You might want to consider HeatShield for shades (URL below). They make custom shades for boats,cars and aircraft (lots of aircraft). The ones they made for my Countryman fit perfectly. and were less expensive than OEM.

http://www.heatshieldstore.com/index.php

 

I would like the shield, using the using the Mini sun screen. I want the Nerd (male version) with red eyebrows and brown eyes. My mini is a chili red convert. Just let me know how much!

 

My prototype is in! Check it out!
I decided to go with "The Rock" expression for this one. It's one of my favorites.









The new sunshade next to my first, hand-painted OEM version. Quite the improvement!

As you can see, the new shade folds up similarly to the OEM shade. It is a bit less bulky too.

So there it is. To my delight, the vinyl has attached very, very well to the sunshade! Better yet, it's folding along with it just like it's a part of the shade. Everything is looking fantastic and I can see these being created for you guys very soon. I'd like to give it a little time in the sun to be sure, but I'm excited to see some more designs printed and some other MINI's rocking the shades! Thanks for all of your support everyone!

 

Dittin,

That looks GREAT! Job well done.

 

Agreed jrsamples, great work dittin! Is there a ballpark cost for these shades as of yet?

 

Please add me to your list of interested buyers
eyelid royal gray
iris silver/blue
expression wicked girly
type f

 

Fabulous job!

 

WooooWeeee!

Very nice. I can't wait till the test phase is done so we can all get ours!

 

Please take a picture from far away so we can really see the entire effect. What an excellent job I so look foward to getting one.

 

Looks great!!! Can't wait to get mine. Let me know when you need a final decision on which design I want to go with. If you have a preference between the two listed for me (like for more design variants in your early runs) you could sway my decision.

 

looks great. DO WANT!

 

Looks great! I am definitely in for one when they become available

 

Looks great! I'm so excited!

 

Thanks everyone again for the comments on the shade! I'm really happy with how the first one turned out. As soon as I finalize some more details, I will be posting more info, including pricing, I promise!

 

That looks so frickin' awesome! Very nice shine on your car too.

 

Thanks. Luckily, the photo doesn't show just how much he really needs a bath.

 

I don't know how I managed to miss this thread...all down to obsessing with Lady's trip across the Atlantic! Anyway, I absolutely, definitely want one!

Model of your MINI: 2012 Countryman S ALL4
MINI color (eyelid color): True Red (not the same as Chili red...)
Iris color: Brown
Expression of eyes: Happy

 

Your signature says it's called "Pure" red. Is that the same thing as the "True" red? I really need to get my hands on the hex codes for the Countryman. Seems there are lots of new colors and so far the best I can do is photo-match as close as I can.

 

I think I've temporarily lost my mind...yes, you're absolutely right. It is Pure Red...where do you get the hex codes from? Is that something MINI publishes?

 

Hey Dittin,

I am number 29 on your list and here is my info so please let me know when and where to send the $$$!

A
I would like to see Sleepy in Black, Pepperwhite Eyebrows and Blue eyes

If you can make him look more sedated than sleepy that would be even more awesome

Name is Jack Simmons, pen is on checkbook err finger is on paypal, let's do this!!!
Similar to this but more sleepy/sedated rather than angry


PS, It's going to be hard to drive with that thing on all the time! Could you make a peep hole??? i keed i keed

 

No, they don't really publish them. But, thanks to a quick Google search, I just found all the ones I needed. Should be good to go with any color you guys throw at me!

 

Any update on an approx cost for the shades?

Thanks,

 

That's funny... I had started to post a question about matching colors but decided close was good enough and didn't want to sound too picky. Then shortly after that you post about matching colors using hex codes. It' going to be so much fun when we finally get these.

 

To relieve some confusion and to answer questions I'm getting asked over and over, I've put together a little bit of an F.A.Q. on my website. The links at the top and bottom of the page are all working for the MINI Eyes part of the site now too. There's a bunch more info there so it might be worth checking out:

http://www.artisticreflection.com/MINI_EyesFAQ.html

 

Looks great! Thanks for the FAQ!