GoPro helmet fixings

[phil on a fazer]

Hi
 
i want to add some GoPro sticky pads to my Airoh S4 helmet which i use for off roading. i want to add one on the side and one directly on the top.
 
But the curved pads supplied with the GoPro arent quite the right curve? am i missing something here?
 
due to the curve of the sticky pad being a tiny bit steeper than the curve on the helmet, it means that the whole surface of the sticky pad doesnt come into contact with the helmet.
 
any ideas?

[dcurzon]

add another 3m patch to it?  Gently heat the fitting to get the right curve?

[andybesy]

The glue on those pads is surprisingly strong, mind had a slight difference but once stuck it's stayed stuck.

Andy

[brooker81]

I'm gonna stick mine on later has anyone ever had one come off I shitting myself incase I loose my go pro black!

[steeeve66]

Now you mention it... Anyone know the best place to get replacement 3M sticky pads from?

[Exupnut]

R u sayin.... U need help.... Ordering a 3m.... Sticky pad?

[brooker81]

Flea bay

[steeeve66]

Yes, yes, yes, it all seems very simple doesn't it! All the fleabay suppliers I found despatched from Honk Kong - with all uncertainty as to whether 3M were actually the manufacturer or whether it had been made in a small shed in China with a tube of Copydex, some cardboard and a 1980's lazer printer!

[gtfire]

No! Fit it to your front mud guard. The shots are so amazing!

[The Gentleman Biker]

Why not add a second pad behind the one you use as an anchor point. Use some kind of thin wire or something to tether the camera to the second mount while securing it in the first.

[darrsi]

Not exactly sure what you're doing, but what about '3M Dual Lock'.


Film crews use it on our cameras at work and it's an absolute bastard to get off.

[tony_d123]

I'm gonna stick mine on later has anyone ever had one come off I shitting myself incase I loose my go pro black!

Tie a lanyard to it just in case.

[The Gentleman Biker]

Clean the area with nail varnish remover then let that dry, leave it 24 hours to cure before taking it out for a ride!

[noggythenog]

Now you mention it... Anyone know the best place to get replacement 3M sticky pads from?

Homebase do the 3M sticky pads for hanging pictures etc if that's the ones you're on about.usually on the end isles.




I dont have a single drill hole in any of my walls...all pictures stuck up with 3M pads.




A couple of my pictures are nigh on 20Kg & still succesfully hung by 3M pads.

[Grahamm]

Clean the area with nail varnish remover then let that dry, leave it 24 hours to cure before taking it out for a ride!

NB Do *NOT* do this if it is a Polycarbonate helmet as the Acetone will dissolve it!!!

[The Gentleman Biker]

Clean the area with nail varnish remover then let that dry, leave it 24 hours to cure before taking it out for a ride!

NB Do *NOT* do this if it is a Polycarbonate helmet as the Acetone will dissolve it!!!

Good point. Mine isn't so was fine... Perhaps some rubbing alcohol would be a safer bet for all types?