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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Car designers also mostly used them since they were forced by regulation to use circular or rectangular lights of a standard size (think of all those 80s cars that look similar in the front). Pop up headlights allowed them to hide them and create cars that looked much different from the rest. I think there is a video from technology connections on the matter.

Edit: I think it is briefly mentioned on this video, although it’s been a while since I watched it: https://youtu.be/c2J91UG6Fn8

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

I'd ENTHUSIASTICALLY return to the days of uniform, regulated headlights at a reasonable luminosity.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

I'd enthusiastically return to the days of headlights that were made out of actual glass instead of plastic and didn't cost hundreds of dollars each.

this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2025
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