Ugly headlights and new Vette

How are they Japanese? Visteon of Dearborn, MI makes them.

Here is what they say:

"Precision also is important to owners of the new Corvette, and its new lighting system is a perfect addition to the car's already excellent engineering. The HID Projector system produces less glare than HID reflector systems thanks to a mechanical shield that provides a sharp cut-off of light above the horizon. Oncoming drivers will admire the car's unique sleek and narrow headlamp design without experiencing the glare common to some lighting systems. The system's high beam system also uses the low beam to shine more light on the road."

Jim S. '82 Mutant

Visteon?? I thought they made stereo equipment?

Visteon was spun off from Ford in 2000. They make all sorts of automotive products from driveline systems, electronics and architectural glass.

OMG! I have not looked at Vettes in a few years.

That is soooooooo beautiful. My hear skipped a beat when I saw it (on the chevy website)

THAT would make me go back to Bowties in a Heartbeat.

must go look some more..... check budget, trade in value on old ford.. drool, slobber.

damn...

Kate

| > Visteon was spun off from Ford in 2000. They make all sorts of automotive | > products from driveline systems, electronics and architectural glass. | >

| > > Visteon?? I thought they made stereo equipment? | > > -- | > > Scott W. | > > '66 Mustang HCS 289 | > > '68 Ranchero 500 302 | > > '69 Mustang Sportsroof 351W | > > '97 Cougar 30th Anniv SE 4.6L | > > ThunderSnake #57 | > >

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Hey.... who said it's "either/or"?

look at the history on here... we mustang owners also have an affinity for the Buick GN / Regal and always for the Corvette.

My brother just bought a cherry 81 vette and it was sweet to drive... but guess what...It took it over the same back roads I used when I first let the reins go on my SVO and I would say it handles no better

There's no Competition there.. different classes.

And WE are generally ADULTS!

SVTKate opined in news:qTU4d.1332$% snipped-for-privacy@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net:

but, but, but... I'm POOR! damn that's a nice looking automobile! and 400 horses under the hood from the factory.

now WHY couldn't Ford do that for us in a Mustang, purty and fast...

Kate

| > That is soooooooo beautiful. | > My hear skipped a beat when I saw it (on the chevy website) | >

| > THAT would make me go back to Bowties in a Heartbeat. | >

| > must go look some more..... check budget, trade in value on old ford.. | > drool, slobber. | >

| > damn... | >

| > Kate | >

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Yeah, God forbid that the Mustang should get some decent headlights for once.

"SVTKate" wrote in news:MuX4d.231$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net:

I thought you didn't like the 'Vettes...

Uh, yeah..

That was all gone over in here before. In short, Ford usually comes up with too little too late.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

| > but, but, but... I'm POOR! | > damn that's a nice looking automobile! | | I thought you didn't like the 'Vettes...

I didn't, till I saw this one!

| | > and 400 horses under the hood from the factory. | | Uh, yeah..

Uh huh.

| | > now WHY couldn't Ford do that for us in a Mustang, purty and fast... | >

| > *sigh* | >

| > Kate | | That was all gone over in here before. In short, Ford usually comes | up with too little too late.

Well, if I had $58k to throw at a car, that would be the one. Damn that's a beautiful car.

| >| > That is soooooooo beautiful. | >| > My hear skipped a beat when I saw it (on the chevy website) | >| >

| >| > THAT would make me go back to Bowties in a Heartbeat. | >| >

| >| > must go look some more..... check budget, trade in value on old | >| > ford.. drool, slobber. | >| >

| >| > damn... | >| >

| >| > Kate | >| >

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IMO it's much better than hanging all that heavy, clunky, flip-up headlight junk over the nose of the car.

Patrick '93 Cobra '83 LTD

Kate,

That's why Ford's building the '06 Cobra with substantially more horsepower than the current Cobra's 390 ponies.

Patrick '93 Cobra '83 LTD

But.. but.. but... the Vette is SO PRETTY and the new Mustang has a face only a mother could love.

Maybe I'll get used to the 05 Stang, maybe it was just the color of the one I saw that made it look bad, maybe it will grow on me. But the Vette is... sooooooo pretty!

I bought a lottery ticket tonight.

Kate

I agree completely! Those popup headlamps alwayd get fubar too. The new lamps MAKE the front of the car. IMHO of course

That's functionality, I'm talking about looks. It's bad enough the Vette looks oddly like the current Viper, but the headlights are the pits.

Oh dear! How DID we get along all those years without halogens, daytime running lights and spherical lenses!!!!

Form follows function.

Some people didn't, they got in accidents and died.

Probably the same way we suffered when we didn't have overdrive transmissions, 4-wheel disc brakes and fuel injection.

Patrick '93 Cobra '83 LTD