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  1. kelly girl

    kelly girl New Member

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    #42 kelly girl, Apr 6, 2010
    Hey Jinky.. thanks for showing me how and letting me use your tool!
     
  2. goaljnky

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    #43 goaljnky, Apr 6, 2010
    You know I am always there to educate with my tool. :Thumbsup:
     
  3. kelly girl

    kelly girl New Member

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    #44 kelly girl, Apr 7, 2010
    :arf:
     
  4. Wikedmini

    Wikedmini MINI of the Month - December 2009

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    #45 Wikedmini, Apr 7, 2010
    I'm just so proud of you Kelly! You did it on our own (with the help of a flash light holder)!!!

    Now please do mine... lol...

    I need to rip my whole dash apart... time to re-wrap it!
     
  5. ScottinBend

    ScottinBend Space Cowboy
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    #46 ScottinBend, Apr 8, 2010
    So you folks with hardtops can see a difference with these?

    I also had no idea that these were replacement lenses. I assumed it was an overlay material Lamin-X style.
     
  6. goaljnky

    goaljnky New Member

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    #47 goaljnky, Apr 8, 2010
    I would say the difference would not be as dramatic in a tintop as it is for the vert, but still. Specially if your lenses are old, or scratched up from cleaning, it is well worth it.
     
  7. kelly girl

    kelly girl New Member

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    #48 kelly girl, Apr 8, 2010
    i LOVE LOVE LOVE my lense on the TACH -- still workin on the dash
     
  8. Wikedmini

    Wikedmini MINI of the Month - December 2009

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    #49 Wikedmini, Apr 8, 2010
    Photos!!!
     
  9. Tom2112

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    #50 Tom2112, Apr 8, 2010
    OK, just curious, but where do you get these lenses and how much are they?
     
  10. ScottinBend

    ScottinBend Space Cowboy
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    #51 ScottinBend, Apr 8, 2010
    Lenses are still scratch free for the most part and are still in good shape. So I guess I will hold off for now.

    Thanks
     
  11. ScottinBend

    ScottinBend Space Cowboy
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  12. goaljnky

    goaljnky New Member

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    #53 goaljnky, Apr 8, 2010
    Shut up and buy the lenses. DrO has kids to feed.
     
  13. Tom2112

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    #54 Tom2112, Apr 8, 2010
  14. Metalman

    Metalman Well-Known Member
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    #55 Metalman, Apr 9, 2010
    I'll bet you can't touch it at that price from the stealers. And the oem doesn't have the A-R coating.:nonod:
     
  15. Tom2112

    Tom2112 New Member

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    #56 Tom2112, Apr 9, 2010
    I'm sure you're right. I'm just a cheapskate! :lol:
     
  16. kelly girl

    kelly girl New Member

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    #57 kelly girl, Apr 10, 2010
    the lenses are GLASS coated with majic anti reflective goodness.

    totally worth the $60 - seriously


    just pull the trigger already, you'll be so happy you did...
     
  17. ScottinBend

    ScottinBend Space Cowboy
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    #58 ScottinBend, Apr 10, 2010
    The lenses are glass......WOW

    Makes this it a much better alternative all the way around.
     
  18. Tom2112

    Tom2112 New Member

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    #59 Tom2112, Apr 10, 2010
    Glass?!? Hmmm, maybe not so great in an accident.

    Just sayin.
     
  19. ScottinBend

    ScottinBend Space Cowboy
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    #60 ScottinBend, Apr 11, 2010
    I assume this is a film applied to the glass and therefore not a safety hazard.

    :rolleyes5:
     
  20. Metalman

    Metalman Well-Known Member
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    #61 Metalman, Apr 11, 2010
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    Sure is a lot of guessing going on. :idea:
    I'm guessing there is no glass. It's all plastic (acrylic), with a A/R vapor deposition coating applied. Same / similar to what is applied to plastic lenses on reading glasses.
    Irrespective of the product, it's much better (and lower cost) than what can be purchased as a replacement from MINI. So in the long run, we all lucked out that MINI design gave us all a flat lens surface, or this improvement wouldn't be available to us all.:arf:

    Oh, and thanks to RKW, for making this available.:D
     
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