Hey there guys, i have tried searching a thread containing info on this subject and failed miserably.. Either that or the topic is too ridiculous to even mention..

N e way, does n e one know whether it is possible to get black eye lids that dont block out the xenon (or standard) lighting?

I was thinking other possibilities such as magnetic eye lids? or some kind of material where it goes dark under sunlight and clear at night (like some glasses/sunnies).

comments?

 

or possibly the Static cling Limo Tint? No metal for the Magnetic ones to work.

 

some japanese company makes a new trim ring that has an eyelid encorporated into it.....

 

Any names to this *** company?

I realli want this eye lid to happen..

 

I've seen folks on Ebay selling this but with no pics. I think if done right one would look pretty nice on a MINI .


Let me know if you find anything.

 

I had them on my 2001 Jetta (ABS Plastic). A friend of mine also had fake carbon fiber ones made out of a 3M adhesive, and it made his car look pissed off as hell I don't think they would look too bad, especially if you could get a nice curve and do it with 3M tape. My $.02 though...

 

Yeah, just using some vinyl you can create your own!!

It's just a matter of getting the shape right.. Should be fun with our oval lights to get a lid that looks good...

 

I wasn't thinking this persay, but this is the only type I could find for an SRT-4 http://www.ruthlesscars.com/Merchant...t_Code=GRA-269 Just a visual...

 

Hrmm well the problem with vinyl is that it only lets light transmission of 30% i think? so that kinda defeats the purpose of xenon lights.. but ill check it out n e way! just for test purposes ill get some vinyl and cut out the shape and test to see just how bad the light transmission is..

ill keep u guys posted

 

here are some that were designed by a japanese mini company

 

Hmm thats nice. I would get some in black or carbon fiber for my car :smile:

 

OK, I gotta ask. I admit that I'm an old fart, but I don't understand why put eyelids on a MINI. On an SRT4 or some of the VWs it makes some design sense. There's a design line of the hood that cuts across the headlight and the eyelid completes that line and makes the shapes flow smoothly. But there's no such line or shape on a MINI, so eyelids just create an entirely arbitrary mask across the top of the headlight. It doesn't make any design sense, and it surely doesn't make any functional sense at all.

So what's the deal here?

BTW, I also never understood the chrome half-lids that folks were putting on their hotrods in the sixties either.

 

Who knows....some people might like the look. I dont get it on MINI's either...but i think that SOME people could pull it off on their cars if done right. But they do seem better fit for SRT's and especially VW's who cant afford boser hoods

 

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i dunno.. those eyelids give the mini a sleepy look... instead of curving around the light themselves, why can't someone come up with say a carbon fiber or chrome piece that slants down towards the front of the car, ill get a photoshop image of what i mean.. that'd be nice

 

Kind of looks like a scowl, like the car wants to bite you!

 

Funny I just was talking to guys at Bon Racing in Japan. Latest on these eye lids. They made these as proto type but could not make the chrome stick so they dropped it. They had carbon ones made as well but never made it to production. they make the CF rim cover that I am bringing home. I really wanted the CF eye lids and I was going to pay for the proto ones but they destroyed them already......

 

I am not sure if they're the same size and shape, but I know I've seen many types of eyelids available for the VW New Beetle.

Could these also work on a MINI?

Here's a link to just one of the many kinds available for the Beetle...
http://www.dubcessories.com/exterior/abt.shtml

 

I am looking at getting some stick on cf to make my own eyelids. We'll see how it goes.

As for the bettle lids, they would be close. Although I think a beetles headlight is more circular and the MINI's an oval.

 

im not too fond of those eyelids on any car.

 

mdsbrain, are you crafty?
I wouldn't mind having a set of CF lids if you are making them. Please let me know. they will match my CF Headlight rims...

 

Pfunk I am going to make up a set out of CF vinyl first. Then transfer them to stick on cf. Will let you know. I am also waiting for the cf to show up.

 

Great. Let me know how it goes.

Most of the CF rim sets I am going to bring back are already sold but I might have a set left if you want to do CF all the way.

 

PM sent. To save from adding to thread.

 

My first try using CF vinyl. I only taped it on to test the fit and allow for triming. But you can get the idea of the general design. I am struggling with how big to make them. I don't want to sacrafice the amount of light my headlights produce for a look.
I have some CF with glue on the back coming in any day now to make a good set.

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