TK-4261 Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Hey Troops, Ive heard of people using the liner out of a batters helmet and using velcro to secure it if you ever have to replace it. Does anyone know where to find some pictures of this Mod? Thanks guys, Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-2241 Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 (edited) TK-4261 said: Hey Troops, Ive heard of people using the liner out of a batters helmet and using velcro to secure it if you ever have to replace it. Does anyone know where to find some pictures of this Mod? Thanks guys, Curtis I did this with my helmet - I absolutely recommend and love it!! Here are some pics of mine and the link to the one I bought: Amazon.com: ----- (But if you buy this, get it from Sportchalet.com - its about $19 instead of$29!) Its held in 100% by industrial velcro. The liner just about pops out of the helmet - you have to either drill or pry out one rivet in the front of the helmet, and everything either un-velcroes or unties - it fits perfectly into the FX helmet. Hope that helps! Edited December 6, 2020 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-4261 Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Arlo, Thanks for posting pics. Nice job, it looks very comfortable. I think I'm going to do the same, I hope it will fit in my AP helmet. Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtswordfish Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 (edited) TK-2241 said: I did this with my helmet - I absolutely recommend and love it!! Here are some pics of mine and the link to the one I bought: Amazon.com:----- (But if you buy this, get it from Sportchalet.com - its about $19 instead of$29!) Its held in 100% by industrial velcro. The liner just about pops out of the helmet - you have to either drill or pry out one rivet in the front of the helmet, and everything either un-velcroes or unties - it fits perfectly into the FX helmet. Hope that helps! To go along with this post I found the mentioned Wilson batting helmet at my local Dick's Sporting Goods for 19 bucks so check around. It fits perfectly into the helmet and with a little trimming and some velcro I have it fitting to my noggin pretty solid! Great alternative to the hardhat liner Edited December 6, 2020 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machorascal Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I used the same helmet liner (from the batting helmet) for my FX helmet. I have a giant head (i'm 6'4") so I stripped some of the foam off to allow more room. also didn't like the way the foam felt against my forehead, so I installed in backwards, so the front is in the back, and vice versa. it's a lot for comfy, and doesn't look wrong. I'll post pics when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huttman[TK] Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 wow, im so there. at this moment im waiting for the ups guy to show up. as soon as its here, im off to sports chalet. thanks mon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-4261 Posted August 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 (edited) I got lucky and when I was at my local Wally World I found these helmets on clearance for $11 so I bought two and one for my buddy Dave. It took all of 5 minutes to take out the liner. ----- Curtis Edited December 6, 2020 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huttman[TK] Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Maybe you guys can help me out. I went to sportchalet and they had them for 29.99. they also said "youth" helmets. I couldnt find the "adult" versions. thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-4261 Posted August 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Maybe you guys can help me out. I went to sportchalet and they had them for 29.99. they also said "youth" helmets. I couldnt find the "adult" versions. thoughts? Mine to were youth helmets, But when you take out the liner it expands. I think its the same liner cause it was crammed into the youth helmets. Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machorascal Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 (edited) huttman: TK-4261 is right. It is the "youth" helmet. There's no way for an adult head to fit in the youth helmet...because the liner is taking up all the room. When I was at Sport Chalet, I thought the same thing and didn't even try to put it on. But I was convinced (from remembering the pics) that this was, in fact, the same helmet. There are a few different ones to choose from, but the design on this page seems to be the easiest to take out, and judging by the success stories, the best one to fit the stormtrooper helmet. Here's a picture of what the 29.99 youth helmet looks like: ----- and here's what my "backwards" installation looks like. Again, I'm a big guy, so I had to cut some of the side foam off in order to see through the eyes. I also used the little foam blocks (after hollowing them out) to cover the screws that poke through. ----- Edited December 6, 2020 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huttman[TK] Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 ok, then i will pick up two of them. one for my MR as well. Silly question: What do you do with a brand new batting helmet with no liner, and you wont use? donate it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-2126_MD[TK] Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Whats the scope on the hardhat liner Vs Batting helmet liner. has anybody tried both, and swicthed over one for the other? I have a hard hat liner and was wondering??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-2241 Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Whats the scope on the hardhat liner Vs Batting helmet liner. has anybody tried both, and switched over one for the other? I have a hard hat liner and was wondering??? Dude! I started with a hard hat liner - had lots of problems getting it adjusted right, impossible to use with glasses (though I've heard of people modding it so they could wear their glasses), and I switched over to a batting helmet liner. I'm SOOOOOO much happier and more comfortable now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machorascal Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 huttman: Good question about the leftover helmet with no liner. I still haven't decided what to do with mine. The helmet WITH padding is a safety device, but without, some may say is dangerous if used as intended (EG: some kid wears it to a batting cage and takes one on the head...CLUNK!) I'll probably just throw it away. As for the hard hat liner vs. batting helmet discussion: I COULDN'T use the hard hat liner. I know I keep posting about the size of my head and I'm sure to sound like a giant, but it's a valid issue that comes into consideration when you're building one of these helmets. I chose the FX armor PURELY for the fact that it'd be the only one that would fit me. Anyway, installation of the hard hat liner was impossible for me, just based on it's design. I could put on my fully assembled FX helmet with no liner whatsoever and my eyes would line up with the eyeholes perfectly. So technically, I didn't really need a liner, EXCEPT, when I turned my head, it would turn inside the helmet and the helmet wouldn't move. You can imagine how ridiculous that would be. Imagine me (in armor) walking one direction, then turning around and the helmet not turning. Think The Three Stooges. Alright, it wasn't THAT bad, but I did need some sort of "grippage" to make the helmet stick to my head. By design, the hard hat liner isn't meant to be installed all the way up in the crown of the helmet. It's meant to sort of "fly" your head and suspend the helmet around you. For this to work for me, I would've had to install the hard hat liner as far into the top of the helmet as I could. BUT, not only was there not a feasible way to do this, but the liner (when adjusted to fit my head) was too big around to fit all the way in the top of the helmet! The one that came with my kit is the one with the ratcheting handle on the back. When adjusted to nearly 8 inches, it just wouldn't work. So, I decided to start looking around for some foam padding that could be velcroed onto the surface of the inside to just give the "grip" needed to hold it onto my head. I had to modify the foam a bit to accomodate my head. The padding from the batting helmet is made up of 4 layers...a plastic form to give it shape...then a very dense (but thin) rubbery foam...then a thick open-celled foam...then what can best be described as car headliner fabric. If you look the second picture in my previous post (and the previous posts with pics), you can see the layers and you can see the grey area where I cut out the headliner layer AND the thick foam layer so my head would go all the way in and so I could see out. I can imagine though, that anyone with a SMALL head (especially in this huge helmet) may have a difficult time with this padding as a replacement for the hardhat liner, IF the hard hat liner is working for you fine already. Not so much with the comfort, but DEPTH. Again, just my imagination, but you may find your head going "to far" into the helmet of an FX helmet if you have a relatively small head. Then you might have to put more foam behind the batting helmet padding. Basically the exact opposite of the problem I had with the hard hat liner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huttman[TK] Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Did you guys remove the hard plastic that holds it together once you removed the whole thing from the batting helmet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK8280 Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 (edited) you could also get this... ----- Edited December 6, 2020 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-2241 Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Did you guys remove the hard plastic that holds it together once you removed the whole thing from the batting helmet? Nope, I left the "frame" in tact - that way its one piece and you can stick velcro to it easily. I just have everything velcroed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huttman[TK] Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 (edited) TK8280 said: you could also get this... ----- eh, with the shipping it works out to be the same. with the wilson helmet you get more foam padding too. thanks for the link though. I just finished the bucket tonight Ill fit the foam later, im just glad its all together. fans and speakers will be next too. Edited December 6, 2020 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK8280 Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 no problem, i just wanted to throw another option out there for you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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