First X-Metals! 2x Juliet

[skl_andrey]

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.

 

[Nortika]

Nice!!!!

 

[Dbninc]

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

 

[Mystiko Neossia]

Started with a Fire Juliet myself. You got good taste, but please take care of that Ruby lense. OEMs aren't cheap.

 

[cabowabocalifornia]

oooohhhh weeee doing it ur self eh, git it on!!!

 

[AcornDiscovery]

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?

 

[Mystiko Neossia]

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.

 

[AcornDiscovery]

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?

 

[skl_andrey]

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.

 

[AcornDiscovery]

yeah that's exactly what I was afraid of: I found Chinese ones at 15.- but they don't seems to include the flat pin. LG being 65.- that's a big mark up.

I'll keep looking, thanks for the answer!