BdonMack

As seen in my reply above, I shaved down one of the two clips with a razor knife, same exact method as the OP. I do not think the integrity of the clip gets compromised to the point that the clip would break because you're never going to have a significant amount of weight hanging from the clips. Whatever the shield weighs is all the weight that will ever be on it and these clips are pretty sturdy as far as plastic pieces go. My issue is that I cannot get the clips to tighten to a point I'm comfortable with as a long term fix but I addressed this in my above post.

Wanted to jump in here because I just got a brand new Fitlite and Bauer Hybrid shield. The clips on the hybrid are exactly the same as what's shown in this thread. The holes on the front of the Fitlite are JUST barely too far apart to fit the stock clips so they do indeed need to be adjusted just as OP did. I have only shaved down one of the clips as it stands right now and that was good enough to create enough space for both to fit. However, I'm not sure that I am 100% confident with this staying in place. It seems to me that a 3/8 screw is just not quite long enough for these clips. I put the helmet on my head and just mimicked some movements for a few minutes. When I took it off it seemed like the screws holding in the clips loosened up just a bit. I am guessing that means I would have to constantly retighten the screws after each game or two. I have thought of a couple of fixes. Because I feel like a 3/8 screw is just a tad too small, I'm considering trying a 1/2 screw. I also found some 3rd party clips on icewarehouse which I will link and that might be a good solution for everyone. They come in 2 different sizes and I assume the 5/16 would work best but that's just my guess right now. I will update and include some pics at a later time because this thread did help me so maybe I can help someone else down the line. https://www.icewarehouse.com/Hockey_Helmet_Cage_Top_Hinge_Clips/descpage-HHC.html https://www.icewarehouse.com/Long_Top_Helmet_Shield_Screw/descpage-LGSHSCREW.html