Ok I am a little new to brats, just picked up my 1st, anyway. I have been searching the interweb looking at different brats for insperation and ideas and when looking at photos of 1978-1979 brats some have 2 headlights and some have 4. Mine is a 79 and has 2 headlights. Am I mistaken or did the 4 light set up come in 1980? Did Subaru make both during these years or do the people on cardomain, and other sites not know what year they have?

Confused... -Jake

the 2 and 4 headlight configurations were available on all the years of the Gen 1's, from 78-81. Typically, the 2 headlights meant it was a DL, and 4 lights meant GL. All Gen 1 Brats have the wiring for the 4 headlight setup though, on the DL's there is just an extra headlight plug dangling behind the grill.

 

-Bill

Cool.... That explains it. Thanks

-Jake

So I know that in 81, the GL package got you dual range four wheel drive. What did it provide in the other first gen Brats?

79-80 got the single range 4wd

So the DL model in those years was simply front wheel drive?

No, ALL Brats came with selectable 4wd, there was never a purely FWD Brat sold in the US, or anywhere else I can think of. In 1981 the GL Brat has Hi-Lo while the DL had just single range 4wd. The GL package for 78-80 basically meant you could get a tachometer, 2 tone plaid/vinyl seats, sliding rear window, and etc. Of course you could order all that on a DL as well.

 

You could choose 2 or 4 headlights, tachometer or no tach, AC (pretty rare), sliding rear window, blackm silver, or wood grain dash inserts, 2 tone seats, stuff like that was available on all of them.

 

Im curious to know if the 1bbl Carter/Weber carb we all hate more than the Hitachi 2bbl was a feature on the DL only, or if it was an economy option or something...

 

Ive seen 81 Brats with both single and dual headlight setups that both had D/R, so just because the grille is a DL grill doesnt always mean the car is a DL, it must have just been an option. Ive heard that there was a 3rd eye available on the 80-81 Brats as well, IIRC I think Ive seen pics of one, but thats it. If it exists, its rare indeed.

 

-Bill

Edited March 10, 201016 yr by The Beast I Drive

in the UK, the "Shifter" was available, and it was strictly front wheel drive...

 

for all your BRAT reading pleasure, click the "Subaru's of the 80's" link up above,..

So I take it the factory A/C in my 81 GL is something special that should be preserved?

So I take it the factory A/C in my 81 GL is something special that should be preserved?

 

Yes.

And if you don't want it I'm sure another member would be willing to take it off

your hands.

 

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