the opposite side left is still left!!!!

10-16-2008, 08:23 PM	#1
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69halfton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: King City, Ontario, Canada Posts: 974	Re: Is the left side the driver side? yes. the left side is the driver side? __________________ - Jason If you can turn, Youre not going fast enough. Favorite caption: first car to 200 mph in the 1/4 mile, no parachute, drum brakes all the way around.. ..back when men were men.

10-16-2008, 08:32 PM	#3
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Is the left side the driver side? The side the driver gets in on it the drivers side....... __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

10-16-2008, 08:49 PM	#4
drivethechevy Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo MN Posts: 606	Re: Is the left side the driver side? well it depends on which hand is your left hand? also which angle your looking at the truck is this a serious question? __________________ Trial and Error, its expensive but its a mistake i most likely wont make again 1971 chevy k10 custom deluxe http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=341257 1968 chevy k/10 fleet http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334731 1948 desoto custom coupe fluid drive(family heirloom)

10-16-2008, 08:55 PM	#5
hdflstf Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 540	Re: Is the left side the driver side? Only if it's not a right hand drive.

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cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Is the left side the driver side? depends which side the steering wheel is on __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

10-16-2008, 09:04 PM	#7
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: Is the left side the driver side? No need to be smart asses about it, that's a legitimate question. I suppose it depends on which angle you look at the truck from the drivers view or looking from the front. More than likely he's asking this question because he plans on getting a replacement panel for his truck and doesn't want to screw it up and get one for the wrong side. If that's the case then yes, the left side is the drivers side so you would get a left side fender if you needed one for the drivers side. Hope this helps, Dylan __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

10-16-2008, 09:38 PM	#8
bad6772 Official Site Guitar Shredder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 3,955	Re: Is the left side the driver side? Great Job Dylan. You are 100% correct....All parts are ordered as if you are in the driver seat.... And really what is up with the smart asses or jack asses that when someone asks a question he is laughed at or flammed right of the bat......Makes people (such as myself) really not wanting to frequent the board as much.... It must be hard for you guys to walk around knowing everything....... Last edited by bad6772; 10-16-2008 at 09:41 PM.

10-16-2008, 09:44 PM	#9
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: Is the left side the driver side? Okay guys... how 'bout dem Bears? __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

10-16-2008, 10:31 PM	#10
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,728	Re: Is the left side the driver side? Breathe in, breathe out... relax. Maybe I'm just a cantankerous old geezer, but I was smiling as I read the replies -- and I bet gottwake has a sense of humor and got a bit of a chuckle too. I don't think anyone was flaming, just seemed like some good-natured ribbing. Maybe some folks are just a bit on edge lately, I dunno.... __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

10-16-2008, 10:34 PM	#11
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Is the left side the driver side? Very well said Dylan. Thank you.

10-16-2008, 10:37 PM	#12
bad6772 Official Site Guitar Shredder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 3,955	Re: Is the left side the driver side? Not edgy at all.....Just read the board and a lot of the times you see these kind of comments....Dude just wants a simple question answered and you get this stuff.....5 posts of useless and wrong information.....

10-16-2008, 10:48 PM	#13
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Is the left side the driver side? ever seen a postal equipped truck? steering wheel on the right is the drivers side still lthe left ? __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY Last edited by cdowns; 10-16-2008 at 10:48 PM.

10-16-2008, 11:37 PM	#14
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: Is the left side the driver side? I suppose so, buy the likeliness of that being so in his case is a lot less than your normal truck. __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY? Last edited by Dylan; 10-16-2008 at 11:41 PM.*

10-16-2008, 11:41 PM	#15
bad6772 Official Site Guitar Shredder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 3,955	Re: Is the left side the driver side? DING DING DING..........We have a winner....AGAIN........



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10-17-2008, 05:43 AM	#16
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Is the left side the driver side? I thought the answers were on the smartass side,too.I think CDowns` answer was just his regular dry matter of fact.It does depend on which side the steering wheel is on.Yes we can assume he means the side that just about every vehicle on the road in the US is on.But,such a broad question does draw such answers.We could go around in circles on "Is the left side the driver side?" Where is the left side of a motorcycle?Not the side with the steering wheel in London "or" New York.It`s from the perspective of the operater. I have read manuals that make it clear in the beginning that every directional reference made in the book will be made from the perspective of the driver seated in driving position,just to be clear.It`s like when I`m lost and someone is on the phone telling me just make a right onto the road I`m looking at and we haven`t established whether I`m heading out of town or back towards it.Wouldn`t it be a left going one of those ways? A friend had his truck side-swiped and it took out his driver side.It`s a special truck right-hand drive.I had all the pieces he needed:bedside,door,and fender.So,I hauled them over there and left them for him to fix it.Isn`t that the left side?Get it?The side I left?The left side...Huh?Right?er...left?I hope that was was right side I left and not the left side I right. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 10-17-2008 at 04:24 PM.

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10-17-2008, 03:28 PM	#20
StingRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Saskatoon,SK,Canada Posts: 2,476	Re: Is the left side the driver side? I used to work in a tire shop when I was a kid. We quickly learned to use the terms drivers and passengers side. I can't count the number of times I overheard a customer say when looking at the car from the front and shaking their right finger at at the drivers side and saying I said the right side and then shaking a left finger at the pass side not the left side. It's a very legitimate question. I've seen really intelligent people make the mistake. For stupid people explain to them that the right side of the car is the same side that is on the right side of the lane they are in when they are driving forward down the street. It sounds condescending but I've had to resort to it. __________________ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada

10-17-2008, 05:54 PM	#21
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	Re: Is the left side the driver side? It should always be from drivers perspective as you sit behind the steering wheel. And it doesn't matter if the wheel is on the opposite side left is still left!!!! __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA Last edited by BLACK AND BLUE 67-72; 10-17-2008 at 05:56 PM.

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