Aria GP-5W Helmet Issue
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I was wondering if anyone was running into excessive wear issues with their Aria GP-5W helmet. I did not run into any issues with my previous Aria helmet after over 4 years of DE. However, I noticed my helmet ripping in the cheek pads only after 4 days of DE which I find unacceptable for an $800 helmet. Now after around a dozen DE's both cheek pads, the outside nomax cover lining, and around the strap are all ripped.
I should have called the vendor once these rips started happening.... I truely believe my helmet has a bad or defective nomax lining and either Aria or the vendor should replace and/or fix the helmet for free. I recently contacted the vendor and he mentioned they will try to resolve the issue, so hopefully I should be heading in the right direction.
Any suggestions or thoughts?
I should have called the vendor once these rips started happening.... I truely believe my helmet has a bad or defective nomax lining and either Aria or the vendor should replace and/or fix the helmet for free. I recently contacted the vendor and he mentioned they will try to resolve the issue, so hopefully I should be heading in the right direction.
Any suggestions or thoughts?
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Call the vendor to get info on contacting Arai directly. There was a bad batch of cloth a year and a half or so ago. My helmet did the same thing and Arai took my helmet back for a complete replacement of all the inside padding and cloth with a turn around of less that a week. No problems since.
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Wow, about 1 1/2 years ago is when I purchased my helmet. That seems to add up. I will contact the vendor tomorrow and if things don't move forward I will contact Aria. Looks like I will have to get packing to send my helmet back. I would be nice if they sent a new helmet and I could send my helmet back with the packing they supplied.
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I was wondering if anyone was running into excessive wear issues with their Aria GP-5W helmet. I did not run into any issues with my previous Aria helmet after over 4 years of DE. However, I noticed my helmet ripping in the cheek pads only after 4 days of DE which I find unacceptable for an $800 helmet. Now after around a dozen DE's both cheek pads, the outside nomax cover lining, and around the strap are all ripped.
I should have called the vendor once these rips started happening.... I truely believe my helmet has a bad or defective nomax lining and either Aria or the vendor should replace and/or fix the helmet for free. I recently contacted the vendor and he mentioned they will try to resolve the issue, so hopefully I should be heading in the right direction.
Any suggestions or thoughts?
I should have called the vendor once these rips started happening.... I truely believe my helmet has a bad or defective nomax lining and either Aria or the vendor should replace and/or fix the helmet for free. I recently contacted the vendor and he mentioned they will try to resolve the issue, so hopefully I should be heading in the right direction.
Any suggestions or thoughts?
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Same story as everyone else. I contacted Aria through their online support. It was about a two week turn around time and was a painless process. I just got the helmet back last night and everything looks great.
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Something is Definitely wrong with the fabric on a big batch of these helmets. This is the 2nd time for the GP-5W helmet that I have witnessed rips in the fabric with minimal usage. I have not heard back from the vendor yet which is contacting Aria on my behalf. Looks like I should contact Aria directly for repair or replacement.
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Hey! Me too! I bought mine in Sept 2006, and the fabric is starring to rip apart at the back of the head near the neck.
Thanks so much for posting this thread. I will contact Arai directly.
Thanks,
-Blake
Thanks so much for posting this thread. I will contact Arai directly.
Thanks,
-Blake
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are you running a hans? maybe the bottom of the helmet is rubbing on the top of your hans device and causing this. but you said your cheek pads were worn too.
i have painted quite a number of arai gp-5 helmets and i have only seen this issue with the 2 latest ones i have painted. one is for a formula mazda guy and the other is for an ALMS guy. after i saw the same damage as your pics on these helmets i thought it might have been caused by the hans device.
i have painted quite a number of arai gp-5 helmets and i have only seen this issue with the 2 latest ones i have painted. one is for a formula mazda guy and the other is for an ALMS guy. after i saw the same damage as your pics on these helmets i thought it might have been caused by the hans device.
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are you running a hans? maybe the bottom of the helmet is rubbing on the top of your hans device and causing this. but you said your cheek pads were worn too.
i have painted quite a number of arai gp-5 helmets and i have only seen this issue with the 2 latest ones i have painted. one is for a formula mazda guy and the other is for an ALMS guy. after i saw the same damage as your pics on these helmets i thought it might have been caused by the hans device.
i have painted quite a number of arai gp-5 helmets and i have only seen this issue with the 2 latest ones i have painted. one is for a formula mazda guy and the other is for an ALMS guy. after i saw the same damage as your pics on these helmets i thought it might have been caused by the hans device.
my stand 21 and two other Bell i have are all worn with HANS, they do not have this prob.