BajaRon Arai question

[wyliec]

Over the winter I changed the cheek pads on my Profile from 25mm to 30mm. I noticed yesterday that the Scala Q2 mic had come loose from my helmet and noticed at the same time that the cheek pad on the left was loose. The cheek pads, as you know, have a plastic tab front and rear and they had become unglued. Is this typical? Any suggestions as to what glue to use that works with plastic and styrofoam?

 

[Roger]

I'am not sure what kind of room you have in their but could you use velcro this way if you have to replace it again it would be easier. :dontknow:

 

[BajaRon]

Over the winter I changed the cheek pads on my Profile from 25mm to 30mm. I noticed yesterday that the Scala Q2 mic had come loose from my helmet and noticed at the same time that the cheek pad on the left was loose. The cheek pads, as you know, have a plastic tab front and rear and they had become unglued. Is this typical? Any suggestions as to what glue to use that works with plastic and styrofoam?

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. I've been very busy! No excuse I suppose but that's the best I can do and I'm sticking to it!

Is the styrofoam broken or has the plastic tab just come unglued? Is the plastic tab undamaged?

There should be a black nylon cloth piece over the plastic. Is that still glued tightly?

If you go to a hobby shop they will have glues (like super glue) that will work with the plastic and styrofoam. You might want to take the cheek pad in with you so they can check out the plastic.

If you use any other glue it will either be a total waste of time and do nothing or it will attack the styrofoam like a bad Sci-Fi movie! :yikes:

If it turns out you can't repair the cheek pad let me know. I can get you another one.

 

[wyliec]

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. I've been very busy! No excuse I suppose but that's the best I can do and I'm sticking to it!

Is the styrofoam broken or has the plastic tab just come unglued? Is the plastic tab undamaged?Styrofoam is not damaged and plastic tab just came unglued with no damage.

There should be a black nylon cloth piece over the plastic. Is that still glued tightly?The replacement cheek pads did not come with that nylon cloth like the stock cheek pad.

If you go to a hobby shop they will have glues (like super glue) that will work with the plastic and styrofoam. You might want to take the cheek pad in with you so they can check out the plastic.I have used Loctite super glue gel. Oh, oh I looked at your next statement; it may be to late. Of course the glue has had a few days to set and it seems to be holding with no harm to the styrofoam; at least not yet.

If you use any other glue it will either be a total waste of time and do nothing or it will attack the styrofoam like a bad Sci-Fi movie! :yikes:

If it turns out you can't repair the cheek pad let me know. I can get you another one.

Right now I'm using the stock 25mm on the left and my cheeks aren't scrunched like they were before.

 

[BajaRon]

Right now I'm using the stock 25mm on the left and my cheeks aren't scrunched like they were before.

Some cheek scrunching is good. If you ever get a good look at a professional racer you'll see they have scrunched cheeks. The main thing is to have the helmet tight enough so it does not move around on your head.

You should be able to shake your head back and for pretty quickly without much movement in your helmet (relative to your head). In other words, you helmet should follow your abrupt head movements almost exactly. If it doesn't then it is too loose.

Were the 30mm pads recommended by they dealer or was that your idea?

 

[wyliec]

Some cheek scrunching is good. If you ever get a good look at a professional racer you'll see they have scrunched cheeks. The main thing is to have the helmet tight enough so it does not move around on your head.

You should be able to shake your head back and for pretty quickly without much movement in your helmet (relative to your head). In other words, you helmet should follow your abrupt head movements almost exactly. If it doesn't then it is too loose.

Were the 30mm pads recommended by they dealer or was that your idea?

That was my idea. When you told me that I should be wearing a med., I ordered a thicker liner and cheek pads. To make a long story short, we e-mailed back and forth in Nov. 2009. I'm not sure if you remember.