Ok,, I'll try cutting them off, they won't slide on the wire at all, made me think they were glued. I had thought about that,, didn't want to mess up the wire, I'll take a new razor blade and try that this morning.
Yup they didn't slide at all and I did use a razor blade just cut carefully and all should be good. They are the same size wire so it will fit perfectly then put back in hole and you're good to go