Comments on: Safety Sunglasses

Question: Safety Sunglasses

god particle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:52:47 -0800

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.

By: god particle

god particle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:58:19 -0800

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

By: hal_c_on

hal_c_on — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:07:43 -0800

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.

By: cabingirl

cabingirl — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:26:56 -0800

There are several similar pairs of "vintage" sunglasses here.

By: Juliet Banana

Juliet Banana — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:32:03 -0800

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.

By: Juliet Banana

Juliet Banana — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:33:23 -0800

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.

By: AzraelBrown

AzraelBrown — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:55:27 -0800

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.

By: AzraelBrown

AzraelBrown — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:59:24 -0800

Hit 'post' too soon -- like, these from Crewes?

By: 6550

6550 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:32:30 -0800

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.

By: neuron

neuron — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:27:30 -0800

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.

By: Stylus Happenstance

Stylus Happenstance — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:43:50 -0800

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.