[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Oakleys? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/27/2009 5:41:40 PM EDT
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I need some help..
My beloved Revos broke the other day. I went out to buy another pair to learn that Revo was bought out by Oakley, no more Revo 
I shop around at Sunglass hut and found that I really didnt like Maui Jims style, although high quality, girlish or stuck in the 70s. Off to ray-ban, had some that I liked and put on the short list. Now, Oakley, Had a couple pair that looked good.... Something like half X, I liked best. Now here the choices: Rayban: $180, glass lenses Oakley: Half-X, $325, plastic lenses 
I like the Oakley the best but are they worth $325+? what do you guys think of Oakley vs Rayban or others? Thanks Bri |
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I have the Oakley Half Jackets, with both clear and tinted lenses. I've used them for everything from casual wear to carbine courses to eye-pro for patient care, and I absolutely love them.
That said, they cost me 50 bucks through .gov sales. No way I'd pay 400 bucks. |
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I went with Oakley Flak Jackets as well. They're damn fine glasses and worth the money. Interchangeable lens options for just about any lighting / task (clear, ultra-blacked-out, polarized, orange, yellow, etc, etc, etc), good coatings for scratch resistance and anti-glare, and they do a better job at ballistic protection for your eyes than most cheap range goggles ever could. |
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I've heard they make Asian versions of many of their popular frames, for people with flat & narrow faces.
I have a narrow face so, lots dont fit... I need the smaller lense type. Quoted:
Oakley > All I don't like the ones you posted, though. Get some Crosshairs or Wardens. Kharn |
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I have had MANY oakleys. Great CS when they have issues.
When I lived in So Cal I would drive to the factory and replace a $200 pair of glasses for $40. I think you can replace them for about $60-$80 through the mail. In person was perfect. Now I buy crappy gas station glasses for $8.00. I feel no pain when the get scratched or broke. If I leave them at home, no big deal. Another pair of $8 glasses... |
| I have a pair of authentic X-metal Juliets I picked up off eBay (legitimately) and I like them, alot. I really enjoy having a metal frame, where I can replace the lenses on down the line if they become scratched. The optical clarity is pretty damn fine and I won't buy sunglasses that aren't polarized. |
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I have had MANY oakleys. Great CS when they have issues. When I lived in So Cal I would drive to the factory and replace a $200 pair of glasses for $40. I think you can replace them for about $60-$80 through the mail. In person was perfect. Now I buy crappy gas station glasses for $8.00. I feel no pain when the get scratched or broke. If I leave them at home, no big deal. Another pair of $8 glasses... Friends don't let friends wear cheap ass sunglasses. Treated a patient last summer who had shards from a pair of cheap sunglasses embedded in his eye. |
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I've heard they make Asian versions of many of their popular frames, for people with flat & narrow faces.
I have a narrow face so, lots dont fit... I need the smaller lense type. Quoted:
Oakley > All I don't like the ones you posted, though. Get some Crosshairs or Wardens. Kharn Yes, yes they do. I myself have had a few pairs of Oakley and have loved them all. I was going to buy some new rubber for the old Zero's that I had, but then I lost them this past weekend. Either that or they got stolen. FUCK!! that still pisses me off. |
If you have a gov. ID you can get them here, thats what I do... 
https://secure.usstandardissue.com/index.cfm?&CFID=2719099&CFTOKEN=36788558 |
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This. These put Jokelys to shame. |
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If you have a gov. ID you can get them here, thats what I do...
https://secure.usstandardissue.com/index.cfm?&CFID=2719099&CFTOKEN=36788558 This where I do my shopping  Oakleys been working for me for years.
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I just got a pair of Oakleys Flak Jacket glasses a couple weeks ago 
AWESOME glasses!
Look at it this way. Even if they only last you 10 years, thats only what, 35 bucks a year? Since the frames a damn strong, and you can replace the lenses (most likely part to break) and the nose pieces, the glasses SHOULD last you for a very loooong time! |
These are my every day pair- polarized and hydrophobic custom Flak Jackets. About $250 in this config. :
I also have: Oil Rig Splice Bottlecap Antix ballistic M-frame Juliet Romeo Half Jacket Thump O Rokr Pro Love 'em all, wear 'em all. Sad that I've got an f-ing nice SBR with a can's worth of money into glasses, but what's done is done. |
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I've been wearing a pair of Oakleys of some sort for over 14 years.
They are worth it, and they will fix them for likel $20 if you break em. $40 will fix them with new lenses (at least last time I used the service) I really like the Half-Jackets. They were just a touch over $100. |
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