Well, at least that's what the seller call them. A member pointed out on this forum that after I installed my HID headlight retrofit inside a 94-95 headlight onto a 92 car, there is a vertical gap between the grille and the headlight. The eyebrows fill that gap, but changes the look of the car. Whether the new 'look' is for the better or not is up to you; the new look has grown on me - it makes the front look a bit more aggressive, without being overly so. Also, before, the round HID projector looked a little "lost" inside the unit; now the eyebrows reduces the space somewhat. Anyways, have a look yourself from the pictures.

I bought the two pieces of plastic from an Ebay seller in England, about $30 I think for the two.

Pic #1 shows the gap, and the masking tape to help in alignment and keep the glue off the headlight lens. Be sure to use painter's masking tape and not regular masking tape!


The eyebrows were painted with paint from Tower Paints, then a Dupont clearcoat from the same supplier. My Brilliant Silver turned out a little darker than the rest of my car, not sure why, but if I had to do it again, I would use a plastic primer next time. Tower recommends 5-7 days drying time between the enamel and the clearcoats. I sanded with #400 and then #600 as the finish on the plastic could be better.

Another view of the unit, this time from straight on. This also gives you an idea of how little area you have to work with to bond (glue) the eyebrow to the unit, and where you need to concentrate placing your glue.



This shot shows the back of the eyebrow with JB Weld glue applied and ready to be bonded on. Note that because the eyebrow is not flat, you have to "build up" the glue to compensate for the rolled lip at the edge. (I used 2 packs of glue). I held it in place for 5 minutes by hand. Be very careful not to get glue on the front painted surfaces!


Here is the eyebrow glued on, compare it with the first picture.

The other side:

This bad pic shows (from the top) the gap that is left at the corner of the eyebrow since the headlight surface is not flat. It also shows the glue down the vertical leg of the eyebrow.

Another shot of the gap at the corner.

And a closeup:

Here's one side done, and the other side not done:


The final product. Note that euro wipers will not fit anymore.

 

have a question for you, where did you get the retrofit kit, and how easy was it to put in, i would love to have projectors and have wondered where you would get them. thanks in advance.

 

There is no retrofit kit, the Hella Generation 4 projector, ignitors and ballasts were purchased off Ebay (out of a M-B ML320) and retrofitted. Go to this thread and scroll down to my post (about 9 down):

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w124/157732-9004-hid-conversion-kit.html

 

I had the kamei eyebrows on my car for a long time, but when I had the car painted I never put them back on and the bodyshop probably lost them by now.

I liked how they looked personally, but they go better when color matched with grill frame colormatched as well

Headlights look nice though.

Alon

 

Why don't you not just get the '93 hood from a junkyard, rather than fiddle around with non fitting plastic parts??????? I think the lights look great but the masks are ruining the looks.

 

i like it, looks better than before

 

I like it!

Where did you buy your headlamps? what is the brand? Model? type? if I way ask

 

Nice! I love it!

 

Bamberger, the reason I didn't get the 94-95 hood is because:

1) I had just spent $$$ painting the car, including the hood,

2) I MUCH prefer the look of the old grille.

That's why!

 

whhaa??