Shark pinlock inserts

[tom_e]

I ordered one of the uv reactive inserts for my shark s900c the other day from an eBay seller anyway it arrived today and the first thing I noticed was the packaging stated it was for shoei cw1 visors.
I emailed the seller and apparently they both use the same fit and it's the only one available for the shark, so I tried fitting it both my pins are rotated so they're as close to the outside edge of the visor giving the most room for the insert but it still seems too big and won't lay flat.
I compared it to the clear insert that came with my shark and it does seem to be a few mm longer, so am I being daft and do I need to fiddle around a bit more or is the seller telling porkies?

 

[tom_e]

That's what I'm thinking but the seller swears blind that this is the correct insert for my visor.

I'm surprised that you found it so poor just switching from clear to the UV reactive insert, that's the whole point of the pinlock.

The reason I'd quite like the UV reactive one is that my built in sun visor can mist unless I crack my visor a little bit which I'd rather not do if it's freezing cold so it would be nice to have the option to change from my clear insert when I know it's going to be bright but not the sort of weather I want my visor open in.

I'll have another play tonight, but it seems pretty conclusive that it's the wrong size.

 

[tom_e]

I'll grab one tonight when I get home, I'm pretty sure I had them turned to give me the most room but I was only fiddling with it while dinner was cooking.

 

[tom_e]

It was £37.99 but I used the 20% off Paypal voucher that was floating round on here the other day so I got it a lot cheaper than usual which is why I thought I'd grab one now.

The last message they sent after I said it was bigger than my clear one was well if you want to return it we can inspect it and send out a replacement, from the tone of it I think they'll be a pain but then there's always PP if they don't play nice.

 

[tom_e]

Yep the UV ones are pricey, I usually get them from RaceVisors and it's up on there for £45