Pop-Up Headlights..

"DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r) 05/31/2017 at 09:27 • Filed to: None

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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 > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 09:31

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Speak for yourself. Popups are lame.

DutchieDC2R > CB 05/31/2017 at 09:36

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Thats ok, youll learn to appreciate them when they POP UP in your screen everyday.

CB > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 09:36

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Nah.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 09:37

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Ew

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > CB 05/31/2017 at 09:41

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[angry react]

DutchieDC2R > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 05/31/2017 at 09:47

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Dont worry, Ill post one everyday..:)

CB > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 05/31/2017 at 09:52

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I mean, my dislike for popups doesn’t prevent you from owning them.

DutchieDC2R > CB 05/31/2017 at 09:54

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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 > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 09:57

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MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 09:58

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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 > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 10:03

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I mean, who doesn’t enjoy a “Fiero wink?”

Invinciblejets > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 10:14

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I agree. Pop ups are awesome. People on here just like to be edgy.

Urambo Tauro > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 10:40

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’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 > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 10:59

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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 > Urambo Tauro 05/31/2017 at 11:08

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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 > jimz 05/31/2017 at 11:11

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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 > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 11:11

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Urambo Tauro > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 11:12

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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 > Orange Exige 05/31/2017 at 11:14

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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 > EL_ULY 05/31/2017 at 11:21

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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 > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 13:59

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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? > DutchieDC2R 05/31/2017 at 16:53

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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 > Orange Exige 05/31/2017 at 23:04

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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 > DutchieDC2R 06/01/2017 at 10:22

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I’m not surprised, the largest Fiero community forum is a .nl domain.

Orange Exige > Nauraushaun 06/01/2017 at 15:38

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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.