C2C eyelids

[06RadiantTacoma]

I was poking around c2c's site and i saw their eyelids, so i ordered them for my radiant red tacoma and i searched and saw no threads about them so i decided to do a little write up
my first impression when i opened the box was i payed 25 bucks for this?!?!
so i went outside and started to put them on so i first cleaned off the headlights(to reduce bubbles) and got every single piece of bug guts off, very tedious and took about 30 min a light.
i started on the drivers side on the inward side close to the grill and then realized it would be easier to start on the fender side because there is a little dip in the eyelids to fid where the hood meets the fenders. well sounds easy enough right who cant get a sticker on??\

not nearly that east my first one looked like shit, so genious idea appears. take it off and restick it, even worse idea. i ended up getting wrinkles no matter who meticulous i was i used my finger to squeege the air out as much as possible. well i guess thats enough reading you guys proabably wanna see some pics
Before:

After:

Wrinkles:

[raytinman]

you should have used some soapy water and then squeegy it out kinda like they do with window tinting

[cj99si]

use a needle to poke a hole in the bubles to get some more air out. It looks pretty messy.

[06RadiantTacoma]

yeah i realized that after all was said and done who knows i might order another set and try again cause i really think they look good (from about 10 feet)

[06RadiantTacoma]

Originally Posted by cj99si

use a needle to poke a hole in the bubles to get some more air out. It looks pretty messy.

i tried that but they are actual wrinklesin the vinyl and its not air or dirt trapped under

[cj99si]

try a local sign shop. I bet they can match your color and put them on for you. My neighbors a sing guy and he does that stuff all the time.

[LanNinja]

It looks good from a distance. Next time use the edge of a credit card to get the bubbles out.

[06RadiantTacoma]

tried the credit card tried a bondo applicator they ARE NOT bubbles that is where the vinyl is actually wrinkled

[morcheez]

i had a similar problem when i first tried....u need soapy water and a hair dryer to get it around the curve of the headlight ...i guess u kinda have to stretch it while its nice and hot to get it just right...i recommended some sort of instructions to xrobber but i guess they didnt think it was necessary ...u arent the first to have this problem

[Bigblue]

What I did was I took the sticker off the piece of paper, drenched the sticky side with soapy water, that allowed me to move it around as much as I wanted until I got it where I wanted. Then I squeegeed all the bubbles with a credit card. Then plugged a hair dryer into the bed outlets and dryed them off one at a time and used the credit card at the same time. The next day after it dryed completley, I used a safety pin to get out the excess bubbles. Came out pretty good, I think.

[tooblutacoma06]

^You were able to run a hair dryer off the bed outlet? I thought hair dryers pulled like 1700W or something like that..

BTW, the colormatched eyelids look pretty cool

[beastbluetaco]

Looks good man. I might just have to get some of those.

[Bigblue]

Originally Posted by tooblutacoma06

^You were able to run a hair dryer off the bed outlet? I thought hair dryers pulled like 1700W or something like that..

yeah, I could only keep on the lowest setting. If I put it any higher, it shorted out.

[06RadiantTacoma]

ok well i guess il buy another set and try againg then

[Pb]

Originally Posted by raytinman

you should have used some soapy water and then squeegy it out kinda like they do with window tinting

+1

That's the only way to apply vinyl, IMO. Don't do it dry. You'll F it up.