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First X-Metals! 2x Juliet

skl_andrey

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I came on the forum just as I started looking for my first pair of X-Metals, and here we are!

Took a while to get both pairs in hand, but the day has come:
1st pair: 1st gen Plasma (bone?) with Fire Iridium lenses, with box, coin & papers
2nd pair: 4th gen X-Metal with Ruby Iridium lenses

Both pairs will get a refresh soon, received all the spare parts from @SEAN WAYNE (huge thank you!) and waiting now for the pin pusher to arrive.

Pics are not amazing, but I'll come with a new set as soon as both pairs have been refreshed. 😎
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I came on the forum just as I started looking for my first pair of X-Metals, and here we are!

Took a while to get both pairs in hand, but the day has come:
1st pair: 1st gen Plasma (bone?) with Fire Iridium lenses, with box, coin & papers
2nd pair: 4th gen X-Metal with Ruby Iridium lenses

Both pairs will get a refresh soon, received all the spare parts from @SEAN WAYNE (huge thank you!) and waiting now for the pin pusher to arrive.

Pics are not amazing, but I'll come with a new set as soon as both pairs have been refreshed. 😎
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Congrats on the pickups! I recommend you don’t do the pins yourself. You’re gonna mess up the nose bridge. @THE X-MAN could get it done for you safely. Just my 2 cents
 
Congrats, really nice pairs! Love the lenses color!

I'm in the same situation: came here to find my first X-metal pair :)

By the way, what does "4th gen" refer to? Is it "just" the model number? Or does the glasses have some slight changes?
 
Congrats, really nice pairs! Love the lenses color!

I'm in the same situation: came here to find my first X-metal pair :)

By the way, what does "4th gen" refer to? Is it "just" the model number? Or does the glasses have some slight changes?
Everything can be different. A frame can have either no serial after a certain generation, or in this case Juliets can look different with a finish on xmetal. Earlier serials had some casting imperfections, different laser etching on the lenses, and even rubbers changed. Hope this helps.
 
Everything can be different. A frame can have either no serial after a certain generation, or in this case Juliets can look different with a finish on xmetal. Earlier serials had some casting imperfections, different laser etching on the lenses, and even rubbers changed. Hope this helps.
it helps a lot, thanks!

And if I may ask: where did you bought the pin pusher? From Linegear directly?
 
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it helps a lot, thanks!

And if I may ask: where did you bought the pin pusher? From Linegear directly?
Hey! Got mine from a China website, however, I just received it today and already have 2 issues.
First one, the lower bolt where the pin needs to "drop" isn't wide enough, so the pin pushed out cannot go in it, so I can't really "push" the pin to remove it. I had to improvise something to remove the pins, but the job was successful and didn't mess anything.

Second one, which I'm still figuring out, I don't have a flat head pusher to push the new pins in. LG ones comes with 2 pusher tools, this one didn't. If you've got the budget, go ahead and order the one from LG, or try and find a good alternative that has the same properties as theirs.
 

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