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Replica SHADES review thread!!

darby g

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I gave a pair of the 2132 to my mate who owns lots of gen ray bans and a bit of a rb geek.hes had hem a few weeks and uses them for driving and day to day etc.he still hasn't questioned whether they are authentic or not !!! He loves them

Yeah, the quality on these things are pretty good. The high end RB reps feel just as good as gen. I wouldn't know they were reps if I wasn't the one who bought them
 

jamieroquai

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The 2132 are from the same seller as on the first page of this thread?
The high end reps I mean?
 

darby g

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No problem, I was starting to mix up who I bought what from as well, so I figured it would be good to clear the air haha
 

darby g

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I got the UV test cards in today, and tested the rep glasses. All but the extremely clear blue gradient RB2132 passed with flying colors. I'm not worried about the blue gradient ones, as my pupils don't even dilate when they're on, they are very clear.

I'll post pictures of these tests when I actually have time. Anyway, don't worry about UV light getting through these, they are solid.
 

jamieroquai

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That's great news! But I bought the gradient ones so that's a bit less good uv wise then lol
 

darby g

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That's great news! But I bought the gradient ones so that's a bit less good uv wise then lol

They still block UV, just not as well as the others that block 100%. The lenses are very light, so your pupils won't enlarge, and you won't get any sun damage to your eyes. If they were dark lenses that didn't block UV, then that would be a serious issue. Luckily the G15, and NDG lenses block UV 100%

I wouldn't worry, enjoy those shades!
 

Mendota

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Awesome! Thanks for doing those tests for us!! Are they single use cards or is it something where you look at the card through the lens and see a result?
 

jamieroquai

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I think alot of AE sellers are going to be flooded with orders after these test results lol
 

darby g

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Awesome! Thanks for doing those tests for us!! Are they single use cards or is it something where you look at the card through the lens and see a result?

They are these credit card sized UV testers. They change color depending on how much UV light gets through. I believe it's full spectrum sensitive. I bought a pack of 6 from Amazon for about 10 bucks. Should work for a very long time as far as I can tell. Pic tomorrow!
 

Mendota

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That is fantastic. I'm totally going to have to try on some gen Ray Bans now to narrow down what I want. I really like the look of the nicest quality ones you posted.
 

darby g

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Yeah, it's always good to try em on first. The reps are only like 25, but you don't wanna waste anything.I've got 5 different shades coming in, 2 are sitting in ISC San Fransico (for four days now..), 3 classic wayfarer are waiting to be shipped (one matte, one regular black, one tortoise).
 

darby g

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Anybody find or buy any good Tom Ford Aviator reps?
I've actually tried to look for some Tom Ford, but I haven't found the right search term for it yet. The RB wayfarer are quite good if you like them. I think someone in the Aliexpress thread got some good ones, might be worth searching
 

dukie5440

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I've actually tried to look for some Tom Ford, but I haven't found the right search term for it yet. The RB wayfarer are quite good if you like them. I think someone in the Aliexpress thread got some good ones, might be worth searching
Thanks. I actually have all the wayfarer reps and some great persols. Just need some aviators to round out the brigade

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