Headphone repair

[NinjaPenguin]

I didn't exactly know where to start this topic so i'm sorry if I posted this in the wrong place.

 

So today I managed to drop my headphones and of course since the build quality on these headphones are terrible, the headphones broke. 

The wire that went from the one speaker to the other snapped, and when i saw how thin the cable was i decided to replace all of the wires in the headphone.

But as you can see on the pictures below the speakers are completely sealed inside a plastic housing, so the only way to get to where i have to solder is by breaking the housing.

So my question is if I should try to pry the housing open, or just solder the wires that are sticking out of the housing.

 

 

[Rashy]

Depends on you. open the housing > replace wires > seal it back with silicone

[JAKEBAB]

Just solder the wires sticking out.

[NinjaPenguin]

I am connecting the wires coming from the right speaker to the left, but i only get sound from the right one. Is the left speaker broken?

[Syntaxvgm]

I am connecting the wires coming from the right speaker to the left, but i only get sound from the right one. Is the left speaker broken?

generally these wires have a coating to reduce interference. With solder, this is burned through. But if you are twisting them together they probably won't make contact. Using a lighter for a sec will burn the coating off. 

[NinjaPenguin]

generally these wires have a coating to reduce interference. With solder, this is burned through. But if you are twisting them together they probably won't make contact. Using a lighter for a sec will burn the coating off. 

Thank you so much! I was afraid I had to buy new ones

[Syntaxvgm]

Thank you so much! I was afraid I had to buy new ones

No problem. Did it work? 

[NinjaPenguin]

The fix was a great success, They are not quite finished yet, because the tape that is currently holding the two broken pieces together is not strong enough and the wires didn't fit inside the old cable channels so they are just sticking out.

Later today maybe tomorrow my dad will help me bend some aluminium across the frame of the headset, I will most likely try to hide the wires beneath the aluminium sheet.

after that I may spray paint the plastic black, but i'm not sure.

And last, but not least the sound. After replacing the wires I think the headset sounds better

Thanks for all the help especially you Syntaxvgm.

[Syntaxvgm]

The fix was a great success, They are not quite finished yet, because the tape that is currently holding the two broken pieces together is not strong enough and the wires didn't fit inside the old cable channels so they are just sticking out.

Later today maybe tomorrow my dad will help me bend some aluminium across the frame of the headset, I will most likely try to hide the wires beneath the aluminium sheet.

after that I may spray paint the plastic black, but i'm not sure.

And last, but not least the sound. After replacing the wires I think the headset sounds better

Thanks for all the help especially you Syntaxvgm.

Cool I love a success!