It's pretty easy to do. Just use scissors and kind of peel it off. Let me know if you can't get it to work and we can work out some shipping details if you can't get it to work.    BTW, been using it with my xbox one in party chat and everything works great. 

  You can plug and unplug it like a normal adapter without any problems. There is enough tension in there for the plug not to fall out.

  The ones I use without an extending mic arm came with my headphones and are 2.5mm to 3.5mm. There are some on Amazon that I've seen. Try searching for Bose replacement cables. 

I THINK these are the adapters I bought. I used the one on the bottom right.  http://www.radioshack.com/radioshack-assorted-3-32-audio-adapters-4-pack/2740070.html#prefn1=cableType&sz=46&prefv1=Adapters&start=37   Hope that helps.

I couldn't find the exact adapter online since I bought it in store, but it looks exactly like that. The adapter I bought came with 3 other adapters all for 2.5mm female connections.   Here's an album of my ghetto-rigged mod: http://imgur.com/a/SPKf8

I bought some QC25s which have a thin 2.5mm connection at the headphones and a 3.5mm connection to the device. I wanted to use my V-moda boompro mic with my xbox one and the Bose QC25s. After searching everywhere for an adapter that would fit and failing miserably, I went and bought a radio...