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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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Attention photo shop pros. I am about 3 weeks away from producing eyelids for the stock headlights for the gen 1 Xb. The Thermoforming molds are being made as we speak and I should have a blank prototype part in 3 weeks max. The eyelids are going to be made of high-impact polypropylene alloy and have a high-gloss finish and come in some trick colors without paint. Then they will be shaped by 5 axis cnc routers. So what im asking for Is more ides for shapes I have a few im going to use already but more would not hurt any. If you submit something I like and use I will give a you few painted sets.Here is a pic to draw on. Thanks.

samples of a few of the nonpainted colors. I am working on the oem colors paint .Thease parts are almost going to snap on yea boy.
Old Oct 5, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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Got some unique ideas:







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haha
that last one looks like the Punisher
Old Oct 7, 2007 | 03:59 PM
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[quote="dmpsk8"]Got some unique ideas:



Hay I taped one up like this the outher night I was thinking it mite be to much but mabey not.
Old Oct 7, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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yeah i dunno. I was just rattling off ideas. i do think that the horizontal split one and the the bottom eyelids are somthin to look into tho
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Originally Posted by dmpsk8


if u go more subtle like this it may work better
Old Oct 7, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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if u go more subtle like this it may work better
Yea is a little more on the subtle side when I have some free time I will take a pic of the headlight with the tape on it Its sitting to the portch.
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bump for more ideas or opinions
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Why would you want to abstruct the headlight? It could be a legal issue.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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Because it looks good.

Hey dmpsk8, you can't have images in your sig.
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busted, wondered how long it would take
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Originally Posted by Jan06xB
Why would you want to abstruct the headlight? It could be a legal issue.
how long have you been on this forum?

a lot of people do things to their cars that isn't legal.
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conservative eyelids wont cause any real problems. the pics are just ideas, they are over-dramatic. being that i have sonars, eyelids don't even phase my light out put
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^^yep, me too.
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This is a blank part no shape has yet been cut into it. All I need to do is shape it up to what I want for the first ones. Then I will take it back to the manufacture and thay will program the cnc router to cut the shape.This stuff is tough and totaly paintable.Fits perfect.So try to shape this one with some black if you want




So what do we think so far?
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thats a little to much for me.
if got a set like that i would only put them on when im at car shows.
i would want them more open for daily use.
BUT... looks good i like them.
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^ that's not a finished product. He hasn't cut anything yet.
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
^ that's not a finished product. He hasn't cut anything yet.
Thank you! I was starting to think I was retarded no one seems to read The Big words @ the top of the pictures. So what do you think so far?



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