Hey guys I just got my JDM eyelids from Hong Kong. I only paid $30 for them and got them in like 2 weeks.

Can't remember who I paid to get them but she was on this boards, I think Jenz03 or something like that

Moving on, as you can see I am in the chicago land area, where should I go to get them painted? Are the paint/color codes universal? How much should I expect to pay?

thanks

 

go to a local body shop they will be able to color match off of the paint code listed on your door, i wouldn't expect to pay more than $50 but that is in my area.

 

how do your eyelids look? I havnt gotten mine yet, but I have a feeling they will be in tomorrow.. I got em from jennz03 too =)
b

 

look pretty friggin sweet for $30

no joke, they are nice

 

no man, do it urself, u get a can at canadian tire, and u can do it with one small can man, like 8 bucks only and clearcoat can is like 10bucks.

i did it myself and it looks bodyshop quality, no chipping, i'll update my pics in my profile soon.


i put on like 7-8 thin base coats and like 5 clear coats. and it looks awesome, they would surely charge u like 50$ at bodyshop.

by the way, if ur in the US the paint should cost even cheaper cuz the above i mentioned was for CDN dollars.

 

pics?

 

glad you received them and like them ;]

 

hmmm so i should just take the paint code number and go to my local auto store or hardware store or what??? I know where they sell paint but don't want to get the wrong color

i like the idea of doing it myself, thanks for the personal experience

 

i think im gonna leave mine black, and black out my headlight housings...and get black tails it will match the black/cf spoiler i want and the 20%tint i wanna get as well lol, but i might paint mine thunder gray to match maybe.

 

dude i got my eyelids in today too... the blue paint job the guy did for me in hong kong was simply AWESOME!!! as soon as I receive my blacked out housings from al banks I'm putting these
lids on and posting pics!!!

thanks jennz03 this is PHATASS!!
b

 

I put mine on with the tape it came with, do u guys think the tape will hold it?

 

Are they EVO headlights?

 

EDIT: oops, double post

 

no, they are a piece that goes on the top of the stock lancer headlights to make them look thinner.