Arai Side Pod

Do a search online and you'll find tonnes of people in different forums in different parts of the world cursing Arai design for the visor catch. There has been numerous complaints with regards to the fragility of the catch of the side pod. Well, recently I've fallen victim to this design flaw. Replacement of this part is a pain, especially when 1. it's not cheap; 2. the wait is forever if you happen to own a helmet with design. (I was told the wait could be as long as half a year for mine).

Well, as I needed the helmet for usage quite frequently, I bought a single colour (silver) replacement and gotten into the Arts n Crafts mode to set it looking like the original. Above is the result. Did some patching up of some minor scratches as well. Now, the helmet looks as good as new!