DIY How to make cheap inexpensive prescription sunglasses

How to use prescription lenses and put them with sunglasses to make prescription sunglasses. I call these my redneck prescription sunglasses! Try it out to save some money.

[@rodneyhamilton2562]

I had an idea of taking spare prescription eyeglasses and turning them into sunglasses using car window tinting. Looking into it.

[@volcom05345]

Dude rad!!! I have everything I need to do this already. Broken prescription glasses, old ray bans and a hot glue gun. Awesome idea!

[@ramsesosirus]

10 years later and I'm doing this today- have a couple pair of wraparound sunglasses and old lenses from broken glasses. I was thinking about doing this, but wasn't sure about the glue type or if I had completely lost it! I do have a couple pair of "real Rx sunglasses", but it's hard to find wraparound ones that are affordable. Worst case is I lose the lenses which come from broken glasses, and/or I lose the non Rx sunglasses that I can't really use to see

[@ramsesosirus]

Well, it was pretty easy. Cleaned everything really well first, hot glue gun on low temp as to not melt the plastic lenses... I love it! I know hot glue fails in the cold, so I'll reserve these for warm weather. Just spent $0 on 2 pair of Rx polarized sunglasses! I did it on mirrored lenses, makes it much less visible from the outside. I had the song "Real Men of Genius" playing in my head the whole time haha! 😅 Might even buy some cheapo glasses online just to salvage the lenses

[@scarinit]

Bravo bravo very ingenious. This idea is perfect on my favorite aviator sunglass, a million thanks

[@cesarrubio1059]

Good looking out! Had the same idea just needed to check what glue to use.

[@thehunzz]

Wonder if it'll work with beer goggles 🤔 I'm due for a beach vacation soon.

[@nutmegger1957]

Not a bad idea, as long as the sun glass lens doesn't melt from the heat of the hot glue. You'll also have to deal with the irritating presence of blobs (no matter how small) of glue in your field of vision. Also helps if you have a spare set of Prescription lenses around. Don't destroy your only pair to do this (lol).

[@millerluke1996]

Mutha fuckin genius

[@JoseMejia-kg6gi]

Good idea. I was wondering if a cheap glue gun would work on this? Window tinting prescription glasses also crossed my mind.

[@mkuti-childress3625]

What?? I just now saw this, and it is freaking _brilliant_! I’m going to have to try it with my old coke bottle birth control glasses. I’m sure there are other ways to attach the glasses lenses to the sunglasses lenses, so it’s worth it to experiment. Freaking _brilliant_, I say!

[@KuntryFried_ATV]

I love it, I've never thought about doing that, I'm going to do it today.

[@RicoRides1]

The bigger the prescription lenses, the less of an issue will be having glue lines in your field of view. Positioning the lenses in the best place to be in the main line of your sight helps too.

[@brandonreeves9822]

I wear prescription glasses, decently big plastic frames (I guess that don't matter ) but I'm getting new ones because mine broke and I temperarly fixed them, but I never really got into sunglasses until I got normal glasses and I'm glad this works because I was gonna try it when my new ones come in and I went to youtube for some help and u guess I found it. thanks!

[@mikeregan3265]

Prescription sunglasses where I live can be made by Fielmann for less than 20€. Those diys look kinda strange.

[@rpena76]

Wondering if the Clear Gorrila glue will work better?

[@ndane2]

get self adhereing window tint and put em on your frames, some nice sunglasses looking frames are oakly mainlink mnps

[@marshaleechambers273]

Good idea. Thanks!

[@starlord6088]

Nice

[@Aftermath-o4f]

Kinda genius, but I think I’d have trouble with my astigmatism and positioning the lens

[@drlucky547]

Are these legal at collages and high schools?

[@Amraks]

you could do this better with optical glue which cures under uv light.

[@Maluprince315]

can you do that to any pair? really I'm mentioning the video recording glasses they sell on spy tech.. no screws on it tho..

[@RicoRides1]

This can be done to most glasses, but some work better than others, depends on well the curvature of the prescription and sunglass lenses match up. So if the curvatures make a fairly decent fit, doesn't need to be totally flush, you could hot glue and go for it!

[@MattNewmanR]

Great idea!

[@georgetudor640]

so cool, thanks!

[@TheJessica753]

Awesome!!!

[@ismadd1990]

why dont just buy a cheap 20$ polarized prescription sunglasses lens with variety of color to choose, from mirrored to nightvision lens online? Just message your prescription rx to the seller, when you received your lens , bring it to optical and cut to fit on frame nice and elegant.

[@iBeKrystyne]

Isma DD it's not always that easy. Especially someone like me with a strong prescription (-7.25, -7.5). If they even carry my prescription, I cannot escape any website without them asking me to pay over $200 😭

[@Aftermath-o4f]

Where you getting that for $20!

[@caibolun6084]

just wear sunglass and contact or buy a pair of UV sensitive lens for fuck's sake