Eyelid question.

[92vig]

Alright, I'm thinking of going nasty with The Vig. I'm wanting to just paint on eyelids, same color as the car. Only thing is, I'm not sure how it'll look and how "tall" I'd need to make them. There are lines that run horizontal on the lights, just like the cb7 lights. I'm thinking I can use that as a place to measure but I'm not sure what the average eyelid actually measures...if anyone could tell me?

[blizzard335]

make a template. cut some paper, and put it over the lights.

and adjust.

[lilb_1979]

Who cares what everyone else make there, make then YOUR measurements!!
Will look bad ass eathier way!!

Listen to blizzard335, Thats the way to do it!!
Good luck!!

[DR.PEPPER_CB7]

why are u gonna paint it just get vinyl ones easier to remove and wont mess up your lights

[foamypirate]

why are u gonna paint it just get vinyl ones easier to remove and wont mess up your lights

a) because he doesn't want to
b) because it doesn't mess up your lights

[92vig]

Number 1, I wanted to get a general idea on how everyone elses eyelids are, measurement wise. Not once did I say I'm going to use those exact measurements, but you're right...I can just make them my own way.

Number 2, they don't make shit for the Vigor...I already have a couple cans of matching paint left, and I don't feel like buying white vinyl.

Number 3, paint won't really mess the lights up...and I'm not thinking of taking them off once they're on anyways.....

Number 4, I might not even do eyelids because my car looks good the way it is right now anyways

[steelbluesleepR]

IMO, you should make them out of fiberglass if you do them at all. i am kind of biased towards glass, but to me painted headlights jsut look cheesy. its not really that hard of you take the time to do it right. cover the headlights (and surrounding areas if you dont take them off of the car first) with aluminum foil, smooth it out, and paint a light coat of resin straight onto the foil. place some small pieces of matting (not too much or it will sag) onto the resin and let it mostly cure. this first layer shouldnt be saturated with resin or, like previously stated, the 'glass likes to slide down the front of the headlight. now put another coat of resin on a little thicker then a full layer of matting. soak the matting with resin and stipple it with your paintbrush to get all the air out and smooth it as much as possible. repeat this process until it is as strong as you want, then sand it down, bondo it, sand the bondo, prime, wet-sand, and paint. mount them to your headlights with 3M outdoor double-sided tape. it turns out great and is easily removable.


like other people said, do it whichever way you want to, this is just my suggestion and how i did it.

[kouzie]

Number 4, I might not even do eyelids because my car looks good the way it is right now anyways

You just answered your own question!!
And I think you're right!!

[chopshoptuner]

i just painted them on my accord

[mysterymojo8]

my opinion,
i wouldnt do it just cause your vigor and these cb7 lights are so wide and narrow already that adding an eyelid makes the headlights look too small, but i have seen some cb7s look good with them. if i were going to do it on your vigor i would measure down to about the same level as where the the chrome on the top part of the grill stops and make a nice clean line all the way across the front of the car

[AmableJay]

I painted some eyelids on mineI used the second line from the top and it was a pretty go size not too thick and not too thin