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GoPro helmet fixings - phil on a fazer - 12-02-14
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?
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - dcurzon - 12-02-14
add another 3m patch to it? Gently heat the fitting to get the right curve?
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - andybesy - 12-02-14
The glue on those pads is surprisingly strong, mind had a slight difference but once stuck it's stayed stuck.
Andy
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - brooker81 - 16-02-14
I'm gonna stick mine on later has anyone ever had one come off I shitting myself incase I loose my go pro black!
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - steeeve66 - 16-02-14
Now you mention it... Anyone know the best place to get replacement 3M sticky pads from?
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - Exupnut - 16-02-14
R u sayin.... U need help.... Ordering a 3m.... Sticky pad?
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - brooker81 - 16-02-14
Flea bay
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - steeeve66 - 16-02-14
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!
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - gtfire - 20-02-14
No! Fit it to your front mud guard. The shots are so amazing!
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - The Gentleman Biker - 21-02-14
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.
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - darrsi - 22-02-14
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.
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - tony_d123 - 22-02-14
(16-02-14, 05:46 PM)brooker81 link Wrote: 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.
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - The Gentleman Biker - 22-02-14
Clean the area with nail varnish remover then let that dry, leave it 24 hours to cure before taking it out for a ride!
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - noggythenog - 22-02-14
(16-02-14, 07:55 PM)steeeve66 link Wrote: 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. 8)
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - Grahamm - 23-02-14
(22-02-14, 03:14 PM)The Gentleman Biker link Wrote: 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!!!
Re: GoPro helmet fixings - The Gentleman Biker - 23-02-14
(23-02-14, 07:10 PM)Grahamm link Wrote: [quote author=The Gentleman Biker link=topic=11672.msg129042#msg129042 date=1393078445]
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!!!
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Good point. Mine isn't so was fine... Perhaps some rubbing alcohol would be a safer bet for all types?