# giving the bug black eyes and face lift

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**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [March 6, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/giving-the-bug-black-eyes-and-face-lift/242604 "2009-03-06T12:59:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/giving-the-bug-black-eyes-and-face-lift/242604/7 "2009-03-07T10:48:25Z")

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> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/14984/31):
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> what is the joey mod? i always hear people saying it but never knew what it was.

> [@Stealership. Pun intended.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stealership-pun-intended/15186/25):
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> I don’t really see anything funny? It looks like he’s saying he’s doing a retrofit.
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> No, I don’t think you’ve ever heard that. He’s referring to me, Joey, as I am doing retrofitted headlights.

no hes not referring to you. “joey mod”… it is a term used in the VW/Audi circles about smoking/painting your headlight housings, i remember hearing this a long time ago.

link from 2004 for proof

> **[DIY Joey Mod PROPER MASKING AND PAINTING!](https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/diy-joey-mod-proper-masking-and-painting.1567138/?id=1567138)**

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