SoletecLeather Lace-in Boot Zipper Inserts for All Brands, Tieless Shoe Laces

I was not sure about the product from the photo. My boot/saddle repair guy recommended this product. Luckily, before the purchase I e-mailed customer support. I told them which boots I have and they directed me to the correct product choice. Customer support even sent me a photo of MY boots to ensure we were on the same page.The zippers arrived and they got a real good looking over. The zipper was embedded between double thick leather panels and well stitched. The YKK zipper is solid and the eyelets placed and anchored perfectly. Laced in they look great.If the zippers work in sub-zero condition (betting they will) this was a good purchase. Thank you Soletec.

At first, the zipper insert looked too big to fit my laced up 9 eye Georgia boots. I was about to order the 8 eye but decided with the 9. When it arrived, it looked longer than the top of the boot itself, but then I placed it behind the eyes and tongue with the holes lined up behind each other. Laced it up by going in and out of the holes and not crisscrossed as shown in the video on how to install. it. I reused the laces I had previously as this insert did not come with skinny laces. These laces were fat and it was tough to get them into the eye holes particularly where the top hooks were. I ended up cutting the tops off the laces and melting the ends so it was pointed and easier to needle through the holes. In the end, the inserts fit neat and tight into the boot and looked really nice. Since I put the inserts behind the eyes, the boot was very tight as I tried to zipper it up. So much that I could not pull the zipper all the way up. Fortunately there was slack in the laces where I could loosen it up and adjust the fit comfortably. My advice it not to cut the laces short until you thread the whole thing through with equal slack on both sides. Then put on the boot with your socks loosen the laces, zip it up all the way working toward fitting the boot on comfortably. Tie off the slack and store the extra laces in a way you don't snag them on the opposite hook as you are walking. I looped the bunny ears onto the hooks on mine - see the pics. Wear the boot for a week until the inserts break in, then adjust the laces again then cut the excess off. You may not need to do all that but I did not want to cut off too much then end up with short laces in the event I run out of laces and cannot tie them up with a double know. Cutting the laces too short may leave you having to re-lace again and go through the hassle all over again. Although it is a hassle to re-lace, the joy of zippering up the boots rather than lacing it up all the time takes the misery of the extra time all away. Joy joy joy!

These are very well made but just aren’t for me. I couldn’t get them to laced into my abates boots so they would lay smoothly. Not the products fault though. I might try fitting them into a different pair of work boots.

I purchased the 7-eye zipper for my 8-eye boots so that the end piece would not stick out of the bottom of the laces. It still works fine to put on, and the zipper virtually disappears! I had purchased a PU leather in black with 8 eyes and it looked sloppy and obvious, plus they felt much more flimsy than these. I have another pair in black for my black Docs. This makes me want to wear my boots all the time now that they are so easy to take on and off! I'll be getting my money's worth now that my boots won't be sitting in my closet, unworn!

Felt poorly made, because it was so thin it was very hard to zip up my boots with it on. I returned it

The 7 eyelets products, Their eyelets spacing and color are perfect match the Timberland 6" direct attach boots.But if you have the 8" direct attach boots, the best is to customize a 8 eyelets and need to match your boots color.And for Timberland direct attach boots,their eyelets spacing is 0.47" ,same as Soletec standard 7 eyelets spacing.

The zipper pull broke after a couple days of use. Unfortunately, I am past the return period.

I have chronic pain and occasional mobility issues. For years, I have just had slip on shoes, shoes with zippers, anything that was easy to put on and off. My husband recently gifted me custom Converse sneakers, and I was finding it hard to lace them. Enter in this solution. Now the sneakers are completely easy to put on and off, and look unique, too. These leather zip inserts are well made, and a good deal for the price. You can be creative with how you lace them in to any shoe or boot, as well.

Smooth zipper, easy to get boots off and on now! Good quality real leather.

These things are great. Saved my fat-a** from spending a long time doubled up lacing bootsI’m a lazy and these definitely fit with my lack-of-effort lifestyle

Da es leider nicht viele Schnürstiefel-Reißverschlüsse mit 6 Löchern gibt sind die Preise dafür doch recht happig. Rein von der Quali hatte ich bisher keine Probleme gehabt. Nur das anbringen ist etwas oll. Aber nichts was sich nicht bewältigen ist.

Didn't work on my motorcycle boots but good quality so saved for future use.

Great product for quick in and out of my work boots.