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3D Eyelids Help

Postby Rob_RA » Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:59 pm

Hey All

I'm after 3D eyelids painted or maybe in CF and am a little confused at the moment.

So far I have found them for as cheap as $23USD and up to $160USD.

Just want to make sure I get a quality product with no issues.

Has anyone brought these recently amd if so how much, where from etc...

Any help would be appreciated

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Postby bd-850 » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:12 pm

i cant really help mine were $50 off ebay 2nd hand but new. he bought them, then sold the car

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Postby Blakey » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:12 pm

a guy on Ebay called like RickChong or something sells them. buy off him. he has CF and normal i belive

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or you can get these fender covers, IMHO they are ugly as, and dont seem right
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Postby bd-850 » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:19 pm

like evrything, speak to Ofey, with his many contacts im sure he can find what your after for the best price

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Postby Rob_RA » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:28 pm

@ bd-850 - Will do thanks

@ Blakey - Thanks for the links, so you think its worth paying the extra as both the links you provided seem to be at the upper end of the scale?? Am happy to pay if its worth it, but back to my original post, can buy these significantly cheaper. Am happy to pay the extra to ensure a quality product. have you brought from this guy before?

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Postby Blakey » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:56 pm

if they are as cheap as you say, buy the cheap ones, if they dont fit properly throw them?
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Postby Dire » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:09 pm

Or sell them for as much as the expensive ones :lol:

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Postby tadz0rz » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:12 pm

The main difference between the cheaper ones and the more expensive ones are the materials that are used. The mid-range to expensive ones are much more 'dense' and have more of a solid structure to them compared to the cheaper styled ones. Plus with the more expensive ones they fit the car a little bit better.

Ofey showed us the difference between the cheap and expensive ones awhile back and it was pretty major...Spend that little bit extra for the quality and you wont be disapointed.
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Postby Rob_RA » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:15 pm

Thanks Tadz - Thats the info I was after, aa I said i'm happy to pay, just could not understand why there was such a huge difference in price

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Postby tadz0rz » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:19 pm

Yeah that was what i had thought aswell. But comparing the cheaper ones to the more expensive ones, they are about 30 - 40% heavier...So its quite an increase in structure.
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Postby draevon » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:48 pm

I bought expensive ones from Rick Chong. They look good quality, and fit perfect I've seen cheaper ones and saw people having problems with them not fitting quite right, and looking semi asymmetrical. If you've got the cash, I'd spend it.
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Postby Rob_RA » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:52 pm

Thanks draevon, based on what's been said I'm pretty sure I will

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Postby bd-850 » Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:38 pm

The ones I bought were cheap ones and needed a fair bit of dremal work to make them fit

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Postby lukeaday » Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:14 pm

I have Rick Chongs ones on my car.
Perfect fit. Only took 10minutes to install both of them.
I used a bit of sikaflex for added security. Not a big fan of relying on double sided tape alone.
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Postby ofey » Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:26 pm

The ones I provide to all of you are from the same factory as Rick Chong's. I think he charges US$160 for them. The ones I get are A$160 color matched.
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