I wanted to bring a little more personality to my MINI, Volly. So I made him some eyes! A few of you have expressed interest in some similar windshield shades for your MINI's, so now I'm making them for you too! I will be able to do assorted expressions like sad , angry , inquisitive, etc all in the specific color of your MINI. So, what do you think? Anyone want to characterize their MINI with me?

Edit: It has begun! Here's where you can order your sunshade: Click here.

 

Are these licensed from Disney? Looks kinda familiar.

 

I'd be interested

 

I have been looking for one for months already...Please,please make them...lol i mean for real...!You've got a customer right here...

 

How do you think they will hold up in the TEXAS sun, ya know we can cook food on the dash, from cookies to steak. Our daily temps range from 102 to 110 going to be our hottest summer on record. The shades are cool i almost expect the car to talk..

 

i will take one

 

I'd buy them too

 

Count me in....I'd buy a windshield shade.

 

I'd buy one also!

 

I'll be creating my own design so they won't be exactly like Pixar's Cars eyes. The concept is the same, but they will be my own unique art. I really just wanted to see if there was interest in them before I sat down and created all the different looks for these. I know my own one is pretty similar to Cars, but I also sat down and actually painted it from scratch, nearly taking 7 hours to do. I'm going with a different approach this second time around. Printing them will be much less time consuming and they'll have really clean lines.

 

The shades should hold up fairly well. I'm using official MINI sunshades for the base and the printed vinyl will be the very same material used on car graphics, which is meant to stand up to the elements.

Oh and I'm sure that Volly does indeed talk when no one is around.

 

Can you do eyebrows like the rock? You know, one up and one down? Like this but with red eyes?

 

Haha! Yes, definitely! Also, I need to know what color you guys would need the eyelids and irises to be. Anyone know where to find a good list and color swatch for all MINI's?

 

Only thing I've found so far are this and the compare option on autotrader here.

 

I'll buy one.

 

The shades look great - any estimate on price? I don't see the official MINI sunshades sold anywhere for much less than $50, so I'm assuming it'll be at least that much for the custom "eyes" version?

 

I'm in if they're not too pricey.

 

I might have to think about not using official MINI shades to keep prices low, but I like that by using the official ones we will know that the shades will fit our cars perfectly.

I should have the final price on them soon, as I've sent in for a quote on them already. The things I will need to know are:

Model of your MINI:
MINI color (eyelid color):
Iris color:
Expression of eyes:

 

Please keep me notified as well. I love things like this.

Ufomini

 

We were thinking of separate eyeballs to put where we liked them to be. The mini emblem might be a problem or not. It could become a nose. Eyelids & eye brows would add to the effect but would be more work for you. Thanks for your efforts.

 

Model of your MINI: 2005 MCS
MINI color (eyelid color): Dark Silver
Iris color: Red
Expression of eyes: "The Rock"

 

I LOVE this idea! especially with how much character these cars have to begin with! I'm in!

Model of your MINI: 2011 MCS
MINI color (eyelid color): British Racing Green
Iris color: Brown [to match my English Oak interior, hehe]
Expression of eyes: sneering/angry. best way for me to state it is,

like this:


or this:

 

That is really cute. You need to make a catalog!

 

For something like that, here's a thumbnail of what it might look like:

 

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Very interested in this, especially if it is on the OEM visor, so there is a guaranteed fit.