# Starting my PVS-5 Ecto Goggle build / how to gut the lenses (pic heavy) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ecto Goggles\ **Created:** [April 28, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/starting-my-pvs-5-ecto-goggle-build-how-to-gut-the-lenses-pic-heavy/31428 "2016-04-28T00:46:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EctoRalph](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e9a140/32.png) [@EctoRalph](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/EctoRalph)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/starting-my-pvs-5-ecto-goggle-build-how-to-gut-the-lenses-pic-heavy/31428/1 "2016-04-28T00:46:20Z")
Hi all, this will be my [ecto goggle](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/mattel-ecto-goggles) build thread. A little history; I originally purchased a set of matty goggles and was soo sorely disappointed. IMO they do not stack up to the amazing trap and [PKE meter](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/mattel-pke-meter), those items blew me away when I unboxed them, but the goggles to me seem way small, cheap and toy like. In an effort to make them look better before last Halloween I did a rush job on spray painting them but knew they just didn’t seem right. I have a set of functional PVS-5s, that I think play the part real well but they are way too heavy to wear to a convention or event. So I set out to find a non-functional pair and gut them to make them lighter. I think using as many real parts make the prop seem more convincing. Here is my progress so far: Picture of all 3 for comparison: [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/8/a/8af2f028f11b2a402d4a0893316c8ea50bf13de8.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_4898_zpsvbt4llln.jpg.html) Unscrewing the oculars: [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/0/8/08efbe0ca48303a2078af0cd28c9c47d712532fb.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_4879_zpsgljwklrd.jpg.html) The oculars removed (already a ton lighter): [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/5/951347cb14ec0e119cb44240a5661263ca461571.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_4900_zpstkmroybz.jpg.html) Removing objectives: [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/b/f/bf85c1ffbfebca0465c5bb2010a2db1631fe265e.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_4918_zpsb0zuprjc.jpg.html) Now for the fun part, knocking out the intensifiers with a heavy hammer: [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/b/8/b8e691401b3443ec39428d2fabe587747385fad9.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_4882_zpslf6vsqtl.jpg.html) Now to see what I can lighten in the objectives, there were soo many parts to take out: [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/5/e/5ebe3e5e371078279572b63e9ef4be2c8c2f0c18.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_4921_zpsfrfhe16r.jpg.html) [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/5/b/5bb69cc6d67d2564bdf221867a83fee24ccea740.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_4920_zpsu2ohhc3v.jpg.html) [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/e/9e0edbb801aa354e36b98d9877bf53b3684aecfc.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_4917_zpsycrwvtg6.jpg.html) Now that they are nice and light…I want to work on lighting them up to add some coolness factor. This is me shining a flashlight through one of the lenses. What do you think? I am thinking of adding some LEDs and using the original battery compartment if possible. [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/f/1/f12e17485c8a6602fe5a319751dce931568e89b1.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_4915_zpsdrclgovg.jpg.html) ---
**Author:** ![cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpu64/32/104792_2.png) [@cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpu64)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/starting-my-pvs-5-ecto-goggle-build-how-to-gut-the-lenses-pic-heavy/31428/2 "2016-04-28T05:06:45Z")
I was about to ask for the optics in case you were going to make movie accurate ones, then I saw the graphic images, and got a little lite headed… ---
**Author:** ![EctoRalph](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e9a140/32.png) [@EctoRalph](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/EctoRalph)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/starting-my-pvs-5-ecto-goggle-build-how-to-gut-the-lenses-pic-heavy/31428/3 "2016-04-29T03:11:59Z")
I know it was a little painful to basically destroy perfectly good pvs-5 lenses. I do want to eventually go for more movie accurate lenses and recently saw a post that both original sources were identified. Tomorrow should be arriving some green photographic gel plastic that I am going to put in the lenses to give them a green glow. Going to take a trip to the ole radio shack and see what LEDs are available. I hope to post an update on progress by the end of the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpu64/32/104792_2.png) [@cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpu64)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/starting-my-pvs-5-ecto-goggle-build-how-to-gut-the-lenses-pic-heavy/31428/4 "2016-05-01T05:42:25Z")
Yeah, especially when some of them sell for hundreds each… I have a working 5c and its my baby!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EctoRalph](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e9a140/32.png) [@EctoRalph](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/EctoRalph)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/starting-my-pvs-5-ecto-goggle-build-how-to-gut-the-lenses-pic-heavy/31428/5 "2016-05-22T16:34:07Z")
I finally got some time to do more work on my [ecto goggles](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/mattel-ecto-goggles). I found some cheap rayovac led 2 AA batter flashlights that had a reflector size that would fit the tubes. Also this would let me use the real battery tube and switch. [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/f/4/f40cc78229dc7ed41fa0927dd2c2545d199e123f.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_6229_zpsnk50u0g2.jpg.html) I figured out which pins were hot when you turned on the switch which I though would be pretty cool to use the actual switch. If it would not have worked I would have replaced the real switch with a rheostat. [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/d/9dd34bfae82759018d54d70e715e74ae17bf7e8d.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_6535_zpsfonye7sf.jpg.html) Next was to install the light assemblies. The green filter plastic was photography lighting gel film. [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/8/8/881d6b0075f6e03f9c8c06054174c21d7a5b3362.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_6538_zpsjtwnzpo1.jpg.html) [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/2/6/26fcea3a8c5613b0f4afb1da27c783611ae84a3b.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_6539_zpskvozyn8l.jpg.html) [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/a/0/a090dfd63bf0e9ac6a1555476ed79bae6855e9ae.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_6546_zpsj2wa7zbu.jpg.html) Then I added some padding to the tubes for comfort and to keep from getting poked if I wear them other then on my forehead. You can actually still see around the frame if you wear them as if you were really using them. [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/4/d/4dd1ba054552c3c3eaa0c3fb49eae4f50a2984c2.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_6553_zpsylpe3ncn.jpg.html) I also added a retro looking led bulb lens on the bottom with a 7 color multi flash bulb from radio shack for a little flare…lol. [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/b/b/bb2e5421cc5b8d70995aa4f3c6ebfb08b09e2419.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_6549_zpsnkonsrfr.jpg.html) Added some of the metallic stickers, turned it on and it is has a really cool green glow. [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/2/0/20868a060e71a6d9e9877208c9de6de4ae9c618d.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_6556_zpsb0v05byi.jpg.html) [![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/5/9/593f5fa5beae0154e64f1b107adae022f4627b69.jpeg)](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/doctortapia/media/EctoRalphsGoggles/IMG_6548_zpsnagwuiv9.jpg.html) ---
**Author:** ![Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Braz)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/starting-my-pvs-5-ecto-goggle-build-how-to-gut-the-lenses-pic-heavy/31428/6 "2017-03-18T20:09:21Z")
Nice job! Especially with the green light! ---
**Author:** ![EctoRalph](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e9a140/32.png) [@EctoRalph](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/EctoRalph)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/starting-my-pvs-5-ecto-goggle-build-how-to-gut-the-lenses-pic-heavy/31428/7 "2017-03-24T00:07:44Z")
Thanks I appreciate that. After using this at quite a few conventions I can say they are comfortable and play the part more authentically IMO thank the Matty version. I am going to work on making them more movie accurate this year. However, I feel that variations are okay and each team member might have slightly different gear which would have been used. If you have any questions let me know. ---
**Author:** ![bjoe41082](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@bjoe41082](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/bjoe41082)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/starting-my-pvs-5-ecto-goggle-build-how-to-gut-the-lenses-pic-heavy/31428/8 "2024-03-14T17:33:19Z")
Do you still have the parts you removed? If they aren’t completely destroyed I’d like to buy them off you to fix some pvs5s ---
**Author:** ![feideaolcom](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/2acd7d/32.png) [@feideaolcom](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/feideaolcom)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/starting-my-pvs-5-ecto-goggle-build-how-to-gut-the-lenses-pic-heavy/31428/9 "2024-09-30T18:04:37Z")
Can you show a pic of which contacts you used on the real switch? I was hoping to do the same