FOAK: Drillin' yer helmet!?!?

Easy WC.

So, I've got the Autocom unit. I can talk to Horse, he can talk to me, I
can answer the phone (and say "can I call you back, I'm on the bike?")
and listen to podcasts of "From Our Own Correspondent" on the iPod.

What I can't do is keep the in-helmet wiring in place.

Logic dictates a small P-clip, with a small bolt through the helmet,
about 1/2" up from the bottom edge.

Head says yeas, heart says get that drill the **** away from my helmet!

Now, I've drilled a hole in an Arai before, as that's what the
instructions in my Giga vent kit told me to do, but I just don't feel
comfortable taking the DeWalt to my new [1] Arai or Horse's Takai.

What say the FOAK?

[1] OK, Lozzo, less old.

 

blobs of silicone sealant are excellent for holding wiring in place

 

Or hot glue or double sided tape.

 

Hot Glue un is what holds mine in place.
And you can peel it of if you need to at a later time.

--
Greybeard

FLHTCUI UK-07 96 cu-in (Written off after 3 days & 182 miles!) Courtesy of a
myopic female driver.
FLHTCUI UK-07 Mk II (Arrived! but not registered yet!)
Trumpet Trophy 1200 -96, (The Barge) for rainy days.

ukrm@foxtails[dot]co[dot]uk

 

Take the helmet off before drilling.

 

epoxy resin.

 

Autocom supply (or at least did for me) a self adhesive clamp similar
(but not the same) as these

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=26845&doy=5m12

which holds the plug to the helmet. Works fine.

 

Didn't for me :-(

 

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Hurrumph.

So the suggestions are hot glue (which I liked the idea of but you might
have just talked me out of), epoxy resin, or bathroom sealant.

No-one seems to like my p-clip idea :-(

I suspect that the solution may have to be different for my and Horse's
lids with them being differently shelled.

I'm still tempted by hot glue...

 

Hot glue works fine.
It doesn't get that hot so as to damage the helmet.
My Arai Astro-J has hot glue safely holding my cables in. In fact, last
night I peeled the old set out and started fitting the new Harley headset in
for the Ultra.

--
Greybeard

FLHTCUI UK-07 96 cu-in (Written off after 3 days & 182 miles!) Courtesy of a
myopic female driver.
FLHTCUI UK-07 Mk II (Arrived! but not registered yet!)
Trumpet Trophy 1200 -96, (The Barge) for rainy days.

ukrm@foxtails[dot]co[dot]uk

 

So's hot glue - sets faster and more easily removed when you **** up

 

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I really wouldn't have thought that there's actually enough heat in a
small blob of hot glue to do any damage

 

Eh? Have you ever used Hot Glue? It really isn't that hot. And it
cools/sets dead fast.

Can be messy, though.

 

There's nothing wrong with using this. It's just not that bloody hot.