ZorroAMG's latest lil Mod In Progress...
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ZorroAMG's latest lil Mod In Progress...
I have always wanted eyelids for my car but hated the ones they have for the W124. They always make the headlights look like the softer 94-95 lights which I think make the W124 less agressive and masculine. While I was at a mod shop, they had a bunch of Kamei eyelids for various cars like the passat, jetta, E36, E34 etc and I began to play around....
Result: The E36 is EXACTLY the proper width and required simply a bit of trimming on the top part that goes under the hood. Trimming makes it sit perfectly flush and I am only talking 1/4" trim straight across.
Here are pics of the eyelids with a coat of adhesive promoter, 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of paint and 4 coats of clear...looks pretttty damn good IMHO. Once I let the clear dry (the clear I use requires 48hrs before handling for some reason) I will install and take finished pics!!
Comments? Thoughts? Stay tuned to this thread for finished shots!!
Result: The E36 is EXACTLY the proper width and required simply a bit of trimming on the top part that goes under the hood. Trimming makes it sit perfectly flush and I am only talking 1/4" trim straight across.
Here are pics of the eyelids with a coat of adhesive promoter, 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of paint and 4 coats of clear...looks pretttty damn good IMHO. Once I let the clear dry (the clear I use requires 48hrs before handling for some reason) I will install and take finished pics!!
Comments? Thoughts? Stay tuned to this thread for finished shots!!
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Hmm...I have never been too keen on eyelids, specially the ones they have in the market for our cars, as you pointed out.
I'm very interested in seeing, how they actually look like once installed.
Good stuff !!
I'm very interested in seeing, how they actually look like once installed.
Good stuff !!
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I like the creativity, skeptical about the potential result. But I'll keep my mouth shut til I see the finished product!
I think eyelids only look good when you can't tell they're even there. So we'll see, it looks like you're on the right path!
I think eyelids only look good when you can't tell they're even there. So we'll see, it looks like you're on the right path!
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Yeah the reason I am doing the eyelids is two-fold.
First I always thought the W124 had a little too much headlight real estate in front, this will tone it down slightly.
Second, I will be doing a bi-xenon projector retrofit this august with a W211 E55 bi-xenon setup and the clear lensed projectors you see on ebay. Unfortunately all of those are 94-95 style lights and will have a goofy gap that the eyelids will cover.
Stay tuned...another 24hrs and I'll install em. I test fitted them when they were unpainted black plastic and they looked great...
First I always thought the W124 had a little too much headlight real estate in front, this will tone it down slightly.
Second, I will be doing a bi-xenon projector retrofit this august with a W211 E55 bi-xenon setup and the clear lensed projectors you see on ebay. Unfortunately all of those are 94-95 style lights and will have a goofy gap that the eyelids will cover.
Stay tuned...another 24hrs and I'll install em. I test fitted them when they were unpainted black plastic and they looked great...
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I'm having a hard time seeing what they will look like, considering every other eyelid mod I've seen on the w124 are worthy of a pukey smiley, I'm not too excited but I trust your good taste judgement...so I will say it again....
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Bummer....I liked your lights. Somehow they look different from other Euro's !! Dont know if you did anything to them or not. Oh well....I guess I will following suit with the whole Projector idea from Ebay !!
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Maybe cause they are OEM bosch euros? They look a little different than hella or the other brands? Not sure...put HID's in them though...
Side note, lol lost a clear corner on the highway today (tab broke last time I took it out and it was only held on by friction at this point hahahahah guess it's time for the new crystal clears...sucks I lost it though
Side note, lol lost a clear corner on the highway today (tab broke last time I took it out and it was only held on by friction at this point hahahahah guess it's time for the new crystal clears...sucks I lost it though
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next time, start your mod thread 'so last week i stumbled on a possible new mod (you always seem to find these mods when you're not looking for them), and finished it today, and here are 40 high res pics'...
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Ok, so here is one pic plus the before for comparison. Stupid POS cybershot batteries barely allowed me to get one pic, I will post more in the day time, outside...better pics...
Also I replaced the standard foggy white corners with my clear ones in preparation for the new headlights...(and the fact that I lost one on the highway today hahaha)
Anyway...
Before
After
Shiaaaty pics don't do em justice...they look great in person. I will be addressing the way it doesn't flow perfectly with the corners once I get the new headlights...
EDIT: Oh and I left the drivers door open during the one pic I was able to get....so I chopped it closed, that's why it looks a bit odd...
Also I replaced the standard foggy white corners with my clear ones in preparation for the new headlights...(and the fact that I lost one on the highway today hahaha)
Anyway...
Before
After
Shiaaaty pics don't do em justice...they look great in person. I will be addressing the way it doesn't flow perfectly with the corners once I get the new headlights...
EDIT: Oh and I left the drivers door open during the one pic I was able to get....so I chopped it closed, that's why it looks a bit odd...
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I will be the first to admit that I had to look nefarious up on dictionary.com. 
I'm pleasantly surprised. It looks great. And it goes further to prove that I chose the wrong color for my 124... Champagne. wtf was I thinking?
Lol, black (or dark gray in this case) looks much better with mods. Although how are you liking trying to keep your car clean now that you're in Vancouver, Zorro? lol The rain in seattle makes it hardly ever worth it to wash mine!
I'm pleasantly surprised. It looks great. And it goes further to prove that I chose the wrong color for my 124... Champagne. wtf was I thinking?
Lol, black (or dark gray in this case) looks much better with mods. Although how are you liking trying to keep your car clean now that you're in Vancouver, Zorro? lol The rain in seattle makes it hardly ever worth it to wash mine!
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