by "DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
Published 05/31/2017 at 09:27
by "DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
Published 05/31/2017 at 09:27
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You know what they say....’A car with pop-up headlights a day, keeps the popping-up failures closeby...’...or something like that.
Anyways, a pop-up headlight car everyday, because we all like them..........;)
"CB" (jrcb)
05/31/2017 at 09:31, STARS: 1
Speak for yourself. Popups are lame.
"DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
05/31/2017 at 09:36, STARS: 0
Thats ok, youll learn to appreciate them when they POP UP in your screen everyday.
"CB" (jrcb)
05/31/2017 at 09:36, STARS: 0
Nah.
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
05/31/2017 at 09:37, STARS: 1
Ew
"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt)
05/31/2017 at 09:41, STARS: 0
[angry react]
"DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
05/31/2017 at 09:47, STARS: 2
Dont worry, Ill post one everyday..:)
"CB" (jrcb)
05/31/2017 at 09:52, STARS: 0
I mean, my dislike for popups doesn’t prevent you from owning them.
"DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
05/31/2017 at 09:54, STARS: 0
I shouldve clarified my sentence above. The ‘everyone likes them’ part was meant sarcastic. I respect everyone’s oppopinions, I’m just busting balls here.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
05/31/2017 at 09:57, STARS: 3
"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW)
05/31/2017 at 09:58, STARS: 2
I daily drove a multiple-decade-old car with pop-ups for 9 years. Not a single pop up issue. Most of the pop up cars I see with failed motors are either A) American, or B) Mitsubishi
"jimz" (jimz)
05/31/2017 at 10:03, STARS: 2
I mean, who doesn’t enjoy a “Fiero wink?”
"Invinciblejets" (invinciblejets13b)
05/31/2017 at 10:14, STARS: 2
I agree. Pop ups are awesome. People on here just like to be edgy.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
05/31/2017 at 10:40, STARS: 1
’A car with pop-up headlights a day, keeps the popping-up failures closeby...’...or something like that.
Haha, I used to make a special point of avoiding purchasing cars with superfluous features, like pop-up headlamps, convertible tops, or sunroofs. I just didn’t want to deal with the hassle of an eventual failure if I could just buy a simpler car that didn’t have that weakness.
"Orange Exige" (OrangeExige)
05/31/2017 at 10:59, STARS: 1
Man the RX-7 manages to look great with popups, just as it does without (them open).
Don’t get me wrong, I love popups but they often don’t add to the looks of the car... Even the NA Miata we all love - it’s popup headlights are cute and quirky but they don’t look GREAT. My NA actually had dual smaller lights instead of the one big one and I slightly preferred that myself despite it being nontraditional.
"DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
05/31/2017 at 11:08, STARS: 0
Hahaha, that seems like a ‘watertight’ strategy. Did you ever end up buying something that did have a superfluous feature? And did it fail on you..?
"DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
05/31/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 0
We never got a lot of those here in Holland, but last month, I was at a All USA Cars meet and was amazed at how many of these are left and in proper condition running around here in the land below the sea.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
05/31/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 0
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
05/31/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 0
Haven’t bought anything like that yet. But it’s not a dealbreaker for me anymore. I’m a more confident wrencher now, so I don’t mind maintaining and repairing stuff if I have to.
"DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
05/31/2017 at 11:14, STARS: 0
I have to admit, I kinda think the NA’s are cute when they have the lights up. I dont know if it has to do with the size of the car or just the front facia, but I like it. I do however completely agree on the smaller dual lights inside the pop-up mechanism. I think there was a kit to install these. I even remember a kit being made to have the pop-ups come up only a bit, in combination with the dual lighting.
"DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
05/31/2017 at 11:21, STARS: 1
Well, I guess this has been a complete waste of time (LOL!).
On a more serious note, besides these, I also absolutely love the old Cougar style lights. Ow ow ow ow ow ow, and lets not forget the ‘68/’69 Charger style lights...yuuuummmm....
"Orange Exige" (OrangeExige)
05/31/2017 at 13:59, STARS: 0
Cute, yes! Very fitting, yes! But the NA Miata isn’t quite as comparable as the FD RX7 when we’re talking about sheer design - my opinion, again coming from a former NA owner. I too like the big stock headlights and probably wouldn’t have switched em if the one I bought didn’t have the dual setup already.
Although very different compared to the car’s round shape, I actually really like the rectangle headlight kit for the NAs as well - those too open up maybe 50% of the stock height. But the popup-delete/flush light kit is awful. 300ZX-style throwup-in-my-mouth.
"jdrgoat - Ponticrack?" (jdrgoat)
05/31/2017 at 16:53, STARS: 1
I really need to get a good pic with them up... this was just one of the first short trips with unusually warm weather this spring.
"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
05/31/2017 at 23:04, STARS: 0
They aren’t supposed to look great when up, they’re supposed to light the road. The whole point of pop-ups is that it looks great when they’re down.
When they’re up it’s dark anyway.
"InFierority Complex" (lanciere)
06/01/2017 at 10:22, STARS: 1
I’m not surprised, the largest Fiero community forum is a .nl domain.
"Orange Exige" (OrangeExige)
06/01/2017 at 15:38, STARS: 1
That’s exactly my point - they look good on the RX7 despite the fact that they’re not something that is really supposed to look good.