Walleva Black Polarized Replacement Lenses for Oakley Inmate Sunglasses

Nice product. It is nice lens. It is as what is described.

My Oakley Inmates are the chrome ones with semi-mirrored non-polarized iridium lenses. The Oakley lenses were great, but over time they do scratch and since scratches are noticeable on mirrored lenses, I needed to get a replacement.As far as I can tell, Walleva are the only place which even makes replacement lenses for Oakley's Inmate models - Oakley didn't seem to have any - so they are the only game in town.I ordered the polarized lenses since I do spend a bit of time outside, paid my money and hoped for the best. The lenses came well-packed in a little box along with a cleaning cloth. After I eventually figured out how to pop out the Oakley lenses without destroying them I installed the new pair. I wouldn't say they are quite as "optically correct" as Oakleys, but they are great to look through - very little if any distortion, and the polarization of course makes them very useful in bright, sunlit areas especially around water. They fit perfectly and make the glasses the equivalent of Oakley's polarized Inmates but at a fraction of the cost.They saved me from having to buy new glasses - highly recommended.

The Oakley Inmates are classic sunglasses that Oakley stopped producing some time ago. They made an appearance in 'The Book of Eli' when Denzel Washington's character sported them throughout the film. People are trying to hock these ~$150 (new) shades on eBay for $300 (used), so obviously finding any replacement parts for sunglasses manufactured 10 years ago are going to be a fool's errand. These Walleva lenses are an errand for a fool, to be sure, sadly though I think its the only option available, and for $20 I suppose it was worth a try, hence the 3 stars given that so few companies are even trying to offer these. A quick couple notes/warnings:1.) The lenses are not the same design as the OEM lenses, as you can see in the images - Oakley's utilize a lip/ridge to sit in the frame, and it makes them extremely secure, as you will find out when trying to remove them. Try to lift up a bit around the edge of the top/center of each lens section of the frame, and push from the inside out. These replacements are designed to basically just try to sit in the frame using the outside edges of the lens and I guess rely on being thin enough to fit in the channel. Because your frame shape may not match the lens shape exactly, because there are no ridges that will actually lock the lens into the frame channel, and because both are relatively rigid structures, the lenses will keep popping out if they are even slightly out of alignment. Largely because the lenses are only ever-so-slightly larger than the circumference of the lens opening, so there's not a lot to hold them in place. In my attempts, one lens fit in relatively securely, the other was out of alignment and constantly falling out with a slight breeze.2.) The lenses are not really close in quality, the thickness displayed in the pic is only an example of that, but there are many others, to include optical clarity, smudge resistance, darkness of the lenses, etc. Because the fit is poor, you may find yourself having to put the lens back in frequently which leads to more smudges and cleaning the lenses which leads to them popping out more. Vicious cycle.My fix so far is to bend the frame a bit to match the shape of the lens - I might try superglue since there's really nothing to lose at this point and the OEMs are too scratched up to be usable. Best of luck in your attempts with these!

Did not fit. Slightly too small, and too thin and flexible. Half the thickness of the original lenses.

I was originally going to purchase different glasses because Oakley does not make replacement lenses for the Inmate and the Inmate sunglasses are now discontinued. After watching a video on youtube, I was able to quickly remove the old lenses that I was originally told were not replaceable. Fortunately, I found Walleva's replacement lenses so that I do not have to spend hundreds of dollars to replace my favorite glasses. The new lenses went in easily and fit perfectly. No gaps or issues around the lenses. I'm not sure if people who had problems with the fitment had old lenses that have since been updated or that their frames were bent. The lenses are very well packaged and arrived quickly.

Clarity is great, but fitment is a little off. The lenses are thinner, more flexible, and pop out easily during cleaning. The original lenses I had in for the past 4 years were hell to remove....3 stars, probably won't buy these again.

Didn’t fit my frames. One lens is a perfect fit, the other is loose. Also significantly less tinted than the stock Oakley lenses of the most similar shade.

I recently ordered these lenses for my Oakley Inmates that got a slight ding in one of the lenses and was referred to amazon by Oakley to replace my lenses. After following the instructions on Walleva's Website for the installation I discovered that the lenses were not cut similarly to the OEM lenses and thus would not stay in. When they were placed on my face the lenses would pop out with any flex on the frames made by my face.