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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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no it wont. mine were painted and had to take it off to put primer first cuz it was too much see threw. paint thinner was used and did not do anything but "thin the paint" hence the name paint thinner. i love my eyelids. they make my car look mean as hell.
any pics man?
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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i've seen paint thinner drip on a headlight before by accident and left the headlight with a stained white appearce.
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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any pics man?
girl and yes but on my other computer which isnt together yet. (just moved recently) but tomorrow i am going to put it together and post pics then.

and im a girl.
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Karla
girl and yes but on my other computer which isnt together yet. (just moved recently) but tomorrow i am going to put it together and post pics then.

and im a girl.
Well your screenname is so manly, I can see where they'd have a hard time telling guy from girl...

I agree, Karla's eyelids look good, Dave does awesome work on everything he does. I have Arrival Blue spray cans coming from the dealer so he can do mine sometime in the next few weeks.
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 12:22 AM
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personally vinyl/paint eyelids looks so cheap and ghey...you lift your hood and they're still on the light...

I'd save up and do it the proper way...or get a shop to do it. Sheet Metal, welding sanding and paint...so much better looking IMO...but yes more expensive, a lot...lol
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by gocanucksgo
personally vinyl/paint eyelids looks so cheap and ghey...you lift your hood and they're still on the light...

I'd save up and do it the proper way...or get a shop to do it. Sheet Metal, welding sanding and paint...so much better looking IMO...but yes more expensive, a lot...lol
well then they wouldnt be eyelids, they would just be part of the fender. right? i love my eyelids, i dont think it look cheap or "ghey".
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Karla
well then they wouldnt be eyelids, they would just be part of the fender. right? i love my eyelids, i dont think it look cheap or "ghey".
Agreed
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 08:41 AM
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how the hell would you weld on eyelids? if you welded them to the hood, they'd have to be raised over the headlight, making the hood uneven. i think that would look "ghey"
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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k i just uploaded some pics in my garage. so just click on the icon.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 12:51 AM
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I live in a small town, so buying vinyl, isn't so easy, where would one get eyelids, or vinyl to make them at, online?
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Shamrock
I live in a small town, so buying vinyl, isn't so easy, where would one get eyelids, or vinyl to make them at, online?
if your car is black then i would suggest going on ebay, there is a company on their that sells them, but i heard only black looks good, all other colors the light goes through.

what color is your car?
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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so where are those pics? karla
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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hey they work now. nice painted bowtie too.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 11:21 AM
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thank you.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Karla
if your car is black then i would suggest going on ebay, there is a company on their that sells them, but i heard only black looks good, all other colors the light goes through.

what color is your car?
Victory Red LS Sedan
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 11:02 PM
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in my opinion i would just paint them on their then. its really simple to do. i had a friend do mine, it turned out great as you can see from my pics. i went to walmart and in the auto section there are little spray cans of colors. get the one called bright red. matches perfectly. i would however, put a primer on first. that way the light doesnt shine threw. just tape it off. paint. simple. the hard part is getting the headlight out of the car... lol that wasnt even too hard.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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can anyone help me out i wanna "tint" my head and tallights but cant figure out what vinyl or tint to use
thanks
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 11:15 PM
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hey karla cant see the pics of ur eyelids or whatever
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 10:15 AM
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well I think these are what he might be looking for

http://cobalt-addiction.com/exterior.htm
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by cobaltLS4dr
hey karla cant see the pics of ur eyelids or whatever
did you go into the "my garage" icon beside the camera icon?
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Karla
did you go into the "my garage" icon beside the camera icon?
I did that is pretty sweet are those like the ones I posted above
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by b00st3d
I did that is pretty sweet are those like the ones I posted above
i dont think. i actually aint sure... the link just goes to a main page on c-a that is a bunch of stuff....
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by b00st3d
I did that is pretty sweet are those like the ones I posted above
I'm assuming you mean the CF ones that C-A has? If so then, no, Karla's aren't like that. They're painted on, and I believe the way Dave did them looks different from the C-A ones...I don't know, I'd have to see a pic of the C-A ones installed to tell.
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