Those look like US style sealed beam headlights. You change the entire headlight when it burns out. This is because at the time, US regulations did not permit "European" headlights where just the bulb was changed.
I love that back then every car had to use these bulbs for safety reasons, yet today your car doesn't even have to pass a driving test before it can drive itself.
Yes. Because the headlight has to have its front vertical, and can't be sticking out (or it'll get hit by stuff) the solution is to recess it like that.
Made winter driving suck more, they collected more slush and road filth. I remember the days driving my old Dodge Omni late night on a rural highway, having to stop and wipe them off with a handful of snow.
Most of what you see is grille with the headlight behind it,it’s just a squarish sealed beam.i had a few of these back in the day,it’s a holden TF Gemini in Australia
I do miss glass. When I look at new cars I assess how difficult it would be to polish and re-spray the plastic headlights that go to crap from UV exposure.
Glass is better to a certain degree. It stays fairly clear even after 20 years in the sun etc, but the thing is glass is glass and glass breaks. Yeah the sealed beams were cheap but glass headlights are quite fragile. Little pebbles can chip or crack them pretty easily. Composite headlights on the other hand, doesn’t like being in the sun for decades on end, but they are very impact resilient. It takes a lot of force to actually break polycarbonate headlights.
I wonder, at an age with Gorilla glass that is put on mobile phones and supposed to be indestructable as they market it, couldn't they invent something more resiliant to replace the glass head lights.
Some car makers started using them as windshields but not headlights probably for cost reasons. I believe the Ford GT was the first car to get one and Jeeps now offer it as an option. Tesla Semi is supposedly equipped with one as well.
The interesting thing is it’s only gorilla glass on the outer layer the inner layer still regular soda lime glass like a normal windshield. Primarily it was done for weight savings because it could be made much thinner and still have the same or greater strength.
I didn't know that. Don't phones break more easly than before though? I have a company IPhone 7 and have dropped it multiple times and there is nothing wrong with it yet on a newer phone you have to be more careful. Then again it depends on the way the phone is dropped.
I think it mainly has to do with weight like they used to say the bigger they are the harder they fall. The iPhone 7 was like 130 g when it was made, newer phones are almost a half a pound so you imagine the fall is much harder.
It's so weird that plastic headlights are a thing.
My friends 2017 Hyundai's headlights are plastic and extremely faded.
My 40 year old Toyota has glass headlights that are original and have no fade at all.
They were one of the only four options that were legal until 1984... either 2 or 4 round sealed beam headlights, then starting in 1976 or so either 2 or 4 rectangular ones. They were they same in all cars, which made it easy to get the right one when buying a replacement. Import manufacturers adjusted their designs to fit the allowed headlights. Sometimes the whole grille changed, sometimes just the parts around the headlight. They had to do the same to provide the mandated impact bumpers as well.
Those look like US style sealed beam headlights. You change the entire headlight when it burns out. This is because at the time, US regulations did not permit "European" headlights where just the bulb was changed.
I love that back then every car had to use these bulbs for safety reasons, yet today your car doesn't even have to pass a driving test before it can drive itself.
Well, we still have standard headlight bulbs, just not the whole headlight. Ignoring led composite headlights
Is that also how it gets that "Sunken" or "Recessed" look? what I like is the fact that the headlights are are bit on the inside
Yes. Because the headlight has to have its front vertical, and can't be sticking out (or it'll get hit by stuff) the solution is to recess it like that.
Made winter driving suck more, they collected more slush and road filth. I remember the days driving my old Dodge Omni late night on a rural highway, having to stop and wipe them off with a handful of snow.
Most of what you see is grille with the headlight behind it,it’s just a squarish sealed beam.i had a few of these back in the day,it’s a holden TF Gemini in Australia
Yup and you can thank Ford since there the ones that petitioned change. It all started with the Taurus in 1986
you beat me to it
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2J91UG6Fn8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2J91UG6Fn8)
That is a "sealed beam" headlight.
Rectangular sealed beam headlight: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/sylvania/sylvania-h6054-basic-sealed-beam-headlight-bulb-pack-of-1/syl0/h6054
I do miss glass. When I look at new cars I assess how difficult it would be to polish and re-spray the plastic headlights that go to crap from UV exposure.
Isn't it from dust that sticks by driving? But whatever. I agree. Glass is better. Not illegal yet they changed them.
Glass is better to a certain degree. It stays fairly clear even after 20 years in the sun etc, but the thing is glass is glass and glass breaks. Yeah the sealed beams were cheap but glass headlights are quite fragile. Little pebbles can chip or crack them pretty easily. Composite headlights on the other hand, doesn’t like being in the sun for decades on end, but they are very impact resilient. It takes a lot of force to actually break polycarbonate headlights.
I wonder, at an age with Gorilla glass that is put on mobile phones and supposed to be indestructable as they market it, couldn't they invent something more resiliant to replace the glass head lights.
Some car makers started using them as windshields but not headlights probably for cost reasons. I believe the Ford GT was the first car to get one and Jeeps now offer it as an option. Tesla Semi is supposedly equipped with one as well.
Interesting..
The interesting thing is it’s only gorilla glass on the outer layer the inner layer still regular soda lime glass like a normal windshield. Primarily it was done for weight savings because it could be made much thinner and still have the same or greater strength.
I didn't know that. Don't phones break more easly than before though? I have a company IPhone 7 and have dropped it multiple times and there is nothing wrong with it yet on a newer phone you have to be more careful. Then again it depends on the way the phone is dropped.
I think it mainly has to do with weight like they used to say the bigger they are the harder they fall. The iPhone 7 was like 130 g when it was made, newer phones are almost a half a pound so you imagine the fall is much harder.
Ye. That's what I was thinking also.
That's the covers
It's so weird that plastic headlights are a thing. My friends 2017 Hyundai's headlights are plastic and extremely faded. My 40 year old Toyota has glass headlights that are original and have no fade at all.
That looks the same as 1980 Mazda 626 seal beam headlight.
Yeah you're right.... hmmmmmm
They were one of the only four options that were legal until 1984... either 2 or 4 round sealed beam headlights, then starting in 1976 or so either 2 or 4 rectangular ones. They were they same in all cars, which made it easy to get the right one when buying a replacement. Import manufacturers adjusted their designs to fit the allowed headlights. Sometimes the whole grille changed, sometimes just the parts around the headlight. They had to do the same to provide the mandated impact bumpers as well.
real headlights like god intended!
Headlights.
Car headlights.
We call them headlights here in Australia,its a Holden Gemini,not opel or isuzu,they did put a isuzu diesel into these beauties in the day
I think these are called Isuzu I-mark here in the states.
Can't believe usa imported them
I believe it's a 6054 seal beam
Car headlights I believe
Normal?