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i just got my car tinted and took them a pic of a car with eyebrows cause they didn't know what i was talking about. they experimentally put on an opaque tint to the top of the headlights, and it did the job. is this how they're typically done? is this going to fall off in a week? they've been on for like 2 days, and they only charged me 10 bucks so, what the hell? seems ghetto to me tho.
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jim
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Never heard of that being done, i just used good vinyl.
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Yeah, a lot of people use vinyl. Some people paint them in lieu of vinyl, though.
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yeah use vinyl, don't go with paint man, cause pretty soon, those "eyebrow" things are gonna be just as popular as the headlight "blackouts" which have went from ordering at a parts store to, goint to your local Wal-Mart and getting them. lol, thas just my 2cents, i think that the "eyebrows" are gonna crash and burn like the blackouts did, but don't get me wrong, some people still like the blackouts. 
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i made mine and not w/ vinyl  . so if this fad fades, i can get rid of them. they look just like the real ones u see on euros from real tuners.
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i think either VenomSVT or OutlawdSVT (cant remember which one it is) used the headlight covers and actually cut them to look like eyebrows. Easy way to remove/install. 
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are there articles or posts as to how vinyl eyebrows are done (adhesives, procedures)? and where do you get vinyl?
thanks
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Heres the best way to do them, first measure basically the sq inch area you need for each headlight and go to a sign shop and ask for some, it comes out to like 2.00. Next, since our cars come with feature lines already in the headlights you will use these as a point of reference for a consistent shape. Take painters tape and lay it down so the top side of the tape lines up with the feature line across the headlight. Next, apply the vinyl over the headlight and tape smoothly, or you will get bubbles. Once you have laid down the vinyl, you will be able to see the junction between the top edge of the tape and the headlight. Simply cut along this junction and voila, you have eyebrows. Mye-brows
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NY State Trooper: So what makes your car so special to have SVT all over it?
Me: Er...It was made by Fords SPECIAL Vehicle Team?
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holy mother of gawd. Do you need a car with all of that salt! *Hates living up north and that is just another reason why he cannot allow himself to go any further north than he is!* I think I'd have to put my car out of its misery, or give it a bath. A sponge bath.... 
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