
Maintenance manual
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Warning: cracked paint can signal an impact or that the shell
has been tightly squeezed; in this case the impact cap must be
removed to check the condition of the aramid inside the shell.
Impacts
If a helmet has one or more traces of impacts on the outside, the shell
must be replaced.
Specific traces of an impact inside the shell: concentric white lines matching the
cracks on the outside.
The appearance of carbon filaments in the area where the visor mechanism is
located means that the shell must be replaced.
Carbon fibre
Resin
Gelcoat
Paint
Cracks with or without replacement of the shell
If a helmet has one or more paint cracks on the outside and white marks
(delamination of the aramid) on the inside, the shell must be replaced.