Rob B Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Like many of you, perhaps, that own the XBL headset that came with the start up kit mine broke. It broke at the part that connects the ear piece to the headset thing. So for the last 5 months or so I had been using an old set of head phones to help hold the earpiece to my ear .... Until today I was looking at it trying think of a way to get it so the earpiece would be able to be reattached to the original head piece. I had thought about just gluing it back but had heard that it doesn't work so well. This Is what I came up with today Materials needed 1 Drill 1 #10 dill bit 1 cable tie Drill a hole in the ear piece, on the "arm" that connected it to the head piece, between the speaker and the top of that "arm" DRILL SLOW Next run a cable tie though that hole and around the spot it used to attach to. Pull tight making sure the nub of the tie is on the out side. Cut of the excess part of the tie and this is should be the result. close up Da-Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberwoo Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 That is the exact same "mod" I did on my old headset. Never underestimate the power of a zip tie. I have since gotten a new Halo2 plantronics headset though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 I bought a new one a few weeks back. Had I known about this mod I probably would have tried it before dropping $$ on a new headset. Might try it anyway now though. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwijibo Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 He cooks. He mods. Is there anything Bobbio CAN'T do? :lmfao My headset has never broke, but I did catch the cord in the vacuum. Stripped a few inches of wire cover. Some electrical tape & she's all better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 He cooks. He mods. Is there anything Bobbio CAN'T do? :lmfao Try cleaning his room? Kidding aside, that's a great idea. If I didn't get the HALO2 set, I would go try it right now. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted February 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Try cleaning his room? Kidding aside' date=' that's a great idea. If I didn't get the HALO2 set, I would go try it right now. Thanks for sharing.[/quote'] hey that's just the utility/laundry/pantry area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Mine broke in the same way, but fortunately I had a back up. I did pass on the broke one to Single A when I set him up on Live. I wonder if this was his solution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Bump... My second headset broke yesterday and with X360 a little over three months away I didn't want to spend $30 on a new one. Went to Home Depot and picked up a drill bit and a pack of zip ties. Nobody knew what a #10 bit was so I just grabbed the smallest ties they had and told them to show me the smallest bit that will allow the ties to fit through. It took less then five minutes to drill holes into both of my headsets and attach the zip ties. Works great Props to Bobbio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted August 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 He cooks. He mods. Is there anything Bobbio CAN'T do? :lmfao . Spaell..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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