Changing lenses on sunglasses?

rossbarney2003
rossbarney2003 Posts: 167
edited February 2008 in Workshop
I bought a pair of raleigh sunglasses for cycling a while back cus they were cheap and I was in dire need of a pair quick. I like them cus they do the job, and they came with 3 different lenses - Dark, yellow and clear - although they didn't come with any instructions on how to change the lenses, and i'm scared I break them lol.

Anybody know how to do it?

Here is a link to the glasses on amazon.

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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,719
    They look the same as my DHB ones. Flex the bar at the top, and pull the lenses so that they come out from the nose bridge.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    It's just a case of bending the frame. It shouldn't be too hard to do as they are only half framed.

    I've got a pair of Wiley-X sunglasses/goggles that are full framed, and needed to change the lenses and I was worried about breaking them, so I can understand your concern, but it should be fine to just bend the frame slightly.
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  • rossbarney2003
    rossbarney2003 Posts: 167
    Haha I feel soooo stupid now, they just popped out soooo easily!

    Thanx a lot :D
  • cycologist
    cycologist Posts: 721
    Glad you discovered the secret of popping out the lenses Ross.

    There's no reason to feel stupid at all - there is something intrinsically wrong with grabbing hold of a perfectly good pair of sunglasses and deliberately trying to rip out the lenses when you would normally be treating them with so much care for fear of scratching them.

    Did you get the different lenses back in OK (That's what I've often found to be the more difficult task)
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