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Valve Index Headset: Headset completely lacking sound, Valve support says I can repair it?

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:21:10 -0700

Long story short, something about my HMD is wrong. Valve support won't help me much further than "you bought it from a 3rd party seller so we won't give you a new one but you can buy another one or go to iFixIt." The HMD does not produce sound. Not via the speakers nor the 3.5mm jack. The problem persists between computers, where windows says it is sending sound, but the headset does not receive it. What could I even replace to fix this problem? is it possible it's really just the cable and not the HMD?

⟐ Commented March 10, 2025 at 5:21 MST

Valve Index Headset: Audio silent after eyetube repair--what cable might be loose?

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:25:18 -0700

So the headset is working visually but I no longer have sound. I tried some of the obvious troubleshooting steps--making sure the output is set to the headset in both SteamVR and windows, deleting and re-scanning the entry in device manager, trying to update drivers, etc. But I must have clearly made a slip in repairing, and I'd just like to know what I need to do to make it right. Thanks!

⟐ Answered January 20, 2026 at 23:25 MST

Valve Index Headset: Right tube green, red or light vertical light lashes going up

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 12:56:05 -0700

Hi! I bought the headset with the whole kit second handed.. I was told I had to change the tether cable wich I did right out of the bat but display still is showing vertical pixels ray.. It moves and changes from image to images.. Not fixed pixels being the problem but seems display or mother board… What should I change or test first?

⟐ Commented January 29, 2023 at 12:56 MST

Valve Index Headset: Hi can anyone help me with the size of screw I would need to replace

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:33:08 -0700

Hi can anyone help me with screw size as mine have come out it’s the part that holds the cable in place

⟐ Answered June 10, 2023 at 16:33 MST

Valve Index Headset: Can the microphone be replaced/fixed?

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 22:33:13 -0700

I just recently bought a used Valve Index. Despite what I try I can’t seem to get the mic to work at all. I’ve listen to multiple online forums and videos and NOTHING has worked. I’ve made sure it wasn’t muted anywhere, this is including SteamVR and the control panel. Windows picks up the mic and displays it at the default but the mic just doesn’t work. Even plugging in my regular gaming headset to the Index, the mic from my gaming headset doesn’t get picked up but I can hear the sounds. Can the Valve Index mic be replaced or fixed? Where would I take it? Can I do it myself?

⟐ Answered July 06, 2024 at 22:33 MST

Valve Index Headset: Possible eye piece repair?

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 03:22:06 -0700

My son's headset unexplainabley developed a problem while sitting on his desk. The left eye display has what looks like a white haze and blurry display. What's the opinion.... Would replacing the eye tube fix this?

⟐ Answer accepted August 21, 2023 at 3:22 MST

Valve Index Headset: Top headstrap anchor part broke off

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 12:40:19 -0700

I'm not sure what it is called but the 'anchor' plastic piece on the top of the headset that allows the top head-strap to loop around it broke off on my headset. Anyone know how to fix/replace this?

⟐ Answer edited December 23, 2022 at 12:40 MST

Valve Index Headset: Dust on both display panels

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 19:48:09 -0700

When I moved, I somehow managed to get dust inside the headset and onto the display panels. I know it's not on the lens, because moving the IPD shifts the lenses but not the dust specs. Would replacing two (left and right) eye tube assemblies fix this issue?

⟐ Commented August 28, 2022 at 19:48 MST

Valve Index Headset: The left ear fell off

Tue, 24 May 2022 05:53:26 -0700

how do i fix it i need help

⟐ Answered May 24, 2022 at 5:53 MST

Valve Index Headset: What kind of glue is best to replace lenses and dust gasket?

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:22:36 -0700

The glue holding the dust gasket around the eye cups came off and now there is a lot of dust on the screens. I am planning on getting a replacement gasket and taking out the lenses to clean the screens. Does the replacement gasket come with glue? If not what type of glue should I use to secure the gasket to the lenses and what type of glue to secure the lenses to the eye cups?

Valve Index Headset: Left headphone/ear piece non-functional after eye tube repair.

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:29:39 -0700

I would like to know what component/cable gives sound to the ear piece. The teardown guides are vague on this. It seems to me very likely that I did not do something properly during the reassembly. I imagine the audio codec chip is working properly because the sound is crystal clear in the right ear piece.

Note that I did not mess with the left ear piece itself in any way during the eye tube repair. I am certain that this problem is internal rather than external.

Valve Index Headset: There is like a lens flare, what should I do?

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:50:20 -0700

I noticed like a lens flare (colored object in my left and right lens, refer to pictures.) All my research points to sunlight exposure but its never been outside and I live in a basement apartment (no windows in my office), could it have been the lightbulb in my office? or could it be something else? I'm out of the warranty time frame so my I'm not 100% what my options are.

Valve Index Headset: The headset’s display blacks and I loose sound.

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 07:20:24 -0700

My valve index is over a year old now, the headset’s display keeps blacking out constantly and stays that way for a few seconds. The audio cuts out too when this happens. Sometimes when it blackout it doesn't come back on and I have to restart the headset. The audio cuts out often and sometimes can’t hear anything through the right ear. The right controller has controller drift as well. When something very bright appears on the screen it glows way too much and vertical lines start to pop up on the screen. What is going on? Can any of this be repaired?

Valve Index Headset: Has anyone ever seen the headset power supply in stock?(North America)

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 10:03:29 -0700

My headset power supply cable got lost when I had to mail it to myself. I messaged valve and they won’t help me. I’ve been eyeing the one on here. But for the past almost year. It hasn’t been in stock. Not even once. Has anyone ever successfully bought one from here? Or am I just never going to be able to use my headset again? (I’ve tried non brand similar cables. They don’t work)

Valve Index Headset: Is it possible to replace the lenses?

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 05:40:10 -0700

I dented one of my lenses and my headset is out of warranty. Can I replace one of them?

⟐ Answer edited October 11, 2023 at 5:40 MST

Valve Index Headset: Cable part broke off, how to fix

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 20:08:50 -0700

The part that holds the cable for the index broke, and while it works, it sometimes produces static in the left ear. any ideas for fixing it?

⟐ Answer edited August 28, 2022 at 20:08 MST

Valve Index Headset: Is it possible to change only the lens and not the whole Eye Tube?

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 23:11:25 -0700

Can i buy only the lens and not the Tube. I would like to try to replace it, because of a smear in the coating that i got day 1. I would at least try to change the lens even if it is glued in. If it fails i can replace the whole Tube afterwards.

Re: Sry but my Title-question was not precise. I wanted to know where can i get such a lens, here on ifixit i can buy only the whole assembly.

⟐ Commented October 23, 2022 at 23:11 MST

Valve Index Headset: No Audio, or audio without vision - hardware problem?

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:29:43 -0700

So I have my Valve Index for a while although use it very rarely and it never had any issues and was never abused dropped etc.

Valve Support don't want to help me anymore and send very vague and random tips and tricks I already saw everywhere on the Internet.

From some time ago it started to behave strange - when I open SteamVR randomly I get a session in which I hear sound but, there is no vision - just grey color. Then after Restart Headset function the vision comes back but there is no sound.

You can believe me I did everything I can to my PC, drivers, bios setups, different ports, registry keys, windows settings - all of it.

I ordered original tether cable from Valve - did not change anything, therefore I assume it must be Headset itself.

Any idea why there can be randomly a session with audio but no vision, or more often a session with vision but no sound at all?

I'm desperate enough to open up this whole thing and start investigating everything on the PCBs but if anyone has any clue where to start that would be great! Thanks!

EDIT:
Does it make sense for me to upload some SteamVR system log dumps?
If so:
1. Here is a log file where after restart I had sound without vision: https://files.catbox.moe/a6yoer.txt
2. And here when I restarted above session and got vision back, without audio, and played a bit with some game: https://files.catbox.moe/kgkhhp.txt

⟐ Commented February 08, 2026 at 7:29 MST

Valve Index Headset: Right lens of headset turns on but only shows a black screen

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:10:53 -0700

I bought my index second hand and its out of warrenty according to the friend I got it from. The first few weeks everything was working perfectly fine and I havent been rough with it. However, the right side of my index suddenly stopped showing video and flickered twice during a play session in vrchat one day and now only shows a black screen. The left side still works and when I start the headset up, the right side starts out white then has a rainbow of pixels before turning black. I've already tried a new trident cable and tether but the problem persists. I just want to confirm that it's the eye tube itself that needs to be replaced before buying anything unnecessarily so I can repair it and have proper vision again!

⟐ Commented June 02, 2025 at 19:10 MST

Valve Index Headset: Blue lights on headset won’t come on

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:08:21 -0700

Why won’t my blue lights on my headset come on?

⟐ Answered April 25, 2025 at 17:08 MST