Tip for Getting Cheap Ray-Ban Sunglasses

We all know that motorcycles and sunglasses go together like, uh, say...um, I don't know--milk and cookies!... I suppose. Anyway, here's an example:



Shotguns are good too, but that's a different thread. You might try this one: Click

Anyway, I don't know if everyone who owns and loves Ray-Bans knows this, but if your glasses get damaged, don't throw them out! Even if they're no longer under warranty, or the damage is not covered by the warranty, send them in for repair!

I've done this several times. A new pair of Ray-Bans will cost you $100 or more. I recently dropped mine and cracked one of the lenses. I sent them in to the repair address available on the web, along with a $12.50 processing fee. I just got a letter back saying that for an additional $28 they will repair and return them.

Now, that might mean they'll replace the broken lense, or replace the glasses completely. Either way, I get my Ray-Bans back, not for the price of a new pair, but for $40.

Consider yourself informed...

Jb :coolsmiley02:

James Burleigh said:

A new pair of Ray-Bans will cost you $100 or more.

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Shrewd shopping get's me my Ray-Bans in the $75-$80 range.

Thanks for the tip - though I usually lose them before I break them. <_<

If you built a pair of Serengetti's out of their parts book they'd be about $400! But I still love my Drivers... Not aware of any similar program to Ray-Bans, I think they make more on spare parts than the original glasses (sort of like North American vehicles?) <_<

SkooterG said:

Thanks for the tip - though I usually lose them before I break them. <_<

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So, you lose track of them while flying through the air and tumbling?

I s'pose I could have resisted...but giving in to temptation feels so deliciously good!

madmike2 said:

SkooterG said:

Thanks for the tip - though I usually lose them before I break them. <_<

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So, you lose track of them while flying through the air and tumbling?

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LOL! :lol2: :clapping:

FastJoyRide said:

If you built a pair of Serengetti's out of their parts book they'd be about $400! But I still love my Drivers... Not aware of any similar program to Ray-Bans, I think they make more on spare parts than the original glasses (sort of like North American vehicles?) <_<

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I have two pair of Serenghetis in for repair right now. One will cost $15.00, the other $25.00. I have the option of getting new ones (Large Aviators, #5022 I believe) for $75.00 each. Don't ask my why I have so many pair of these.

I do Serengetti's from Campmor, Clicky here

(no affiliation with Campmor, no commission on sales, etc etc)

I've used RayBans for ages and have always had excellent luck with getting them repaired at the factory for VERY reasonable prices. Such service is one reason why I continue to use RayBans. The last pair I sent in actually had the small weld on the frame break. I couldn't understand. It was a pair of RayBan "Drivers" that was only 20 years old.... They sent me a letter of apology that the frames were obsolete and could not be repaired...and then I got a new pair of similar RayBans in the mail a week later. For no charge. I still haven't quite figured that but the new glasses wear fine.

Oakley is the same way - I've had a pair all but completely destroyed - sent them back with a check for $17.50 and they sent (literally) a new pair to replace them.

Got my first pair ever last fall-prescription lenses, semi wrap around. Without a doubt the best sunglasses for riding I've ever had. Not cheap, but well worth the cost.

I have a very nice pair of Ray Bans that I bought in France and love them. They are the best pair of glasses I've ever owned. I haven't had to send them in for repairs yet but I figure they raped us when we bought them the first time and still make a profit on the $20 one may send in for a new pair.

radman said:

Without a doubt the best sunglasses for riding I've ever had.

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Not sure if everyone knows this about the Ray-Ban G-15 lens used in the Aviator style sunglassess:

The Aviator was created in 1936, and was developed specifically for military pilots who required a lens that reduced glare while NOT changing the true color of objects. So if you look at an object and then that same object through the Ray-Bans, you will notice that its true color is not changed. :graduated:



Jb

James Burleigh said:

radman said:

Without a doubt the best sunglasses for riding I've ever had.

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Not sure if everyone knows this about the Ray-Ban G-15 lens used in the Aviator style sunglassess:

The Aviator was created in 1936, and was developed specifically for military pilots who required a lens that reduced glare while NOT changing the true color of objects. So if you look at an object and then that same object through the Ray-Bans, you will notice that its true color is not changed. :graduated:

Jb

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Where are you getting those and how much are they? Glass lenses or plastic?

I've got an old set of Cats that are fine except that the lenses have, over the years, picked up a lot of scratches. I wonder if they'd put new glass in the frames if I sent them in.

- Mark

Bike Effects said:

Where are you getting those and how much are they? Glass lenses or plastic?

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Quick Search Clicky or

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I like these guys:

Marv Golden

V GER said:

Bike Effects said:

Where are you getting those and how much are they? Glass lenses or plastic?

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Quick Search Clicky or

Clicky 2

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In the first link, these appear to be different than the ones pictured. In the second link, it states "scratch/impact-resistant lenses". That does not tell me glass or plastic.

Bike Effects said:

V GER said:

Bike Effects said:

Where are you getting those and how much are they? Glass lenses or plastic?

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Quick Search Clicky or

Clicky 2

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In the first link, these appear to be different than the ones pictured. In the second link, it states "scratch/impact-resistant lenses". That does not tell me glass or plastic.

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This LINKY says glass, although they reference CR-39 (plastic) for prescription.

Ray Bans are soooo 1970's