Help fitting Autocom Headset in Shoei XR-1000

[Ridell]

Hi,

This is my first post on this site, hoping someone will be able to help me out.

I have just got my hands on a nice new Autocom Super Pro (SP-A) kit, fitted the main unit to the bike but am having real problems getting the speakers to fit into my lid. Does anyone have any details on fitting the headset into a Shoei XR-1000 lid?

If you have any photos or anything that can help would be great.

Thanks

 

[advancedbiker]

Have a word with Starcomm

Hi,

This is my first post on this site, hoping someone will be able to help me out.

I have just got my hands on a nice new Autocom Super Pro (SP-A) kit, fitted the main unit to the bike but am having real problems getting the speakers to fit into my lid. Does anyone have any details on fitting the headset into a Shoei XR-1000 lid?

If you have any photos or anything that can help would be great.

Thanks

My mate has just had two helmets fitted out by Starcomm who use a chap who charge £20.00 a helmet.
There is another way and I spoke to a Shoei race technician and as a result, took the speakers out of the Autocom mouldings and recessed them into the helmet. Worked fine for past two years and no discomfort for me a a glassess wearer.

Regards

Nigel

 

[Ridell]

There is another way and I spoke to a Shoei race technician and as a result, took the speakers out of the Autocom mouldings and recessed them into the helmet.

Regards

Nigel

Thanks for your reply Nigel, I think im going to try taking the speakers out of the mouldings.

I think this could be the answer I was looking for

Will let ya know how I get on.

Thanks
Richard

 

[Roadsweeper]

warm spoon

Thanks for your reply Nigel, I think im going to try taking the speakers out of the mouldings.

I think this could be the answer I was looking for

Will let ya know how I get on.

Thanks
Richard

i have a shoei helmet and a have autocom fitted. If you look inside the helmet at a point approximatly that lines up with your ears you will see that it lines up with the end of the cheek pad/chin strap cover and the main part of the padding that covers the crown of your head. Ease out the cheek pads they are held in on a couple of poppers.

you can now access and see the inner shell of the helmet. gently warm a tablespoon with boiling water. press the spoon against the shell and the that will allow you to compress the shell . it does not need much a couple of millimetres.

then keep trying the helmet on with the speakers in place it is a matter of getting the postion right and the alignment of the speakers in the gap. i then took out the speakers after marking the best postion. I fed the cables from the back of the helmet under the grey foam and around to the speakers. the microphone fits from behind the cheek guard and is held in place with gaffer tape which is hidden behind the cheek pad.

When you first put the helmet on you will be very aware of the speakers but they sweet flat after a few miles. I have now done a few thousand mile with them in place but do not even notice them.

watch how you deal with the cable as it leaves the helmet the autocom wires can be a little fragile.

Sorry i can not supply images digi camera broken.

RS

 

[Big Nick]

Speakers out of the plastic surrounds is the way to go, I still found it quite a tight fit though in my XR1000