Pop-Up Headlights

"Dakotahound" (dakotahound) 08/22/2019 at 06:25 • Filed to: Opel GT, Rotating Headlights, Pop-Up Headlights

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There was an article about pop-up headlights on Jalopnik last night. Unfortunately, by this morning, it had 70 comments. As far as I can tell, no one mentioned the Opel GT rotating headlights, which were manually operated. There was a lever next to the emergency brake that connected to a rotating mechanism.

Since, with so many comments, no one would have seen this one , I will post it here:

pip bip - choose Corrour > Dakotahound 08/22/2019 at 06:40

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bizarre!

Maxima Speed > Dakotahound 08/22/2019 at 07:02

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That’s cool but, couldn’t they put a reverser in there so they open symmetrically? Yes, I know I  have issues 

SiennaMan > Dakotahound 08/22/2019 at 07:15

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 Awesome.  So does the manual/mechanical aspect mean it was less prone to breakage you think?

Dakotahound > Maxima Speed 08/22/2019 at 07:57

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I owned an Opel GT and always wondered why they chose to have them open in the same direction. It would not have been difficult to make them open symmetrically.

Dakotahound > SiennaMan 08/22/2019 at 07:58

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The mechanical linkage was very robust. I never had a problem with it, and it would have been difficult to break. The lever also felt very solid.

SiennaMan > Dakotahound 08/22/2019 at 08:59

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So, in other words, Opel had made s better pop up headlight. It’s a pity this didn’t catch on then..

vicali > Dakotahound 08/22/2019 at 11:09

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Also the GL Third eye..

https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/subaru-third-eye-passing-lamp/

Dakotahound > vicali 08/22/2019 at 13:08

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That is unusual, and I’ve never seen it before. According to  the link , it was only av ailable on the 1980-82 GL and BRAT models.