I'm more miffed myself. I figured it would have been a universal design for the same model.
Doc Brown's earpiece in BTTF2
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I'm more miffed myself. I figured it would have been a universal design for the same model.
Not only the tube is the wrong shape. I noticed, the whole clip/earpiece is wrongly shaped. It's more rounded than the piece on the very first picture, which is from the eBay listing, as I assume. That guy sent you a wrong model, maybe a newer one.
Anyway, it's not your fault. I will sent you the money tonight.
PS: What's the material of the tube? Maybe you can change the shape?
Anyway, it's not your fault. I will sent you the money tonight.
PS: What's the material of the tube? Maybe you can change the shape?
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So, is that going to be the same for all of us? :x
It's not exactly hard plastic, but if you try to bend it it will break.
It is plastic though?
So boil some water, dip it in until the plastic softens enough to bend it, then hold it until it cools. Should work.
Yes, but the plastic piece isn't the same length as the model in the movie, so it will look weird and short and won't reach your mouth.
Mine arrived, and yes it's the same as yours :unsure I feel bad for leading you guys down this path. The tube extends though, so you can get some more length.
Doing some more googling, it looks like the older models have the sharper bend to the tube, like this one on etsy.
Spiderstella
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Hi all I may have found a solution see my pic and see what you think.....
These won't bend though x)
Spiderstella
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They might if you heat them up! There quite thin
They might if you heat them up! There quite thin
They'll turn black though no? x)
Spiderstella
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Ok, not sure what to suggest
Ok, not sure what to suggest
I don't know, unless we all manage to find the correct version x)
If you heat the plastic up, push it into shape, then hold it while it cools, it should hold its new shape. I have done this with toys as well as other plastic items that needed bent. Some action figure legs and arms had weird shapes from poor packing and storage in an attic, but a soak in some boiling water, reshaped and allowed to cool, they have not lost shape at all. The trick is to use hot water as it won't melt or burn the plastic like a torch or flame, and it softens the plastic up until it is a nice soft material to work with.
Spiderstella
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Thank you moviefreak I thought the same as you, when you have it the shape you want it let it cool/set into its new shape! The hollow pipe I found was only £3.50 so it's worth a shot! And at that price you get quite a lot so there is room for tests and error
Round 2... This one was advertised as a 1981 Plantronics Starset Ear Headset, and appears to be the right one.
I think the difference is the last one was labeled as an "Plantronics Starset II" in the user guide that came in the box. And the correct one has Bell telephone branding on it too.
I think the difference is the last one was labeled as an "Plantronics Starset II" in the user guide that came in the box. And the correct one has Bell telephone branding on it too.
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Spiderstella
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That's cool thanks for the info, so did you manage to get the correct one? And can you get more?
Yeah those are pics of the one I got from eBay. There seems to be a few of them out there.
Spiderstella
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Can you please pic me on up before they all go?
