How to Replace the Ear Pads/Ear Cushions on your AirPods Max Headphones

Are the ear pads on your AirPods Max wearing out or looking dirty? Let us show you how to replace them with ease. 

 

If you would prefer to read a written repair guide, check that out below. Or if the tool cost seems prohibitive for a one time repair and you would prefer that we complete this repair for you, check out our Repair Catalog to see if we offer repair services for this device.

 

Are you a business? We offer wholesale discounts on our repair services if you are sending numerous units in for repair or want to send us continuing batches of devices for repair on a regular basis. Contact our support team for more info Info@JoesGE.com (This email is only for wholesale inquiries, please contact Support@JoesGE.com for other inquiries).

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🚥 Repair Difficulty: Easy   

⏰ Time to complete: Less than 2 minutes

🛠 The tools and parts that you will need for this repair:

  1. New Ear Pads (We also have Leather Ear Pads if that's more your style)

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    1. Remove the Old Ear Pads

     The ear pads are held in place by magnets, no glue or locking clips so they will come off quite easily if you pull them away from the headphones. 

    Removing the Right AirPods Max ear pad

    Removing the Left AirPods Max ear pad

     

    2. Install the New Ear Pads

     When installing the new ear pads, you can make sure that each ear pad ends up on the right side by referencing the small "R" and "L" inside of the headphones as well as the "R" and "L" inside of the ear pad.

    Reference the "L" and "R" inside of the AirPods Max ear pads

    Reference the "L" and "R" inside of the AirPods Max headphones

     

    Lay each ear pad down onto its respective side with the "R" and "L" facing right side up to ensure that the head detection sensors are lined up with their window in each ear pad. The magnets in the ear pads will automatically line up with the headphones and pull the ear pad into its place. 

    Lay each ear pad onto the AirPods Max and let the magnets lock it into place

     

    3. Get back to enjoying your headphones 🤓

     

    If you have any questions in regards to this repair, feel free to shoot us an email or text and we will do our best to reply to you as quickly as possible. Please inquire using our Repair Catalog if you are wondering how much a certain repair will cost. If you do not see your item in our repair catalog, it means that we do not offer repair services for it. 

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