Installing borden

[BH 32700]

Seeking advice on how to install the borden connector.

I have a Bobamaker V4 ESB helmet and a MachineCraft borden replica. Unfortunately it is not a straight forward plug-and-play experience like I had hoped. The borden is a bit too large for the pre-made hole. Do I drill a larger hole? File down the borden? Slap on some duct tape and hope for the best? I don't want to ruin the paint job if possible.

Also: How much of of the borden should protrude once installed?
I've seen helmets with a borden just barely higher than the surface and helmets with almost 1 cm sticking out. Both looked wrong in my eyes.

 

[MinuteFett]

I like to drill a small hole with a Dremel from the inside and only the inside! T
Then you should just be able to glue the borden. It should only protrude a little bit but if you like it out a bit more, then do it.

 

[BudaFett]

Glue the Borden to some plastic or any material so you can insert it from the inside and push through. Then glue the plastic to the inside of the helmet like shown below. superjedi did this to my FPH2 which can be purchased from Wasted Fett!

 

[Boochman]

I used a dremel to drill a pilot hole through mine. It was molded into the helmet from Fettpride (FPH2). Then increased the bit size to dremel the rest slowly to ensure a tight fit of the new Borden.

Then I epoxied it in place; this was all done before paint mind you...

 

[intwenothor]

I just drilled a hole in the helmet. I think I used an 8mm bit.