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Did I ruin my Helmet? - 4/19/2006 9:44:13 AM

joesuits4

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I have a new Icon Mainframe helmet. I removed the cheek pads so my glasses fit better. After I had them removed, I noticed that one of the styrofoam pieces that they were attached to had broken in half. Does this mean my three week old helmet is trash???

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Joe

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RE: Did I ruin my Helmet? - 4/19/2006 11:28:26 AM

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Well it was there for a reason...can you fix it?

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RE: Did I ruin my Helmet? - 4/19/2006 11:49:06 AM

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Might be able to glue it back together???

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RE: Did I ruin my Helmet? - 4/19/2006 11:59:02 AM

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Glue it back.

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RE: Did I ruin my Helmet? - 4/19/2006 1:46:52 PM

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i had a friend who did the same thing and he returned the helmet and said it was like that so the replaced it with a new helmet.

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RE: Did I ruin my Helmet? - 4/19/2006 11:50:27 PM

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Fortune favors the bold. Where you in Air Combat Command?

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RE: Did I ruin my Helmet? - 4/20/2006 4:55:05 AM

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i dont like to change the subject of a thread but no im not in air combat comand. Fortuna Favet Fortabus (fortune favors the bold) is the moto of the original 101st LRRP teams in vietnam. i have a simaler job in the military and have always used it as a guide and moto for myself.

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RE: Did I ruin my Helmet? - 5/12/2006 2:00:31 PM

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DO NOT GLUE THE EPS LINER BACK TOGETHER!!!! IMHO the helmet should be replaced. Forgive my bluntness, but I empathize. I went down w/ a 2 day old Scorpion EXO-700, so I understand how you feel.

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RE: Did I ruin my Helmet? - 5/25/2006 2:30:29 AM

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This is a late post, but...

From my understanding, a helmet works to reduce the energy of an impact by creating micro fractures in the "styrofoam" headliner. Having a crack in the styrofoam would reduce the amount of area to spread the energy of the impact, as the developing fractures would probably stop at the cracked stryofoam.

I wouldn't go so far as to say your helmet is trashed, but it probably won't perform at its best.

My suggestion: After you replace this one, you will have a spare helmet.

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