Introduction
Follow this guide to replace the head strap clip on a Valve Index VR headset.
Power off and unplug your Index before you begin your repair.
Tools
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Insert the flat end of a spudger in between the bottom of the head strap clip and the head strap padding.
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Pry up on the head strap clip until it is unclipped from the head strap.
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To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Valve Index Answers community for help.
7 comments
Why are these clips so expensive? At $39.99 it's like someone mashed an extra 9 when putting in the price, the face gasket which is much larger, uses more material and is more robust costs less than half, even the power adapters are $5 cheaper.
Dor -
Seems that the price has been corrected to $4.99
Dor -
Yeah. The price is seriously insane! Two smaller zipties fit through that opening just fine and cost me pennies and work better than that cheap plastic clip.
Maybe i might have a older verison of the index because the larger clip piece on the top doesnt even clip in
Brent -
Do you sell replacement clips?
TomCatT -
I didn't really see the need to unclip this or do the next step so I skipped it. It seems easy enough to unplug the cable while it's still attached to these, so unless you're really concerned about the cable bending a little more than it already does it seems unnecessary.
Stephen Smith -