Daniel J. Stern wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, NoName wrote:
>
>
>>I purchased some headlamps from a local auto store, not a chain. They
>>are usually busy, but not too busy. someone is usually in buying
>>something. Anyway, I purchased two low beam headlamps, and the box was
>>WAGNER, the headlamps were Phillips? or maybe it was Philips (only one
>>l) So are Wagner headlamps made by Phillips? or did someone "replace"
>>the wagner bulb with a wrong brand, and I got to be the rube?
>
>
> You're fine, don't worry about it. The majors (Sylvania, GE, Philips,
> Wagner) buy and sell amongst one another all the time, especially (but not
> exclusively) on slower-moving items. Philips quit making sealed beams
> years ago. They still sell them...GE sealed beams in Philips boxes! And
> most of Wagner's European-type bulbs are German-made Narva units.
>
> DS

Bill Putney: "DS ought to know the answer on this one." Do I lie? 8^)

I guess when that goes on, a part has truly reached the level of a
"commodity". So much for brand distinction, eh?

(OT) In the case of the LH car sway bar end links, some people get
irritated about it because they are dead set on getting the "Problem
Solver™" Moog part with grease fittings vs. the TRW OEM part (no zerks).
What some are doing is ordering the part number until they get two of
whichever one they are really wanting. (No one really knows if one part
lasts any longer than the other. Me - I don't care - I have the Moog on
the passenger side and the TRW on the driver's side.)

And Philips (lamps) only has one 'L" - I wondered about that. The
screwdriver has two.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
adddress with the letter 'x')