I think I went into things with a overly optimistic attitude. I thought Polarized lenses were going to be hands down better than non-polarized lenses, but I have yet to see the big fascination. Could be that I don't spend time near water, but I have difficulty understanding why anyone would need or want a Polarized lens for everyday "city" use. The Fire lens and its polarzied cousin do look good when paired with a flashy frame. Recent Fire Iridium lenses have been more orange than in the past.

Polarisation is great! but the amber base, im not a fan of.. very washed out color when looking through. would have been alot better with a bronze base instead, which would boost contrast.

all being said, really cool finish. recently they have been getting less orange, and more yellow. i think this was to seperate it from the Ruby, which have been getting less red, and more orange! some current Ruby's are dead identical to fire iridiums from the outside! the only giveaway is the Blue base in ruby lenses compared to the amber of Fire.

still a decent all rounder but nothing special..

One of the other reviewers on here commented on the "orange blaze" look of the Fire Iridium and how Oakley's QC had gone lazy and was resulting in a washed-out yellow look...I really think that change was deliberate. I have had Fire Iridium lenses that I feel look too orange when I expected it to be more yellow. I must not have been the only one observing this if in fact there has been a mass change to a more "yellow" finish.

Other users/reviewers have commented on how they scratch easily. I haven't noticed that and I've owned (and still own) some Fire Iridium models. I think the "scratching" may be a combination of heavy use and the fact that Fire Iridium has a higher reflectivity that makes any smudging or even miniscule scratches more noticeable. Considering all the money I've spent on Oakleys over the years, I have consigned myself to the fact that any pair I wear constantly will be my beater pair until the scratches are so bad, or I get so bored, that I'll go out and spend more money to get a different pair. I always offset my purchase by selling the used pairs on eBay, so I don't end up that much in the hole with each purchase.

After having several pairs of Oakley Sunglasses and Goggles from working in the Mountains in France and on the boats in the Med I Bought a pair of Hijinx in matt black with POLARIZED LENSES. I had only worn them a handful of times when I noticed a few small SCRATCHES appear.
I was a little disapointed as i hardly wear them and had thought I had been super careful looking after them. A few months later I noticed this had become worse and the laquer on the frames was starting to bubble. I decided that for $249.00 this was not good enough and sent them off to be looked at by "customer service". I was offered the option of a reduced price replacement pair which would then take the cost up to $339.00 in total for one pair of plastic glasses. I thought that this was too much and opted to get them beck and carry on regardless. Another six months has passed and they have deteriorated badly. I was told by customer services in Torquay Australia, how there is no coating in the process and the scratches etc were down to my carelessness. If you see the lenses now you can clearly see a bubbling of a coating all over the lenses especially around the edge of the lenses and across the word "polarized' which is written on the bottom of the lense. Added to this bubbling are small spots uniformly all across both lenses. These marks show up in your line of vision clearly and are now worthless.

I strongly advise anyone thinking of buying Oakley Polarized lenses to avoid them like the plague and get yourself a standard pair, Ideally unpainted. Oakley are still making a profit on replacement pairs and this is not acceptable for the price we pay. I am going to gt in touch with Oakley in America and see what there view is. I hope it is better than mine.

Very disapointed!

I bought these and was not a fan...maybe I was used to the gray lens line, but these just did not please me at all. I have a set of polarized ice iridium, polarized black iridium, and I guess it's maybe just my bland style, but the amber with the green just does not please me one bit. The outside looks really nice, but looking through them makes me want to take them off right away. I think it just depends on your personality...