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How to Get Replacement AirPods Max Ear Cushions and Change Them Out

If you need replacement ear cushions for your AirPods Max (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/airpods-max/) either due to damage to the existing cushion or to have another color option, there's good news -- as of January, Apple is selling replacements (https://www.macrumors.com/2021/01/27/airpods-max-ear-cushions-now-available/).





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<h2>How to Buy New Ear Cushions</h2>


Ear cushions can be purchased from Apple's online site (https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ0A3ZM/A/airpods-max-ear-cushions-black) for $69, and that price point includes both the left and right replacement cushions.





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Apple sells ear cushions in all of the available &zwnj;AirPods Max&zwnj; colors so you can get the same color you had before or experiment with new color combinations (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/all-25-airpod-max-cup-headband-combos.2274186/).





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<h2>How to Swap Out AirPods Max Ear Cushions</h2>


Ear cushions attach to the &zwnj;AirPods Max&zwnj; ear cups magnetically, so it's incredibly easy to swap them out once you have a set of replacement cushions available.


<ol>


    <li>Take the &zwnj;AirPods Max&zwnj; out of the case.</li>


    <li>Unbox the new ear cushions from Apple. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2021/02/airpods-max-ear-cushions-unboxed.jpg)</li>


    <li>Grasp the right ear cushion in your hand and pull upwards with a firm but gentle motion to remove the existing cushion. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2021/02/airpods-max-pulling-cushion.jpg)</li>


    <li>Repeat for the left side.(https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2021/02/airpods-max-removing-cushion.jpg)</li>


    <li>Take the right replacement cushion and position it over the right ear cup, which is denoted with an "R" on the side of the cup. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2021/02/airpods-max-ear-cushions-off.jpg)</li>


    <li>Gently set the ear cushion in place, where it will snap down thanks to the magnets. </li>


    <li>Repeat for the left side.</li>


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That's all there is to it. Removing the &zwnj;AirPods Max&zwnj; ear cushions and replacing them couldn't be simpler. Prior to the &zwnj;AirPods Max&zwnj; launch, there were rumors that Apple was aiming for the headphones to be customizable, so in the future, we could see additional ear cup color options made available for personalization purposes.


<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: AirPods Max (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/airpods-max/)</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: AirPods Max (Buy Now) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#AirPods-Max)</div>
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