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I bought a Salomon Mirage S ski helmet last year & used it for the first time over Christmas- no idea what happened but I’ve managed to scratch the visor right in my line of vision. I’ve contacted Salomon & they’re looking for £130 for the replacement.
Does anyone have any suggestions for repairs (unlikely?) or alternatives for replacement. I’d rather replace the visor than the whole thing but that seems extortionate to me.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You can get the whole helmet for 118 EURO at Ekosport.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Having looked at replacement Visors from Bolle, which seem to be around £45 (£80 for photochromic), with other brands going up to about £70...I think Salomon are milking the situation.
A cursory look didn't bring up spares for Salomon, so I suspect your choices are
- Bite the bullet
- Go for something else (like Bolle or Cebe), where replacements are better value and more readily available.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Old Fartbag wrote: |
Having looked at replacement Visors from Bolle, which seem to be around £45 (£80 for photochromic), with other brands going up to about £70...I think Salomon are milking the situation.
A cursory look didn't bring up spares for Salomon, so I suspect your choices are
- Bite the bullet
- Go for something else (like Bolle or Cebe), where replacements are better value and more readily available. |
to be fair, the Salomon version is more like an integrated goggle system than the more basic visor on many helmets, but I do agree it's pricy.
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| Roguevfr wrote: |
| Old Fartbag wrote: |
Having looked at replacement Visors from Bolle, which seem to be around £45 (£80 for photochromic), with other brands going up to about £70...I think Salomon are milking the situation.
A cursory look didn't bring up spares for Salomon, so I suspect your choices are
- Bite the bullet
- Go for something else (like Bolle or Cebe), where replacements are better value and more readily available. |
to be fair, the Salomon version is more like an integrated goggle system than the more basic visor on many helmets, but I do agree it's pricy. |
....and a decent pair of Goggles could cost you that (and more).
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| skiseekers wrote: |
| ......I’ve contacted Salomon & they’re looking for £130 for the replacement. Does anyone have any suggestions for repairs (unlikely?) or alternatives for replacement....... |
A Salomon dealer can order one in for you and will be cheaper than buying direct from their website which is a rip-off as they can't be seen as in competition with their retailers. I just checked on the Amer B2B/dealer site and it looks like they currently only have the T.Orange low light lens in stock and with a fair margin I'd sell them at £99 + postage which includes Salomons £13 small order surcharge.
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