xwhatsit
24th June 2009, 13:18
Hullo,
Picked up this old set of Stadium Mk.9s cheap as, just to pinch the nose-bridge screw (my nice pair was missing it).
Anyhow, these new ones are really nice goggles, the stitching is good and tight (my other ones leak a bit of air around the top because the stitching is loose), the leather around the face is nice and soft and comfy. The only issue with them is that the laminated glass is, er, de-laminating. It's fine straight ahead but peripheral vision is not great.
It'd be a shame to chuck them out because of this. Is there any way to fix this? Bit of heat? Peel the laminate off entirely? Or has anybody got a pair of lenses from a stuffed pair? I see Halcyon (http://www.classicpartsltd.com/replacements.htm), who seem to have acquired the old patents and designs from Stadium (they've got the little Patent text under the lens, just like the Stadiums), offer spare parts, but at £26 plus shipping I'm not quite that keen.
Picked up this old set of Stadium Mk.9s cheap as, just to pinch the nose-bridge screw (my nice pair was missing it).
Anyhow, these new ones are really nice goggles, the stitching is good and tight (my other ones leak a bit of air around the top because the stitching is loose), the leather around the face is nice and soft and comfy. The only issue with them is that the laminated glass is, er, de-laminating. It's fine straight ahead but peripheral vision is not great.
It'd be a shame to chuck them out because of this. Is there any way to fix this? Bit of heat? Peel the laminate off entirely? Or has anybody got a pair of lenses from a stuffed pair? I see Halcyon (http://www.classicpartsltd.com/replacements.htm), who seem to have acquired the old patents and designs from Stadium (they've got the little Patent text under the lens, just like the Stadiums), offer spare parts, but at £26 plus shipping I'm not quite that keen.