Installed R34 Eyelids

[satanic]

Purchased a pair of R34 eyelids from MFX about a month and a half ago; finally got them painted and fitted today Decided to go DIY as the initial cost of the item didn't warrant a professional spray job. Besides, the item is so damn small it's going to be near impossible to funk it up~

Ingredients:

2 x MFX R34 Eyelids

1 x Can of Automotive Spray Paint (Nismo White)

1 x Can of Laquer

1 x Brick (to hold eyelids up above ground)

1 x Old Newspaper (to keep my driveway spotless)

Process took 2 days as I only began work Saturday evening. Applied 2 initial coats of white and left to dry overnight. Came back from a small meet-up today and finished it off by applying a final coat of paint followed by 2 coats of laquer.

Voila....

Eyelids fitted using double sided adhesive tape; had to be cut to size. Because these eyelids "flex" to a certain degree, fitment was clean and easy as you could bend them to the shape of the headlight

Photograph'os:

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Still not sure whether I'll keep em on for good... a little undecided atm! Maybe they'll grow on me so they'll stay on for a month or two Good thing is that the adhesive is only on the plastic housing of the headlight which means removal is a piece of cake!

[lingeringsoul]

wow, you sure are getting a lots of mods done this weekend eh? can I just ask how much did u get the SAFC2 for?

[satanic]

SAFC2 D1 Limited Edition went for $200 off a friend Installed for a Lge Big Mac meal

[Wink]

They look good stan.

Although I did expect more of the light to be covered.

[satanic]

Maybe I should turn this into a poll....

Keep them ON or Take them OFF

[mxtcy]

For some reason the nismo ones just don't do it for me, they look more agressive thats for sure, and looks like you did an awsome job installing them, but as wink said they don't cover enough of the head light.

I reckon one of these two could be the go for me

[satanic]

I think you are 100% correct.... the East Bear ones look much more aggressive! But could that be because of the front bar it is partnered with? Could be a "package" feel rather than the single piece feel...

Anyways, thanks for the feedback guys

[ignuz]

IMO, look's more aggressive yes.. but still needs more covering the light on the other hand - if you got the r34 GTR style grill it looks a whole lot better! I recon even without the lids.. just looks badass

Edited December 18, 2005 by ignuz

[Dingo]

screw the asthetics up the boost!!

[satanic]

ignuz; I agree that the GTR grille would look awesome no doubt, but the amount of work + money to get that look is not justified in my books. There are just too many parts that need to be replace in order to achieve that look - and only so that the eyelids look more agressive, proves my point even more

[ignuz]

oh Pictures don't mean anything anyway... always looks different in person

oh and also.. i can't tell if you've already done it or if it even can be done.. but if you take the lids off and just tint the glass a bit.. make it darker i think that would look alot more aggressive even without the lids.. that white on black look

Edited December 19, 2005 by ignuz

[satanic]

You can tint plastic? Please explain more... which parts do you tint? Just the top flat bit I suppose...

[MANWHOR3]

i'ts tint paint. sold at auto shops. Bogans often spray their commo tail lights black

[satanic]

Ok, no thanks You've now officially turned me off

[ecl]

hiyo stan

personal opinion..stock lights look much nicer.. expected the lids to cover more of the headlight

maybe im just not use to it yet

^^

[satanic]

Starting to get over these eyelids now... they make the car "sad" as one person put it

[n15m0]

u need my eyelids....the angry ones !

[Alien]

stan... those eye lids are alrite... the "Angry" C-West ones are ghey... I got a set and had em on the car for 3 days and couldnt hack it. Stock is the best... R34 headlights give the R34 that uniqe beefy look so why cover them up??

[satanic]

Yeah, my eyelids have now been taken off (after much convincing from the mechanic ) Going to use them to make a mould and perhaps make something better and more to my style ~

[FILO34]

Maybe I should turn this into a poll....

Keep them ON or Take them OFF

Keep it on!! Looks great. Well done.