right! well ive been reading up on people and what they think of and how they go about making some eyelids! Fibreglassing seemed to be the way to go, but to be honest, I dont even know where to start with that!

So what i did, i got the old vegie tray from the disgarded fridge, and cut it to shape! Unfortunately, i could only make have size lids cos really needed two trays (one for each eyelid) but it wasnt to be. The thing is tho... i can add to the lids if i want to in the future and theyll still look fine after a bit off sanding and shaping and a respray! I bolted them into slots on the top of the headlights and they fit snug as, with the bonnet closed, perfect fit! Im going to color code them tommorrow and ill take a picture of them!

the reason i used the vegie tray is that the plastic is already pre moulded with the curves, it just needed to be cut into shape! hopefully they wont take a direct hit from a rock, and with the paint, the sun shouldnt warp them... but seriously, even if any of that does happen, it cost me nothing but a few hours work :D

you know what wouls also work and not be so ghetto

a set of headlight protectors, cut to shape!

thats my clever idea for the day

..awaiting pictures

you know what wouls also work and not be so ghetto

a set of headlight protectors, cut to shape!

thats my clever idea for the day

..awaiting pictures

lol yeah tis a bit ghetto init ... i love doing mods like that tho, aslong as they come up well... always makes for a good story! headlight protectors is a good idea too, probably alot easier also ...post the pics up tomoz mate!

lol yeah tis a bit ghetto init ... i love doing mods like that tho, aslong as they come up well... always makes for a good story! headlight protectors is a good idea too, probably alot easier also ...post the pics up tomoz mate!

haha yeah i cant wait to see this, sounds really interesting! good luck with it!

you know what wouls also work and not be so ghetto

a set of headlight protectors, cut to shape!

thats my clever idea for the day

..awaiting pictures
oooh, tuff did that ages ago for the 2nd gen, had his headlight protectors and made some angry eyelids for his 2nd gen, looked alright, but he ad the standard TR-TS headlights back then

So what i did, i got the old vegie tray from the disgarded fridge, and cut it to shape!


Meh.......... at least it'll keep ya lights nice and fresh lol :D

very interested in doin this myslef with the ghetto approach anyone got any pics of this being done?

Sounds interesting but need some pics.

Meh.......... at least it'll keep ya lights nice and fresh lol :D

lol yeah to right mate!! well heres a pic of them... like i said theyre only half lids, i do think theyd be better full, but ill have to wait till i get another vegie tray lol

the ghetto approach is good, cheap as chips but it comes up alright? not the best photo soz, but when i get my hands on a cam ill take some of all my mods!

Headlight protectors would be alot easier as they are already moulded to shape, you just have to cut the lid you want out of em, theyre already aligned (ie screw holes etc etc) but i was saving the money of buying some, but if you got em already even better!!

looking at em now, i could do better, but thatll have to wait for now... i need to sabotage the new fridge lol thanks for the replies!

peace

picsorban! :bowrofl:

oh heres the pic...

I made my own, was gonna use headlight protectors but i had plenty of fibreglass n bog lying around. the first pic is after i had made them n shaped them n sprayed with putty, and the second and third is when i colour coded them.

I made my own, was gonna use headlight protectors but i had plenty of fibreglass n bog lying around. the first pic is after i had made them n shaped them n sprayed with putty, and the second and third is when i colour coded them.

yeah mate, yours look very nice, professional! they do lok better going all the way accross, but i figure, when i finally get some para's, ill make some proper nice ones :cool: maybe ill use the swinging cheese shelf door this time lol

yeah mate, yours look very nice, professional! they do lok better going all the way accross, but i figure, when i finally get some para's, ill make some proper nice ones :cool: maybe ill use the swinging cheese shelf door this time lol
I would of used black electrical tape instead of those things you call "eyelids"
serioulsy it covers like 1/100th of the headlight hardly an eyelid.

I've also been thinking about this, but my idea is a little simpler.

1) buy headlight protectors
2) mask out the shape you want
3) paint the bits you don't want clear anymore (inside would probably be better)
4) install

would be easy, look clean, protect your lights, could be any colour, easy to install/remove, blah blah blah...

that looks great man!

']I would of used black electrical tape instead of those things you call "eyelids"
serioulsy it covers like 1/100th of the headlight hardly an eyelid.

theyre my "mini" eyelids/batwing attachments lol i like em cos they modify the visual curvature of the area surrounding the lights... just "enough" to make a difference... enough for a 2nd gen owner to see my car and think, mhmm, the front end looks a lil different... and cos i had no other choice lol and these are ghetto no doubt... but black electrical tape?

that looks great man!

cheers mate! ive just finished doing my front door linings/trims doorhandles etc and I re-did the floor section of the center console, including (dismantling) and painting out the ashtray... which i broke the lid off trying to put it back together :confused: so a trip to the wreckers is coming up! might try and score one of them reading lights/glasses holder, as i am a four eyed nerd and that would come in very useful lol ill put pics up eventually, im getting there, thanks

peace

I've also been thinking about this, but my idea is a little simpler.

1) buy headlight protectors
2) mask out the shape you want
3) paint the bits you don't want clear anymore (inside would probably be better)
4) install

would be easy, look clean, protect your lights, could be any colour, easy to install/remove, blah blah blah...

yeah sounds alot better mate, i dint actually think of that when i started hackin away at the vegie tray lol