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Old 02-03-08, 11:57 AM
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Yay or Nay...........What do you think?




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not bad... its a different look but i think that it would look better if the eyelids curve didnt come down so much
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This car doesn't need eyelids.
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NA it look ugly!!
Old 02-03-08, 12:39 PM
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Not bad Not bad, for the Creativity!

Personally, the one's Batmobile had done are on point!!!
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These are just proto types just to see whats hot and whats not....
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na... but i am curious to know how you did it... they don't look right but not because of style... they don't look right because it looks bulky... if you could shave it down some... i think it would look better... contructive criticism... i can't wait to see some changes to it.
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not bad. but i as well dont think is need eyelids, unless they extremely make the car look aggressive. props for the first to try though, although i seen someone use tint/viynl
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I molded them out of fiber glass, How should i shave them down to make them less bulky?
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Originally Posted by lexus250
I molded them out of fiber glass, How should i shave them down to make them less bulky?
i never did it myself and i'm not sure how you would do it but i can only assume you use sand paper with a grit that would be enough to rip some layers off of that thing...

for an example if you look in this pic... definitely needs some touching up around the edges and around the area right above the side amber light where it starts curving down... overall the thinner the better...by the way your bumper is loose


you did good though if you made it out of fiberglass yourself.

keep in mind all aftermarket fiberglass eyelids are usually less than 1mm thick without paint.
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Nay......this car doensn't need it. The entire headlight system flows smoothly and looks good as stock. Don't think you are going to improve it this way.
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I like it, it is different
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I will try that thanks and should i use bondo on top of the fiberglass before painting or can the fiberglass be painted and look like the rest of the body?

My bumper is loose yes because i have 245 35 R20 on the front and i had to take out the screw so it stops eating away my tire untill i get new ones.
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looks awesome with those cute little red calipers, very 1995
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I'll put it on only if everyone else puts it on too EVEN THOU i have yet to do redouts (waiting for is-f tails) so dont believe what i say


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