Safety Sunglasses

July 1, 2009 12:52 PM

I have a pair of safety glasses that I think would make cool sunglasses. Is there anywhere I can send them to have the original lenses removed and replaced with sunglasses lenses?

The sunglasses lenses don't have to be of particularly good quality, cheaper is most certainly better here.

posted by god particle to clothing, beauty, & fashion (10 comments total)

Alternatively, these are the safety glasses in question, so if anyone knows any sunglasses that are very similar to those, that will also work.

Thanks
posted by god particle at 12:58 PM on July 1

Those are some unfortunate glasses...and the most unfortunate model ever.

But LensCrafters, and all the other big box places will do it on lens without prescription.
posted by hal_c_on at 1:07 PM on July 1

There are several similar pairs of "vintage" sunglasses here.
posted by cabingirl at 1:26 PM on July 1

This is the second time I've linked back to this comment in the past week.

For future reference: Global Eyeglasses will put new lenses in any pair of eyeglass frames for around $10. Use the code "glassyeyes" to discount 10%. It is vastly, vastly cheaper than any brick and mortar optometrist, even the big box places.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:32 PM on July 1

Note: You can choose tinted lenses farther on in the ordering process at Global Eyeglasses, and you can leave the prescription blank if you have perfect vision.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:33 PM on July 1

About 10-15 years ago, I had some safety glasses almost exactly like that, but they came with tinted lenses. You might want to just keep shopping; that's a pretty standard style of safety glasses, I'll bet somebody makes them with a tinted lenses somewhere. Or contact Aearo and see if they have the option even if it's not on their site.
posted by AzraelBrown at 1:55 PM on July 1

Hit 'post' too soon -- like, these from Crewes?
posted by AzraelBrown at 1:59 PM on July 1

I don't think you are but just in case, based on your title, you shouldn't use re-lensed safety glasses as safety glasses unless unless you know the lenses are the correct type.
posted by 6550 at 3:32 PM on July 1

Ask an eyeglasses shop. I once got prescription sunglasses and requested polarized lenses. They basically just made regular lenses and put some sort of tinted, polarizing sticker over them. Lasted years.
posted by neuron at 6:27 PM on July 1

Most labs will probably insist on putting safety lenses in a safety frame. They can still be sunglasses, but they might charge you extra, and some labs don't deal with safety frames at all.
posted by Stylus Happenstance at 6:43 PM on July 1