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Old 02-01-2010, 04:38 AM
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Acura TL eyelids

Hi everyone,

Wonder if someone can help out. I'm looking for the acura tl 04 -08 eyelids but I haven't found anything so far.
Is there any particular place where i can get the eyelids?? or, does anybody know how to make one?? thanks in advance.
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they dont make them you have to have them custom made
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how did you make yours?? what kind of material did you use??
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mine was actually on the car when i purchased it. Previous owner must have put them on. Im not sure what type of material they used to fabricate it. i know they dont make them. Atleast i havent seen anyone else with them. Sorry my pics are small and you can barely see mine.
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what are eyelids? lol i really dont know...
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Originally Posted by TL Luver
what are eyelids? lol i really dont know...
I don't have a pix of them on a TL but here are the ones on my Passat .

I made them out id 1/16" Plastic I got from a sign shop. I made the pattern out of heavy brown wrapping paper then sprayed them. Then attached them with 3M double sided tape.



[IMG][/IMG]
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Eyelids don't work well for the TL, it makes it look sleepy. Most people see this with the prototypes and it never goes into production, custom only.
Old 03-03-2010, 03:31 PM
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ummm i really would like to have them on my tl
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our headlights are thin to begin with, not a good look IMO.
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^ agreed

keep the eyelids for the mazda6s, tC's, etc.
Old 03-04-2010, 09:23 AM
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Check mine in my profile pic...
Old 03-04-2010, 10:07 AM
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Polyurethane eyelids are awesome. Look, feel, and install great. Can be painted and removed, and cannot break.

We used to sell them.. and I installed a pair on my friend's 05 TL, looked mean.
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^^ so it's indestructable?, I'm pretty sure they can break, everything has a breaking point.
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I don't think the would look good on the TL either. I do think they look cool an a Maxima.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Maxim...item439ab2ff8b
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They look pretty bad. If you are really set on doing this to your car though, you'll have to figure out a way to make them yourself.
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anyone want to sell their eyelids??? $$$$
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Originally Posted by 07tls914
anyone want to sell their eyelids??? $$$$
There are not many people with eyelids(the one on cars), so tough luck.
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with the possibility of getting flamed....this is on mine....

i cudnt find eyelids and hence painted the inside of the clear lens when doing my headlights...here it is...I have gotten 50-50 reviews on Azine but in real life I have gotten a lot more positive review....here it is:






EDIT: crazy bump !!!
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I like ^
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^^ but i like it
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Not a fan swoosh but points on being different,
24no7 why don't you just try to use some vinyl tape?
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@swoosh: i like the way you did your ACURA EMBLEM.. looks hot
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TL headlights are already slim, adding eye lids makes it look terrible I think.
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Originally Posted by NAMco
I like ^
Thanks....i think it makes the front a tad bit more aggressive....but thats me

Originally Posted by 24no7
^^ but i like it
hahah thanks bro....yeah i must have been on crack to spray the inside of the lens

Originally Posted by sourial84
Not a fan swoosh but points on being different,
24no7 why don't you just try to use some vinyl tape?
I did use something similar too....but didnt like it a single bit...I used the 35% tint if i remember correctly....sorry it was winter and the car was dirty



i was obsessed with this pic:



Originally Posted by DeathMetal
i like to think of it like:



Originally Posted by bonnhew
@swoosh: i like the way you did your ACURA EMBLEM.. looks hot
Thanks

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TL headlights are already slim, adding eye lids makes it look terrible I think.
Well they are slim....and i think the eyelids make it a little more aggressive....but well to each, his own
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Originally Posted by swoosh
i was obsessed with this pic:
That makes two of us
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that makes three of us!
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I'm surprised no one has said vinyl yet.. or even better, no one has made eyelids out of the 3m carbon fiber lol
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^^^ since the headlights are so skinny there will be no light output....hence initially i went with the tint route....it looked so i popped it off....

just painting mine, killed ~20% of my light output.....when i drive my girls 03 Lexus ES300 i can see so much more of the road....and she has halogens
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Swoosh's headlights look really good in person. The eyelids go well with the motif of his car.
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^^^ thanks Steve....you always have the perfect words in your arsenal
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I like the ronjohnson sport design look.
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to each their own but the 3g tl headlights are too thin to put eyelids on but that's just my personal opnion. remember you build a car for yourself not for the interwebz
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I don't know about "eyelids" for the TL, but my wife recently put on "eyelashes" on her CR-V, thus guaranteeing that I will never drive that thing again and now have to rely on friends when I need to haul anything that I would have used it for.
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Originally Posted by myron
TL headlights are already slim, adding eye lids makes it look terrible I think.
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Originally Posted by 24no7
Hi everyone,

Wonder if someone can help out. I'm looking for the acura tl 04 -08 eyelids but I haven't found anything so far.
Is there any particular place where i can get the eyelids?? or, does anybody know how to make one?? thanks in advance.
I have them just gotta look for them?? But if you want them their yours,I feel generous lately...lol You'll just have to pay for shipping and you might have to repaint them (there beige) contact me if interested.....
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Originally Posted by Blooze
I don't know about "eyelids" for the TL, but my wife recently put on "eyelashes" on her CR-V, thus guaranteeing that I will never drive that thing again and now have to rely on friends when I need to haul anything that I would have used it for.
hahahah yeah....thats a good way the wifey can u away from her car hahaha....

i have yet to come across a pink TL with chrome/black eyelashes....

Originally Posted by DaddysOnehotAck
I have them just gotta look for them?? But if you want them their yours,I feel generous lately...lol You'll just have to pay for shipping and you might have to repaint them (there beige) contact me if interested.....
got pix ?
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http://www.drive2.ru/users/777igor55...0376151751992/
here hand made eyelids.
Source from russian web.
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from mother russia LOL

i meant where are the pix of ur eyelids...of your car ? I would like to see how they look....
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