pox ridden eyelids aarrggghhh!

stilson · 12 Aug 2009, 9:23 pm

Yay. Fitting eyelids is such an enjoyable task, everyone should do it. if you already have them, remove them and fit them again.

I'm going to see if adding beer helps.

dAVo · 12 Aug 2009, 9:36 pm

What's the problem? Mine are ok to take off and put on.

Joel · 12 Aug 2009, 9:42 pm

he probably owns a car with 12 volt upright headlights
thats the joys of parts made in taiwan

helbus · 12 Aug 2009, 9:43 pm

Mmmmmm The cheap crap ones on our 1302 cracked the headlight lens. I am tossing up whether to toss them.

stilson · 12 Aug 2009, 9:53 pm

ah joel you are correct. the lips seem to foul the surround so ive bent them and they seem better but still a long way off. Theres only about 1/2mm clearance around the lense without the eylids and the eyelids are almaos 1mm thick. I need some kind words of encouragement or I may jump up and down on them.

stilson · 12 Aug 2009, 9:55 pm

I'm considering grinding off most of the lip and leaving 3 little tabs as mentioned in an earlier thread.
any thoughts?

Stanley · 13 Aug 2009, 6:35 am

.........use the force

vw54 · 13 Aug 2009, 8:30 am

are QUALITY Tawinese crap the joys buy cheap cry lots of times

the Origionals are the best but very hard to find made from brass they fit perfect to early headlights

h · 13 Aug 2009, 9:40 am

vw54 wrote:are QUALITY Tawinese crap the joys buy cheap cry lots of times

the Origionals are the best but very hard to find made from brass they fit perfect to early headlights

hmmm im perplexed that you havem't rolled out the old 45 here dave...
your losing your golden touch there young fella since your last os trip away to lala land 😂

for the eyelids - beer and bourbon can fix almost anything too coupled with a fbh

polak · 13 Aug 2009, 12:55 pm

i bought the el cheapo ones and after 3 hrs, 2 beers and another 4 bourbons i got them on to fit perfect.... only issue was that later they would get surface rust unless i polished them every 3 weeks.... i purchased some stainless steel ones, but never fitted them as i have since decided to do away with them. i changed the look/style of my car so they wouldnt suit now anyway.🤪

Joel · 13 Aug 2009, 8:45 pm

the garden variety eyebrows out there were never actually made to fit 12 volt style headlights which is why they fit so badly

you can get proper 12 volt ones that fit right and dont cover up half the headlight lense but hardly anywhere seems to sell them