Costa Sunglasses

[JakeyBaby]

I'm thinking about replacing my lenses on my Costa Tuna Alley sunglasses due to a few minor scratches. Costa wants right around $100 to replace. I've found a few places that's sell replacement lenses for theese but not 100% sure they are they same quality as Costas factory lenses? They say they are the same but not really sure. Anyone ever replace there lenses In the past, much better then buying a complete pair again.

Edited February 22, 2016 by JakeyBaby

[Yankee Troller]

Are they Plastic or Glass lenses that scratched?

[JakeyBaby]

400 G, Plastic

[Yankee Troller]

They want $100 for 400G? Or are you upgrading to a 580G?

[Yankee Troller]

Call Mike @ Webster Eye Care and see what a new pair with the 580P or G is. Tell him you know me and you fish.

[JakeyBaby]

Yup for the 400 G plastic lenses. I'm guessing because they pop the old ones out and pop the new ones in. Every where else I've seen the. Are right around $40 for the plastic replacements.

[Gator]

That's a silly price for plastic replacements. Listen to Yankee.

 

And if you can afford it, go with the 580G. It's orders of magnitude better.

[Yankee Troller]

And if you can afford it, go with the 580G. It's orders of magnitude better.

 

I have the 580P and the 580G. Like them both. The 580G is a great lens, but you will feel the weight difference.

[Dex]

Hands down the best glasses I have ever owned - if you can go 580G do it!

 

Costa's customer service in my experience is 2nd to none and worth the money to send in for repairs if you wish to stay with the 400s......

 

Dex

[PeltHunter]

If they're 400G they should be glass unless I'm mistaken on the labeling of the lenses. Just wondering how they got scratched, I've dropped my 580p Saltbreaks like 500 times on the lenses and they have no scratching which I'm very surprised/happy with. The actual lens scratching or the reflective coating?

[JakeyBaby]

Looks like I made a mistake when I said they are plastic. They are 400G which is glass.

[JakeyBaby]

That's the thing I was considering replacement of the lenses because I sent the to Costa in Daytona Beach a weak and a half ago for warranty work. The nose bad came apart from the frame. They charged me $12 for the repair plus shipping. Wouldn't you think that if something happened to a product under warranty that is it would be free to fix? I'm not complaining about the money I spent to fix them, just a point. If you spend $250 on a pair of sunglasses you would think maybe they would stand behind there life time warranty a little stronger. Believe me to theese glassed were not mistreated one bit what so ever Givin the price I paid for them! Little rant done, on the other hand I do absolutely love my Coatas!

[PeltHunter]

That's one thing I hear mixed reviews on with Costa, go on their Facebook page and every other post on there is someone having a bad experience with their customer service and then the next one says how great they were.

[Yankee Troller]

I snapped my frames on my Fisch 580G last Summer. Sent them in and had them back in less than 2 weeks. I think it cost me $25ish. My only gripe was they didn't make the color frame I had originally anymore, so I had to change that. I thought it was decent customer service.