Finding Petzl serial codes on helmets

[blackholesun]

I've been struggling to find serial codes and hence ages on a few Petzl helmets (2 Ecrins and 1 Elios). Anyone got any pointers for where to look?

 

[Fulk]

I've just had a look on my wife's old yellow Petzl helmet, and there appear to be a load of numbers and letters on the semi-circular (roughly) bit of plastic that is part of the chin strap (the bit that sits near your ears), and which says 'adjust' on it. You have to pull the strap through to see them. The numbers on hers are: AO135OV (I think) on one side and AO125OM (I think) on the other; does that help?

 

[Pete K]

Elios ID codes are on a label on the inside of the helmet.
On older models it's a longer grey sticker I think on the inner sidewall and the newer ones have a smaller white rectangular sticker.

 

[blackholesun]

I think those are parts codes sadly, Fulk. There are various codes of similar formats on many of the plastic parts inside the helmets but they don't match Petzl's serial code formats and are often the same on the helmets I've got here.

Stickers? Ah damn. There's no stickers left on the Ecrin, the Elios sticker is ripped in half and presumably the useful half has gone.

Cheers anyway all

 

[Tom]

Looking at two of my Ecrin Rocs, on the oldest (2007) the number is etched into the outside of one of the plastic 'discs' that sits under your ear on the chin strap. The more recent helmet (2011) is on a sticker inside the shell.