DICTIONARY OF AUTOMOTIVE TERMS - "Wr"

Wrap
Wraparound
Curving around in one continuous piece
Wrapround bumper
A modern bumper style that extends around the front and rear of the body right up to the wheel cutouts to offer maximum protection of the body panels
Wrapround dash design
An instrument panel design introduced on volume cars by BMW which, in contrast to the classic flat panels, is curved to provide optimum driver access to all controls
Wrapround windshield
Wrapped pin
Wrapround
Curving around in one continuous piece
Wrapround bumper
A modern bumper style that extends around the front and rear of the body right up to the wheel cutouts to offer maximum protection of the body panels
Wrapround dash design
An instrument panel design introduced on volume cars by BMW which, in contrast to the classic flat panels, is curved to provide optimum driver access to all controls
Wrapround windshield
Wrecker
A truck designed for hoisting and towing disabled vehicles.
Also see
Wrench
  1. A device for removing nuts, bolts, and other fasteners.
  2. A colloquial term for a mechanic or someone who is handy repairing engines.
  3. To use a wrench tool.
Wrench Head
A head on a fastener designed for driving or holding by means of an externally applied wrench to the sides of the head.
Wringing-fit
A fit with less clearance than for a running or sliding fit. The shaft enters the hole by means of twisting and pushing by hand
Wrinkling
The top coat tends to wrinkle to a smaller or greater degree if the outer paint coat dries too rapidly, preventing the underlying coats from drying properly; this also occurs if the paint film is too heavy
Wrist pin
Wrist pin

Wrist pin

A steel pin that is passed through the Piston, it is used as a base upon which to fasten the upper end of the Connecting rod. It is round and may be hollow. Also called piston pin, gudgeon pin, or Floating piston pin.
Wrist pin circlip
A Circlip which is used on either end of the wrist pin to hold the pin in place. Also called a snap ring
Wrist pin end
The small end of the connecting rod through which the wrist pin is inserted
Write off
  1. To damage a car beyond repair or, for insurance purposes, so as to be not worth repairing.
  2. To consider a vehicle to be a total loss
Write-off
A car damaged beyond repair or so badly damaged as to be not worth repairing for insurance purposes
Written off
When a vehicle has sustained a severe accident so that it would cost more to repair it than what it is worth, it is said to be written off.
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