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Bose QuietComfort 35 Earpad Replacement

Introduction

With time and regular usage, damage from wear and tear is inevitable for over-ear headphone earpieces. Although Bose is known for long-lasting technology, their ear pads are known to peel after a short period of time. Constantly replacing them with low quality third-party ear pads or replacing them through Bose can be costly and wasteful. Through this repair, you can create custom long-lasting ear pads.

What you need

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    • Reach a thumb under the damaged foam earpad and pull to remove from headphones.

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    • Locate the plastic oval ring attached to the foam ear pad.

    • Gently pull apart the plastic ring and leather fabric until separated.

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    • Rip the leather exterior until green foam is visible.

    • Remove green foam.

    • Dispose of damaged leather.

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    • Print the linked pattern.

    • Cut out the pattern using the solid black lines.

    • Trace the pattern onto the new leather.

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    • Cut out the leather following the traced lines.

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    • Using the pattern as a guide, mark holes on the smaller donut with a pencil

    • Punch holes with the leather punch tool

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    • Align the smaller donut on top of the larger donut

    • Make sure the leather right sides (the side of the leather you want to show) are facing each other

    • Using a thread and a needle, sew the two donuts together at the center of the donut using a whip stitch

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    • Turn the donut inside out

    • Make sure the leather right sides (the side of the leather you want to show) are facing away from each other

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    • Buff the outer edge of the small donut with a nail file

    • Glue the outer edge of the small donut with fabric glue

    • Leave the glue to dry for 5 minutes

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    • Buff the inner edge of the plastic ring

    • Glue the inner edge of the plastic ring

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    • Attach the plastic ring (glue side down) to the smaller donut

    • Leave to dry for 20 minutes

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    • Slide the leather ring through the cushion, leaving the plastic ring on the other side

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    • Apply glue to the edges of the leather donut

    • Put an object in between the donut for a better drying process

    • Leave to dry for 5 minutes

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    • Fold the leather down to the plastic ring, wrapping around the cushion ring

    • Straighten out the creases in the leather ring

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    • Use a paper clip to hold the pieces in place while letting glue dry

    • Leave to dry for 20 minutes

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    • Attach the leather earpads back onto the headphone

    • Apply light pressure to secure the earpads into place

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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