Paint Eyelids or Not?

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dflane39
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Hi Everyone, Just got notification that my fiberglass eyelids om their way to me...many thanks to LongBeachCoupe for pointing me in the right direction!The question is, do I leave them the smoke color or do I get them painted Azure Blue to match my coupe? Please weigh in!

2/18/2010....Update: Eyelids are delivered, painted and installed.....gotta say, I love them!





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blackteam02
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you gotta paint them giRRL!! they looked good b4, when my coupe was all blue..but now that i got a carbon fiber hood, im not sure if i should leave it blue or wrap my fiberglass eyelids in CF now..

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dflane39
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blackteam02 wrote:you gotta paint them giRRL!! they looked good b4, when my coupe was all blue..but now that i got a carbon fiber hood, im not sure if i should leave it blue or wrap my fiberglass eyelids in CF now..
Thank you! Looking at your coupe sealed the deal! I also just order LBC's 60% GTR Overlay for my Taillights......what do you have on yours ?

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dflane39 wrote:
Thank you! Looking at your coupe sealed the deal! I also just order LBC's 60% GTR Overlay for my Taillights......what do you have on yours ?
your welcome! post up pics when you have'em installed on your headlight!i have 60% LBC overlays also, two layers of tint on each tail.

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blackteam02 wrote:
your welcome! post up pics when you have'em installed on your headlight!i have 60% LBC overlays also, two layers of tint on each tail.
i have two layers as well...im about 99% sure we r the only two as well...ohh and dont look at the sig thats an old pic lol but double it for sure!!! it looks amazing!!

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blackteam02 wrote:you gotta paint them giRRL!! they looked good b4, when my coupe was all blue..but now that i got a carbon fiber hood, im not sure if i should leave it blue or wrap my fiberglass eyelids in CF now..
wrap them in cf...that will look legit!

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coupecrazy1232 wrote:
wrap them in cf...that will look legit!
hey ill hav a new pic or twoof the eyelids on the "CF hood on my coupe" thread @ the general forum. .. to get input from everyone wether or not i should wrap in CF of leave the eyelids blue. to be honest, i kinda dig the blue eyelids still..it seems like it works. but well see when i put up a couple more pics..

are we really the only 2 with dual tail light overlays?!?! -but why?-

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[QUOTE=blackteam02]

hey ill hav a new pic or twoof the eyelids on the "CF hood on my coupe" thread @ the general forum. .. to get input from everyone wether or not i should wrap in CF of leave the eyelids blue. to be honest, i kinda dig the blue eyelids still..it seems like it works. but well see when i put up a couple more pics..

pics pics pics......and btw, that hood is hot....

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blackteam02 wrote:are we really the only 2 with dual tail light overlays?!?! -but why?-
i have no clue y..it looks sooo good and the light output is just fine!! but oh well we are original!! lol

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Here are a few pics of mine wrapped in CF.

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