Replacing Lens-Oakley Mars

[Anthony Thomas]

Sorry to jam this thread but I am curious if others have noticed that the c-clamps are a different color. The Mars I bought appears to have had one clip replaced already and is a different color from the other which I am guessing is original. Any suggestion on coloring these? I am also curious if heat treating the c-clips would help both with brittle nature and color so they more closely match. In my case the replacement clips that were included with my Mars are a bright shiny silver color whereas the X-metal is sort of a dark grey.

 

[JSC]

The original c clips appear to 'square' section and matt, whereas the replacements are 'flat' and shiny.

This sellers pictures show both type, the middle picture looks original, the others the new versions

12 REPLACEMENT C CLIPS / LENS CLIPS STAINLESS STEEL MADE FOR OAKLEY MARS ~ BEST | eBay

This seller just shows the new flat clips

OAKLEY MARS C RINGS 5 Pair | eBay

 

[qtrain23]

Sorry to jam this thread but I am curious if others have noticed that the c-clamps are a different color. The Mars I bought appears to have had one clip replaced already and is a different color from the other which I am guessing is original. Any suggestion on coloring these? I am also curious if heat treating the c-clips would help both with brittle nature and color so they more closely match. In my case the replacement clips that were included with my Mars are a bright shiny silver color whereas the X-metal is sort of a dark grey.

heat treating it would make it more brittle because youd be hardening it. You'd have to anneal it. I started using steel/aluminum wire and it works just fine and makes lens changes roughly 1000 times easier

 

[qtrain23]

I am thinking about doing my own video of this Mars clip thingy. Maybe get my wife to video it - start to finish. No promises but perhaps a nice way to pay it forward. Maybe an iterative approach - get some comments and then adjust the vid until there is a good consensus of a few different tools and recommended approaches.

Thanks again qtrain23 for the lens cutting info. Now I can see I have some options for custom cutting some lenses for my Mars.

Any recommendations or maybe I should try it myself. I have have a Dremel tool. The lenses are a bit pricey to "practice" on though. Lots of folks point to Dr Chop and X-man. Perhaps I will check some local optometry shop see if they can recommend something.

i cut mars lenses all the time as well if you wanna go that route. I use a belt sander, an xacto knife, a dremel, and a few fine nail files, not necessarily in that order.

 

[THE X-MAN]

Xmetalmaniac or infinitehero ..........there are no better people to cut lenses......some people cobble in their garage but for me I go to the dudes who do this stuff every day.

 

[pjd1234]

Nice thread very informative about the c clips i am very hesitant about changing the mars lense i changed mines once and did not attempt to do it again because of scratching the damn frame i remember putting clear tape on the frame to prevent scratching and small needle fliers still ending up with a little bit of scratch i was gonna post if there was a special tool to take the clips out i guess none a video would be nice...