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Pilot boot zippers
Does anyone have any experience with getting the zippers fixed on Pilot
boots after the rip out. MIne did just that this weekend on a 4 day trip. I nursed then through the 4 days but I'm now to the point where I can't zip them anymore because so much of the zipper has seperated from the fabric backing. Can they be fixed? Maybe a shoe Repair shop or the factory. Demo'd Fischers at ABR just in case I need to buy new boots. I liked them better than I thought I would. They climb great and were quite stable despite feeling so sloppy in the heal. I have a narrow heel and a high instep. I wish they had a shim kit to fill up the volume around the heal |
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I had my Adidas boots fixed at a shoe repair shop. They completely
replaced the zipper. It looks ugly (could've done a better job), but it works. Steve Thatcher wrote: Does anyone have any experience with getting the zippers fixed on Pilot boots after the rip out. MIne did just that this weekend on a 4 day trip. I nursed then through the 4 days but I'm now to the point where I can't zip them anymore because so much of the zipper has seperated from the fabric backing. Can they be fixed? Maybe a shoe Repair shop or the factory. Demo'd Fischers at ABR just in case I need to buy new boots. I liked them better than I thought I would. They climb great and were quite stable despite feeling so sloppy in the heal. I have a narrow heel and a high instep. I wish they had a shim kit to fill up the volume around the heal |
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Steve, I could swear there was a discussion on this within the past couple
of months on this newsgroup, with some specific advice on getting zippers replaced - try a Google groups search. Cam |
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After trying 3 different local cobblers I sent my boot to
www.davepagethecobbler.com. He is out of the zipper right now but is expecting them soon. Fitzgerald |
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Steve,
Try George's Shoe Repair on Grand Ave. in St. Paul. My cousin Jerry George owns it. He's done lots of repairs for the MN Wild and Northstar hockey teams. He can sew most anything. Greg Fangel Steve Thatcher wrote: Does anyone have any experience with getting the zippers fixed on Pilot boots after the rip out. MIne did just that this weekend on a 4 day trip. I nursed then through the 4 days but I'm now to the point where I can't zip them anymore because so much of the zipper has seperated from the fabric backing. Can they be fixed? Maybe a shoe Repair shop or the factory. Demo'd Fischers at ABR just in case I need to buy new boots. I liked them better than I thought I would. They climb great and were quite stable despite feeling so sloppy in the heal. I have a narrow heel and a high instep. I wish they had a shim kit to fill up the volume around the heal |
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Steve Thatcher wrote: Does anyone have any experience with getting the zippers fixed on Pilot boots after the rip out. MIne did just that this weekend on a 4 day trip. I nursed then through the 4 days but I'm now to the point where I can't zip them anymore because so much of the zipper has seperated from the fabric backing. Can they be fixed? Maybe a shoe Repair shop or the factory. Demo'd Fischers at ABR just in case I need to buy new boots. I liked them better than I thought I would. They climb great and were quite stable despite feeling so sloppy in the heal. I have a narrow heel and a high instep. I wish they had a shim kit to fill up the volume around the heal I just got my boots back from the shoemaker. Spikes in Stillwater. When I tok them in there he said "Don't tell me, ripped out zippers right?" He's done a lot of them. He did excellant work. They look better than the original. True they do have gold metal zipper, but they look kind of Custom (Pimp my Glide!) and the zipper works better than the original plastic one and is a lot stronger. He said he wouldn't install a plastic zipper even if I could get a replacment. He hates them. All for less than $20 and better than Duck Tape |
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Where is Stillwater? I am still waiting for boot to come back from Dave the
Cobbler as he is out of zipper and is not expecting them for another couple of weeks. Damn.. Fitzgerald |
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In the strip mall on the north side of Hwy36. In the same mall as
Acapulco Resturant |
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What state?
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