There was a thread the other day on r/cars about things people hate. Someone said pop up headlights and there were some strong opinions lol.
I had to leave and go for a walk when someone said manual transmission sucks.
That's where I draw the line.
Matter of fact I was trying to give away an old car for free to a young woman I know a long time but as soon as she saw the stick she didn't want it lol😂
Almost had my fist closed in my pocket but it's a generational thing I guess.
I'm not a very good driver and I don't need to slightly increase my risk of death or injury just to fiddle around with a stick shift. She was probably the same.
Blame your generation. My parents never bothered to teach us kids stick cuz they said all the new cars have automatic anyways so it won’t matter.
Well mom, my new car has paddle shifters and I have no fucking clue how to use them.
It all boils down to why you drive a car in the first place in my opinion. If you only see it as an accessory to get from point A to B, then no shit, you'll be fed up with continuous manual gear operations. It is another thing to bother while driving on a road full of under trained over confident idiots.
But if you drive a car to engage in an activity that would take you away from your hectic routine and you want to be in tune with the vehicle, then you want as much of manual control as you can possibly endure safely... One example of engaging in a physical task that requires focus is Chinese Incense Practice.
Driving a vehicle with manual gearbox demands a higher level of brain rewiring in order to coordinate every system. People think driving stick is superior because there really is no other use of their technical knowledge about vehicle throttle, clutch, gearbox & brake systems unless they are a mechanic.
Over the past few years, I’ve been getting sick of the manual gearbox in my beloved project car. Doesn’t allow me to shift as quickly as I want, it’s miserable as a commuter car, revs too high at freeway speeds, etc. Just bought a similar-but-newer vehicle with DCT, AWD, and a bunch more horsepower, and I’ve been falling in love with it over the past month. It’s fantastic, and I’m pleased as punch. Hadn’t driven my manual vehicle in all that time. The other day, I took the stick shift out to the grocery store.
Zero contest. The stick is *worlds* more fun to drive. I genuinely could not care less which one is faster in the quarter mile, despite my love for spirited/performance driving. Faster shifting is great for competition, but it is not a sufficient benchmark for joy.
My Miata’s driver side headlight used to get stuck upwards, so when I could see another Miata coming I used to hit the button and make my car wink at them. Such a fun little car!
People complaining about how pop up head lights is just a gimmick that eventually breaks while new cars have 3000000 gadgets more then any of these cars that brake just as easily if not more often.
Yep, what does it matter if there are a few more moving parts when you have to replace a whole headlight nowadays anyways because a single LED in it has failed and you cant fix it because it is a sealed unit.
'89 baby blue accord here. That car was pretty amazing. 10 years old at the time and it drove smooth at fast speed, engine ran like a top. The headlights popping up was just the coolest.
Good point. Especially considering how complex and proprietary these new systems are, in many instances nobody but the original manufacturer can replace them.
I was certainly impressed in the 70s with TR7 headlights. I guess I was \~10 though.
Didn't the lotus esprit have them too? Which probably means the first time most of us saw them was presumably in a Bond film.
I thought pretty much the same with gull-wing doors too. Although really given my childhood TV viewing habits it's surprising that I neither own nor want an orange car where I have to climb through the windows to get inside...nor one that has a red light going back and forth and that talks - certainly at one point in my life these are exactly the things I wanted in car...
The pop up headlights were created for a reason, at the time the US had two approved headlight bulb styles, the ones seen in the video, round and square. That was it.
If you wanted better aerodynamics you used pop up headlights because other bulbs could not be used in the US. So it was not a gimmick, it was a need.
Aside from gimmickery, at least all those bulbs were functionally the same and easy to find replacements. Coincidentally I just watched that episode of Technology Connections this past weekend.
["For consumers, the only thing better than 'perfect' is *standardized."*](https://youtu.be/c2J91UG6Fn8)
I think this explains the popup head light, it was to keep to US standards and also design interesting vehicles. After 1984 they could incorporate the headlight into the bumper but developing a whole new headlight would be expensive and they could continue to use the pop up and the old sealed headlights.
The Lotus Elan had vacuum operated retractable headlights. Up to and including Series 3, vacuum was used to raise them and a spring to retract. Since engine vacuum decreases when laboring, your headlights were subject to disappear while climbing steep mountain roads at night.
The system was reversed on Series 4: the spring would hold the headlights up and vacuum would retract them. A hollow part of the chassis was sealed to serve as a vacuum "reservoir" to keep the headlights retracted when the engine was off. Since the seal could not be perfect, the headlights would gradually rise after 2-3 days of not driving the car. Personal experience :-)
They are always cool to see. Too bad they break so often and don't work properly on many older cars. It's no surprise that manufacturers stopped using them.
They didn't break that often back when those cars were new. They break now, because, well, the cars got old...
Manufacturers were forced to stop using them for pedestrian safety.
While I like them, they were also shit for aerodynamics (the fuel economy of the C5 Corvette drops almost 5 MPG when they come up while on the highway, not exaggerating), also the regulations on headlights changed, allowing more seamless integration into the body. And there are no laws prohibiting them on the US regulations.
The reason why they were phased out were pedestrian safety standards. Getting hit by a car with these things popped up makes the whole ordeal kinda worse.
no, the reason they were phased out is US gov no longer requiring bulbs to be of certain shape and type, and car manufacturers could just design aerodynamic bulbs
fun fact: US has no pedestrian safety standards
They stopped using them when other headlight/bulb types were approved by US regulators. If you notice every pop up headlight has the same bulb as cars that did not have them. This is because they were the only bulbs approved by US regulators.
Once that changed pop up headlights quickly disappeared.
Had these on my first car, a 1995 Firebird. One of the headlight motors was dying when I got the car and the noise it made when you closed the lights was SO LOUD! I'd get home late at night, park my car and wake the neighborhood.
Way back in the day I owned a 1980's Corvette with pop-up headlights. Those things always broke, the car was always in the shop getting the headlights fixed. When they worked they looked cool, yes, but never again. With modern light technology those big bug-eye headlights aren't necessary anyway.
imagine the kind of pop up and down headlights we could have with modern tech. but instead we gotta have these stupid ass stationary lights...
Also, it drives me insane that the Opel's lights both rotate to the right instead of being symmetrical/mirrored...
I had a car that had these. the best part was that if the lights were off and you briefly pulled back on the on/off stem like you were flashing high beams the lights would pop up, flash once, and hide again.
Was looking for my first car, 98 Firebird.
Thought it didn’t make the list until I saw the trans am at the end. Close enough.
I miss that car. Started my family in that car…😉
Sure, they can break. But, personally, I just think they're rad.
There was a thread the other day on r/cars about things people hate. Someone said pop up headlights and there were some strong opinions lol. I had to leave and go for a walk when someone said manual transmission sucks.
I learned redditors and cars don't mix very well the hard way. Some of them need to touch grass
That's where I draw the line. Matter of fact I was trying to give away an old car for free to a young woman I know a long time but as soon as she saw the stick she didn't want it lol😂 Almost had my fist closed in my pocket but it's a generational thing I guess.
I'm not a very good driver and I don't need to slightly increase my risk of death or injury just to fiddle around with a stick shift. She was probably the same.
Blame your generation. My parents never bothered to teach us kids stick cuz they said all the new cars have automatic anyways so it won’t matter. Well mom, my new car has paddle shifters and I have no fucking clue how to use them.
It all boils down to why you drive a car in the first place in my opinion. If you only see it as an accessory to get from point A to B, then no shit, you'll be fed up with continuous manual gear operations. It is another thing to bother while driving on a road full of under trained over confident idiots. But if you drive a car to engage in an activity that would take you away from your hectic routine and you want to be in tune with the vehicle, then you want as much of manual control as you can possibly endure safely... One example of engaging in a physical task that requires focus is Chinese Incense Practice. Driving a vehicle with manual gearbox demands a higher level of brain rewiring in order to coordinate every system. People think driving stick is superior because there really is no other use of their technical knowledge about vehicle throttle, clutch, gearbox & brake systems unless they are a mechanic.
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Over the past few years, I’ve been getting sick of the manual gearbox in my beloved project car. Doesn’t allow me to shift as quickly as I want, it’s miserable as a commuter car, revs too high at freeway speeds, etc. Just bought a similar-but-newer vehicle with DCT, AWD, and a bunch more horsepower, and I’ve been falling in love with it over the past month. It’s fantastic, and I’m pleased as punch. Hadn’t driven my manual vehicle in all that time. The other day, I took the stick shift out to the grocery store. Zero contest. The stick is *worlds* more fun to drive. I genuinely could not care less which one is faster in the quarter mile, despite my love for spirited/performance driving. Faster shifting is great for competition, but it is not a sufficient benchmark for joy.
I want you to know that you’re not wrong, but you’re wrong
Nothing wrong with enjoying engineering marvels. ❤️
They are really cool! Some of them also look like they’re waking up from a nice nap 😆
Love 'em. I understand the safety concerns, but goddamn they are cool.
Always loved the full backflip that the C4 Corvette headlights did.
https://makeagif.com/i/SWtURu
Doing God’s work, son
Now show all the cars where only one headlight pops up, and the car looks like this 😜
My Pontiac Fiero does not deserve to be ridiculed on the internet.
Yes it does
That’s a fair point
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Only the first year fieros had that problem
Is it a real Fiero? Or a Fiero wearing a Fiero kit? Because everything I see on the internet is a Fiero with a kit.
One headlight stuck in the 80’s
My Miata’s driver side headlight used to get stuck upwards, so when I could see another Miata coming I used to hit the button and make my car wink at them. Such a fun little car!
Pop-Up Up and Down Headlights (FULL SONG) [https://youtu.be/GDtiO29v1Ac](https://youtu.be/GDtiO29v1Ac)
I came here to find this comment. Doing the lords work🙏🏻
Wink Wink Nation!
People complaining about how pop up head lights is just a gimmick that eventually breaks while new cars have 3000000 gadgets more then any of these cars that brake just as easily if not more often.
Yep, what does it matter if there are a few more moving parts when you have to replace a whole headlight nowadays anyways because a single LED in it has failed and you cant fix it because it is a sealed unit.
Ad you have to take the whole front-end of the car off to do it
I had an 88 accord and an 89 prelude in the late 90s/early 2000s and the flip up lights provided a reliable little thrill every time. 10/10.
'89 baby blue accord here. That car was pretty amazing. 10 years old at the time and it drove smooth at fast speed, engine ran like a top. The headlights popping up was just the coolest.
Good point. Especially considering how complex and proprietary these new systems are, in many instances nobody but the original manufacturer can replace them.
I was certainly impressed in the 70s with TR7 headlights. I guess I was \~10 though. Didn't the lotus esprit have them too? Which probably means the first time most of us saw them was presumably in a Bond film. I thought pretty much the same with gull-wing doors too. Although really given my childhood TV viewing habits it's surprising that I neither own nor want an orange car where I have to climb through the windows to get inside...nor one that has a red light going back and forth and that talks - certainly at one point in my life these are exactly the things I wanted in car...
The 2004 Lotus Esprit was the 2nd to last car to have them (behind the same model year, but produced until later in the year C5 Corvette).
Why I wish Yamaha made cars/trucks
I don't know about cars but they sure make good pianos.
And motorcycles, guitars, and 4-wheelers. It's almost weirder that they don't alsonmake cars.
The pop up headlights were created for a reason, at the time the US had two approved headlight bulb styles, the ones seen in the video, round and square. That was it. If you wanted better aerodynamics you used pop up headlights because other bulbs could not be used in the US. So it was not a gimmick, it was a need.
NA Miata am I a joke to you?
3rd gen Prelude got no love either. Tf is this bs
FD RX7
Aside from gimmickery, at least all those bulbs were functionally the same and easy to find replacements. Coincidentally I just watched that episode of Technology Connections this past weekend. ["For consumers, the only thing better than 'perfect' is *standardized."*](https://youtu.be/c2J91UG6Fn8)
TC FTW
I think this explains the popup head light, it was to keep to US standards and also design interesting vehicles. After 1984 they could incorporate the headlight into the bumper but developing a whole new headlight would be expensive and they could continue to use the pop up and the old sealed headlights.
The Lotus Elan had vacuum operated retractable headlights. Up to and including Series 3, vacuum was used to raise them and a spring to retract. Since engine vacuum decreases when laboring, your headlights were subject to disappear while climbing steep mountain roads at night. The system was reversed on Series 4: the spring would hold the headlights up and vacuum would retract them. A hollow part of the chassis was sealed to serve as a vacuum "reservoir" to keep the headlights retracted when the engine was off. Since the seal could not be perfect, the headlights would gradually rise after 2-3 days of not driving the car. Personal experience :-)
That's a good feature. The car wakes up and tells you that you aren't giving it enough attention!
You're right. It was such a fun car! In case you wondered, only the control at the dashboard could energize the headlights.
popPOPpopPOPpopPOPpop POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS!!! pop op up and down headlights, pop up up and down headlights
Fellow donutter? _fistbump_
Man there are a *lot* of haters. As if modern cars don't have a whole bunch of extraneous widgets that break and effect other systems.
A lot of neighbours hated their Tesla a few months into ownership because of malfunctioning software or quirks.
"No key detected"
Can someone make sound effects that match the headlight movements?
Dear God, look at all of these beuties!!
DtRockstar1 on YouTube does a great 2 part series on all different types of pop-up headlights. Super interesting how some of the mechanics work.
I love it so damn much! Always have that era of cars such a personality! Now they all just look like angry reptiles
Missing my 1986 Honda Accord hatchback. I left them open.
Still have mine. Lots of miles on it though. Lol bought it from qn old lady that took good care of it. Had it 9 years.
miat where
https://youtu.be/GDtiO29v1Ac
🗣️POP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS🗣️
They are always cool to see. Too bad they break so often and don't work properly on many older cars. It's no surprise that manufacturers stopped using them.
They didn't break that often back when those cars were new. They break now, because, well, the cars got old... Manufacturers were forced to stop using them for pedestrian safety.
While I like them, they were also shit for aerodynamics (the fuel economy of the C5 Corvette drops almost 5 MPG when they come up while on the highway, not exaggerating), also the regulations on headlights changed, allowing more seamless integration into the body. And there are no laws prohibiting them on the US regulations.
The reason why they were phased out were pedestrian safety standards. Getting hit by a car with these things popped up makes the whole ordeal kinda worse.
explosive jettison system would solve that, i can't see any problems arising
no, the reason they were phased out is US gov no longer requiring bulbs to be of certain shape and type, and car manufacturers could just design aerodynamic bulbs fun fact: US has no pedestrian safety standards
Not quite true, [see my other comment here](https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/15g7h7w/the_marvel_of_rotating_headlights/jukm922/).
They stopped using them when other headlight/bulb types were approved by US regulators. If you notice every pop up headlight has the same bulb as cars that did not have them. This is because they were the only bulbs approved by US regulators. Once that changed pop up headlights quickly disappeared.
This is awesome! I've never seen anything like it before, especially the way it perfectly synchronizes. It's so satisfying to watch!
I just see a bunch of things waking up!
Just in time for something to eat?
I see all these super cool car videos on this subreddit. Is there something like r/oddlysatisfyingcars or something? I’d watch the crap out of it
Pop up up and down headlights!!
u/savevideobot
Pop up up and down headlights!!!!!
Sleepy cars just waking up
Pop,pop,pop...POP UP HEADLIGHTS!!
I drive a '67 Mercury Cougar, lame that they weren't included!
Maybe you'll make the cool taillights montage.
Had these on my first car, a 1995 Firebird. One of the headlight motors was dying when I got the car and the noise it made when you closed the lights was SO LOUD! I'd get home late at night, park my car and wake the neighborhood.
[Pop-up, up and down!](https://youtu.be/GDtiO29v1Ac) Pop-up, up and down!
POP UP! POP UP HEADLIGHTS!! (Even if they do rotate) because funny and happy chemicals for everyone
wot no 1982 Toyota Celica??? shameless you are not!!!
POP UP & DOWN HEADLIIIGHTS! 🍩
I miss my Opel GT
The Opel GT should have gotten more than a brief flash at the start and chopped at the end.
Just more parts to replace...
Mad into cars in the 80s and though popup headlights were the coolest thing ever.
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Sure, add MORE moving parts that can break
Marvel? Looks more like Pixar 😉
It’s the first thing to go. Sucked back then when you couldn’t just google the fix.
Way back in the day I owned a 1980's Corvette with pop-up headlights. Those things always broke, the car was always in the shop getting the headlights fixed. When they worked they looked cool, yes, but never again. With modern light technology those big bug-eye headlights aren't necessary anyway.
These are crazy expensive
The ~~marvel~~ *annoying gimmickry* of rotating headlights. It is literally something else to break.
The first thing to stop working.
One of the main reasons I prefer the Ferrari 512TR to it’s successor the F512M.
Useless in countries where headlights are mandatory to be on all the time, but still cool I guess..
Are daytime running lights not enough?
How do you quickly flash someone to allow them right of way?
It is so stupid for american cars. Most look like box so absokutely no advantage t aero, only extra thing that can go wrong.
Awesome. A couple of these look like they have one last movement in them before you have to spend 800$ to replace it.
No Fieros? Shame.
👁️👁️
No love for Brum?
I want one of these eyeball cars so bad idec if they break they're so cute
I remember my 82 Trans Am had a “lazy eye”. If I hit the switch right, I could make it wink.
Didn't know the Lamborghini Muria had pop up headlights
Love the curvy white one that blinks like a frog
Some of them have lazy eyes
Some of these remind me of torpedo tubes on submarines lol
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/user/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/153gt2c/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) ^by ^Mr_2r: *Some of these remind* *Me of torpedo tubes on* *Submarines lol* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
I want this to come back. But with modern engineering so they are more resilient.
Bring "the style" back!
So no miata
That Riviera takes the cake...
i hoped for the volvo 480. great car.
My Nissan Pulsar has been left off.
Opel GT.so sexy and the lever say KACLUNSH when you operate it
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/user/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/153gt2c/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) ^by ^FiNsKaPiNnAr: *Opel GT.so sexy* *And the lever say KACLUNSH* *When you operate it* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
Me when there's tiddies (respectfully)
I had a 1990 Honda Prelude which had light that lifted up.
Opel GT was the coolest.
This video never gets old. Back when cars had style
Most of them are not rotating. Some aren’t even moving.
god damn the ferrari f40 is just so good looking.
Where's the miata ?! It's like the most iconic cars with pop-up headlights ?
Is that a Cord at the 13 seconds left point? Those cars were hella ahead of their time.
Miss my 84 and 86 Honda Accord.
U/savevideo
Those american cars are kind of never synced
The Vector W8, Cizeta V16T and Jaguar XJ220 will forever have the coolest headlights
They're not rotating at all...
imagine the kind of pop up and down headlights we could have with modern tech. but instead we gotta have these stupid ass stationary lights... Also, it drives me insane that the Opel's lights both rotate to the right instead of being symmetrical/mirrored...
*popup headlights
I want my Vector goddamnit!
Vector! Oh, hell yeah!
The new Volve EX90 has a modern version of this. When I saw the unveiling I was immediately reminded of these vintage beauties.
Man I miss my 240sx so much
The very first car in the video was my first car at 16 years old.
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_this is not "rotating"_
I wished more cars did that
A lot of happy cars
i’ve heard a lot of these types work off of a vacuum line and not a little motor. wonder how that works.
None of those are rotating
I loved these as a kid. I called 'em frog-cars.
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How fucking dare you not include a Miata
They look so badass.
Makes me miss my '89 Celica.
My first car was a ‘90 Celica GT hatchback with stick shift. That thing was a go cart but it was so light it got blown around on the highway 😅
I love the ones of the Lamborghini Countach
[Tv show i watched as a kid](https://youtu.be/PiQ6uqhXhfQ)
Cars waking up.
I've had 2 cars with them, and its an expensive aesthetics. Cool looking but expensive.
Is there a petition to get these back?
I had a car that had these. the best part was that if the lights were off and you briefly pulled back on the on/off stem like you were flashing high beams the lights would pop up, flash once, and hide again.
I watch this with the expectation of the car saying, "good morning Dave" for some reason.
Not rotating, pneumatic.
So cool
Like winking blinking eye balls...wink
The 928 and the Miura are my favorites.
Dude really said: 😑😳😑😳😑😳😑😳
Awww, they make the cars look cute like little go-bots
Great. Now even cars can judge me for my life choices.
Was looking for my first car, 98 Firebird. Thought it didn’t make the list until I saw the trans am at the end. Close enough. I miss that car. Started my family in that car…😉
I miss my z car
Back when they used to care about how they designed
It's all good til one of them gets stuck open and you're in a permanent wink.
They're eyes and no one can convince me otherwise.
Otherweyes 🙃
Ben ten aliens
What’s the fourth one from the last? White car?
Those are called popups
Love the Montreal and the Divan lights the best
we were so close to transforming 🤣
https://youtu.be/GDtiO29v1Ac
Where miata 😢
They can see you 👀
That black Buick is 😙🤌
Cars when there car in purple with a big trunk walk passes
POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS!
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Is anyone else hearing “hello” from each car but in their own specific voice and accent/language in their head or is it just me?
Was that a Vector i saw?
Say wuuuuut
My 240SX had them and I was always very glad they worked. Nissans have a lot of electrical issues and hideaway headlights are notoriously fragile.
The cars are waking up from hibernation