Revant Optics Premium Lenses for Oakley Gascan Gear Review
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Revant Optics makes premium replacement lenses for sunglasses. I recently got the opportunity to review a set for my Oakley Gascan sunglasses.
Why replacement lenses?
If you love your sunglasses but are thinking about replacing them because the lenses are damaged, (provided the lenses can be replaced) consider replacing the lenses only and keeping your original frames.
You can order replacement lenses from the original manufacturer, however these are always more expensive, if they are even offered (often they are discontinued), and the selection is lower. These guys specialize in replacement lenses and accessories – it’s the core of their business. They don’t make their own shades. They do lenses exceptionally well.
These are high quality lenses made for at least 12 different sunglasses brands. I own the Oakley Gascans in small, so decided to try a new lens. I only wish I had more of these lenses in different colours – they come in so many different shades!
These are a great product to have if you want to keep your old sunglasses around. Most of the wear and tear we experience on our sunglasses comes from the lenses being damaged. The lenses on my Gascans are a good example: I wear these sunglasses everywhere: skiing, climbing and even out flying.
After five years of heavy use, however, they have become incredibly scratched up and chipped. If it wasn’t for these replacement lenses, I’d have to purchase a new pair of sunglasses which cost around $165. Also, replacement lenses from Oakley cost between $105 – $120. So these are a less expensive option, and you don’t have to give up on quality or selection.
This new set of lenses cost under $50, with similar or better quality, and much more shade selection.
How to replace
If you’re wondering how to pop out your old lenses and replace them, check out some videos which generally have good instruction. I found out how to remove my lenses from a youtube video. There are loads of these videos available online.
I choose a conservative colour – black chrome – that is much like my original lens colour. I opted for polarized lenses (my old lenses were not polarized) in Black Chrome Mirrorshield. The lenses themselves for the small Gascans come in 18 different colours, including polarized and non-polarized versions.
Excellent clarity
My new lenses from Revant are the same or better quality than my original lenses made by Oakley. The clarity is excellent.
What’s in the box
When you order lenses from Revant, they’ll come nicely packaged in a plastic sleeve in a small box. You’ll also get a nice sunglasses sleeve with your order, which is really nice since you can never have too many since those have a tendency to go missing!
Where to buy
The lenses are available through the Revant Optics website only. They ship out of Oregon and have excellent support service, too, which we have used and can vouch for.