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post #166 of 173
12/17/07 at 6:40pm
You just grip it and rip it. It's not glued in. I haven't been able to get it out without putting wrinkles in it, but I toss it anyway and replace it with a Beyer leather pad.
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post #167 of 173
12/18/07 at 2:52pm
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Originally Posted by audiomagnate View Post
You just grip it and rip it. It's not glued in. I haven't been able to get it out without putting wrinkles in it, but I toss it anyway and replace it with a Beyer leather pad.
I didn't get any wrinkles in mine. That's odd. It's always fun to mod the 580's. People used paint stripper to strip off the paint. Hence the term "paint-strip" .
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post #168 of 173
6/28/08 at 12:53am
Souperman, this thread gave me the idea to make my own pair.

I went ahead for a three color theme of red, black and yellow. Also, the yellow has a thin coat of glow in the dark paint that is UV reactive. >.<

I don't reccomend painting the holder pieces that i painted unless your a rather crafty sort because its not as easy to paint (with spray paint). also, don't prime the things as they paint better uncoated. you might want to take some steel wool to get the paint off the existed top part that says SENNHEISER on the top. i put an undercoat on mine, its just that it makes it a bit more fragile to the end paint job (and takes a lot longer to thorougly harden/dry)

I took pics explaingint how i made it and everything but i deleted them out of my phone accidentally before putting them on the pc.... sorry. but here they are!



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post #169 of 173
6/28/08 at 1:01am
yeah you just take the foam out. don't be afraid to use force with the things, once you take them apart for the first time you'll see why they are so durable and last so long... the only thing you really have to be careful about i think, is handling the speaker area itself maybe. you probably want to avoid getting any dirt or hair or anything in that diaphragm area too. its also a good opportunity to take during this time to clean that area out, as lots of crud gets in there over a few years (or mine did anyway).

The only thing you might actually break is the little foam headband piece with the four foam thingies. the plastic base of that thing as you push it in is a bit bendy upon the plastic catches on the base. if you get a lot of paint in the track that thing goes in, it makes it a bit difficult on the plastic, and you'll want to scrape it out first (yet another reason to not mess with the primer). you'll have no trouble getting the metal pieces back in though. don't be afraid to take them apart, its a lot easier than i thought it would have been anyway. the plastic parts will not break. at worst you'll bend that plastic insert and maybe get the left and right headphones.wires mixed up but so what?

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post #170 of 173
9/12/08 at 6:48am
thanks you inspired me to paint my HD650s, nylon modded also.

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post #171 of 173
9/12/08 at 7:04am
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thanks you inspired me to paint my HD650s, nylon modded also.
Wow, that a really nice paint job! Almost Ferrari like...
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post #172 of 173
9/12/08 at 7:14am
Looks quite nice, I wouldn't dare paint my HD650 though, they already look nice and I'd probably ruin everything.
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post #173 of 173
9/12/08 at 7:14am
^ hehe thanks , the paint color was "Ferrari Red"

HD650 parts are all snap-on, easy to take apart just don't use excessive force.
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