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Zeal isn't quite coherent... Please help me out

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Kibido
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So I opened a thread a few months ago about the best peripheral view goggle, I finally decided to get my hands on the Level by Zeal but obviously nobody shipped them in Italy, not even Zeal themselves. So I contacted a US eBay user to buy them for me and then ship them, and so he did. Today I finally received the item and am totally satisfied with it... but it's not the frame I wanted and neither is the lens.
Every website I go to that sells these masks gives me as "Henley Black - BlueBird Mirror" the one in the image below (which is the one I'd like to have in my hand right now!).

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But instead I get this...

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Now, I knew something was fishy about that "BLUEbird" lens, but even if I wrote it on Google Images the golden one was in the first results! And BlueBird "Mirror"? These aren't mirrored... I could just stick with them if they were mirrored but like this I just don't like 'em. The frame is ok, but I'm not ok with the lens and I'm not ok with the names of these goggles.
Can somebody help me understand what I did wrong? And most important what are the real names of the goggles? And are the lenses changable?
Thanks...
Jun 11 2013 5:34AM
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k2andcannoli
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This is why people make shit in America... hope you speak Italian.
Jun 11 2013 7:28AM
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ProLens
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The goggle you received is the Henley Blue with Bluebird Mirror, just the 2014 model. The one you were looking for is the 2013 frame, and the lens is called Phoenix Mirror. Hope that helps. Zeal also has a lot of people in the US if you wanted to contact them, or maybe contact the seller on Ebay and you might be able to work something out.

http://www.zealoptics.com/level.html
Jun 11 2013 10:23AM
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Kibido
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Yes I speak Italian of course. Does somebody have any explanation for this?
Jun 11 2013 10:24AM
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Kibido
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Sorry for the double post but I guess we replied at the same moment. Can you explain to me why it's called "Mirror" but isn't mirrored? And since I'm fine with the frame, can you tell me where I can get the Phoenix lens? I suppose I can change them right?
Jun 11 2013 10:29AM
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ProLens
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Ah I read that wrong, you're from Italy. But like I said just contact Zeal or the seller from ebay.
Jun 11 2013 10:29AM
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ProLens
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It's still mirrored, it's just a low light mirror, similar to the Blue Sensor mirror from Smith. Zeal has always dealt with the replacement lenses themselves, so you might be able to call them directly for one.
Jun 11 2013 10:31AM
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Kibido
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So I CAN'T replace it myself? I'd have to send the goggles to them, and then have them sent back?
Jun 11 2013 10:38AM
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ProLens
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Zeal has handled replacement lenses through warranty in the past, and I believe they just sent you a replacement lens to install yourself, but I'm not positive on that. All their goggle lenses are easily interchangeable and shops will be able to handle replacement lenses themselves in the upcoming seasons.
Jun 11 2013 10:42AM
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Kibido
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You don't know any website that sells the lenses I'm looking for do you?
Jun 11 2013 11:09AM
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ProLens
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Other than from Zeal themselves or a used pair on Ebay, no, sorry. Not until the 2013/14 season
Jun 11 2013 11:25AM
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Kibido
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Thank you anyway, you've been very helpful.
Jun 12 2013 9:29AM
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