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???

Thanks,

Joe

 

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

 

Might be able to glue it back together???

 

Glue it back.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.