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Replacement rubber tips for Apple in-ear earphones
danwood_uk
08-11-2010
I bought a set of £65 Apple inear earphones a few months ago, but annoyingly I've lost one of the rubber tips that makes them stay in your ear.

Having spent 15 mins on the phone to Applecare today, the first guy told me they sell an £8 replacement kit, transferred me through to the iPhone department who told me they do no such thing and tried to sell me a new set of phones for £65.

I've checked Google/ebay/amazon etc. seems to be one or two third party solutions in the U.S but not seeing anything from the UK.

Just to clarify, it's the latest set I have with the mic/remote (I gather the previous gen had a different fitting):

http://www.apple.com/uk/ipod/in-ear-headphones/

Any idea on where I could get a replacement part in the UK? Not overly keen on paying out another £65 when I have a perfectly working set that's only missing a part that probably costs 10p to make!
nanscombe
08-11-2010
They're not white
They're not Apple

But ....

I wonder if these would fit?
danwood_uk
08-11-2010
Originally Posted by nanscombe:
“They're not white
They're not Apple

But ....

I wonder if these would fit?”

Any reason to believe they would? I have some white Sennheisers, but the tips for them are too big for the Apple phones and just fall off in my ear.
nanscombe
08-11-2010
No reason at all. I just wondered.

If you've already tried the rubbers from the white Sennheisers then they probably won't.

I don't use the Apple earbuds, I use a pair of black Sennheisers CX300s.
sicount
08-11-2010
How about these on eBay from a UK seller?

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/DMB-Direct-...=p4634.c0.m322
danwood_uk
10-11-2010
Originally Posted by sicount:
“How about these on eBay from a UK seller?

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/DMB-Direct-...=p4634.c0.m322”

Nice find, thanks
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