Vinyl or Fiberglass?

LionheartedSXT · Post by **LionheartedSXT** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:14 pm

What material of eyelids should I get? and where should I get them from?

jake_tim · Post by **jake_tim** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:56 pm

Just save yourself the trouble and get fiberglass ones. Vinyl can be a PITA to get right. Carbon by Design sells them in fiberglass.

phs17 · Post by **phs17** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:26 pm

check these out man. im thinking bout buying these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Tru ... 06.c0.m245

LionheartedSXT · Post by **LionheartedSXT** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:48 pm

jake_tim wrote:Just save yourself the trouble and get fiberglass ones. Vinyl can be a PITA to get right. Carbon by Design sells them in fiberglass.

Do they sell them in different colors like white, or just carbon fiber?

phs17 wrote:check these out man. im thinking bout buying these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Tru ... 06.c0.m245

Yea those are nice, but they come in primer only, I don't want to go through the hassle of getting them paint matched...

phs17 · Post by **phs17** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:52 pm

im not sure if they sell them already painted....

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:07 pm

I'm sure they used to.

But yeah, fiberglass > vinyl.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:12 pm

you can buy spray cans of your paint color from dodge dealerships for like $7.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:18 pm

Wenuden wrote:you can buy spray cans of your paint color from dodge dealerships for like $7.

A can of touch-up paint costs me $10.

LionheartedSXT · Post by **LionheartedSXT** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:57 pm

Wenuden wrote:you can buy spray cans of your paint color from dodge dealerships for like $7.

are u sure? i agree with swordfish cuz i bought a little bottle of touch up paint from dodge for like $8...

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:50 pm

They come in silver kevlar, carbon fiber and unpainted fiberglass with a gel coat. There are people who supposedly paint them for you, but you could have a shop paint them cheap enough.

Go with the fiberglass....its much higher quality.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:54 am

do the eyelids reduce the overall light output on the road ?

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:14 pm

No they don't. Unless you install the S-style vinyl ones too low there are no issues.

jake_tim · Post by **jake_tim** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:48 pm

^^^

True, but just go with shorty styles. Overall they look better IMO.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:56 pm

oh i c ok thanks.
cause i was gonna go with the s style ones ( fiberglass ones )

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:40 pm

they ones from ebay wouldnt fit my projectors would they?

LionheartedSXT · Post by **LionheartedSXT** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:53 pm

They should, Not much of a difference with the modern projectors and the stock headlights

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:35 pm

contagious18 wrote:they ones from ebay wouldnt fit my projectors would they?

Yes, but not exactly. Use a heat gun, or make your own.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:44 pm

LionheartedSXT wrote:
Wenuden wrote:you can buy spray cans of your paint color from dodge dealerships for like $7.
are u sure? i agree with swordfish cuz i bought a little bottle of touch up paint from dodge for like $8...

Yes, I'm sure. I have one sitting like 3 feet away. But now that youmention it, both the spray cans and touch-up tubes I've gotten were both $7 each. Maybe my parts guy likes me and dousnt gouge me on little shit?

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:58 am

i thought the projectors have more of a bubble lense dan stock. if they fit ill buy some

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:01 am

I have the projector headlights and I am runnin cf shorties. It wasn't 100% fit but it was decent.