Help! My X Squareds are too tight!

[flakerson]

Does anyone know how to loosen the ear... shafts... on a pair of X Squared? They are squeezing my head a bit too much for comfort.

 

[Inkkoonce]

Does anyone know how to loosen the ear... shafts... on a pair of X Squared? They are squeezing my head a bit too much for comfort.

I shaved the t shocks down a little bit. But I'd love to hear other peoples tips because I have the same problem.

 

[flakerson]

Smaller/thinner Temple shocks definitely helped! Thank you! Not perfect but muuuuuuuuch better

Still tight, and I still need two hands to put them on without stabbing or scraping my head... not great for driving.

 

[dragonvoi]

put em on like goggles. top of the head like a halo then pull down.

 

[agentshane]

my try removing the temple shocks all together. As they loosen up over time you can put them back in. I wear a 7 5/8 hat so I have the same issue sometimes after I have them tuned up.

 

[Inkkoonce]

my try removing the temple shocks all together. As they loosen up over time you can put them back in. I wear a 7 5/8 hat so I have the same issue sometimes after I have them tuned up.

Does metal on metal damage them at all if you remove the tshocks? Without tshocks they fit me wonderfully.

 

[agentshane]

Won’t guarantee it, but mine haven’t

 

[TheDukeOfIce]

3 parts compose the tightness of the fit for the XS

1st - Nose Bride gaskets thickness
2nd - Temple rubbers thickness
3rd - Nose bridge Hex tightness

Change your Temple Gaskets along with the orbital Gaskets - biggest impact.

Ive found the XS to be the most comfortable of all X Metal frames once properly setup.

OEM also had a concave Temple Shock that was very “squishy” and made things very comfortable as well.

Also, depending on how thick/new the orbital gaskets are - it will press substantially more on your head.

My first XS frame was so tight and painful to wear I thought the frame was inferior.
I then got a more used frame, and it is still today the most comfortable pair of X Metals I wear.

If you already shaved down the temple rubbers thickness, next I would remove the nose bridge gaskets, and shave them down a little bit as well. A little bit goes a long way with this shaving, but when you put them back on - they will be substantially more flexible, and way more comfortable.

 

[Inkkoonce]

3 parts compose the tightness of the fit for the XS

1st - Nose Bride gaskets thickness
2nd - Temple rubbers thickness
3rd - Nose bridge Hex tightness

Change your Temple Gaskets along with the orbital Gaskets - biggest impact.

Ive found the XS to be the most comfortable of all X Metal frames once properly setup.

OEM also had a concave Temple Shock that was very “squishy” and made things very comfortable as well.

Also, depending on how thick/new the orbital gaskets are - it will press substantially more on your head.

My first XS frame was so tight and painful to wear I thought the frame was inferior.
I then got a more used frame, and it is still today the most comfortable pair of X Metals I wear.

If you already shaved down the temple rubbers thickness, next I would remove the nose bridge gaskets, and shave them down a little bit as well. A little bit goes a long way with this shaving, but when you put them back on - they will be substantially more flexible, and way more comfortable.

I haven’t even touched the nose bridge gaskets yet. I guess I got some homework for tomorrow

 

[flakerson]

Thank you! I'll try this tomorrow