Subaru GL with third eye!!

Vik · Post by **Vik** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:04 pm

Has anyone seen one or heard about this feature or option on earlier Subaru's??

http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/20 ... ing-light/

Post by **Alex** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:39 pm

never seen it real life, but ive seen pics of it from overseas cars.

thought about doing it as wank factor in my wagon.

Post by **TOONGA** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:28 pm

yes I nearly became the proud owner of one of these complete setups from the US of A motor, wiring, relay,pop up grille etc.

sadly a US collector decided he had more money than sense and I stopped bidding at 150 dollars US

TOONGA

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:09 pm

Ive seen one once on a GL coupe and I thought it was just a light specially fitted - but it appears not, then its rare find!...
Cheers
AP

tex · Post by **tex** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:59 pm

They came out in the US as an option on the earlier models and is called a passing light, Bit of a gimmick really! same as side steps and jump seats in the brats and of course the factory turbo option!

olddog642 · Post by **olddog642** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:07 pm

Yeah I heard that the jump seats in the Brat was originally installed as a means to negate a sales tax that was imposed not sure if this is correct or not. I think it was known as the "Chicken Tax"

dfoyl · Post by **dfoyl** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:33 pm

Jump seats were so the BRAT could be imported as a vehicle rather than a truck to minimise import duty. US government closed the loophole in 1986 and Subaru stopped importing BRATS's around 1987.

The cyclops/third eye/passing light setup is relatively common on the early MY's (the 1981 model with the weird >===< shaped grille), a fair bit tougher on the later (1982) - in the US market of course. I know a UK Ausubaru member was looking to fit this setup on a MV (Brumby) a few months ago...

Dean.