10 Qty: Graber Add-a Slide / Snap-in Traversing Slides That Don't Require Rod Disassembly! by Graber

My 1960s traverse road has no functioning button to open the ends, and many of the plastic snaps have fell apart. Another brand of snaps I bought, that were also supposed to easily go in without taking the thing apart, wouldn't go in no matter what I did - including trying to fit them in at the end of the rod.These went in and snapped easily and are also very sturdy. I don't see them breaking or become brittle, like the old ones did, in any foreseeable future.

What an excellent time-saver this one tiny design change (the flat edge) makes! So easy to install!1) To snap this slide into the traverse rod, turn the slide upside down (hole up), place the round edge of the circle down into the opening on the back of the rod, and gently press the slide so the flat edge snaps into the opening. Then let the slide turn and drop so the hole hangs down.2) To get the curtain hook into the hole of the slide, keep the curtain about half open to released tension, grip the outside bunch of curtain just BELOW the level of the hook (drapes are heavy and you don't want to lift another 2 or 3 hooks out of their slides!) and pull/angle it gently out and up to guide the hook into the hole. Done!

These things are fantastic. After a couple of decades in the direct sunlight the original clips have all become so brittle they break off with even the slightest of pressure. These designs pop right in to replace the old without needing disassemble or take anything apart. The trick to installing them right is to get the top in first and then press *very* firmly, flat against the back of the clip so that the bottom half POPS inside. If you don't hear and feel that POP then you have them installed wrong and they will just drag and stick. If you get them to POP in and they move free and easy. I ordered 10 to try it out but just bought 40 more because they work so well.

I should have ordered a slightly upgraded version. These are working for now, but aren't as sturdy as I really need. I do like that they snap in and out without having to undo the drapery or unload the slider.

Was happy to find these to fix broken plastic traverse curtain slides as thought would have to replace entire rod but started searching and thanks to all the Amazon reviews, ordered them and they sure fixed my sad hanging pleated curtain situation in a few minutes. I found that if I articulated the slide up into the open slide groove and then rotated around and downwards towards bottom flat side, they easily were secured in place. Pressure did not work for me and I was afraid to put too much stress on the rod and my hand too so rotating was the trick to install on my rod. I inadvertently put one too many in and just left it as it was very solidly installed in the rod as it caused no operational or appearance problem and is in place if needed to adjust for any broken slide in the future.

We have custom drapes in our early 1900's era craftsman home. They were fabricated by Sears Custom Drapery Department 20 years ago and when some of the traversing slides failed after many years of use, we were worried that we might have to purchase a whole new Rod set. Fortunately Sears used Graber gear back then. And since the drapes are so heavy, we feared having to disassemble everything and take them down to insert new sliders. Seeing these as a "leave in place" solution, we got excited about them potentially working for us. We were not disappointed. Received them and immediately snapped them into place right next to each brittle and broken slider and reinserted the drapery hooks into the sliders. We used a pair of needle nose pliers to compress and fracture the broken sliders which were still inserted into the channel, which allowed easy removal of the broken sliders. It does take a fair amount of exerted pressure to slip these into the upper channel first and then pushing down on the bottom of the slider to snap it into the bottom channel, so don't despair or give up at first effort to do so. They will snap into place.Thank you Graber for having the foresight to offer a replacement part that is compatible with much older sets of your quality rods.

I searched for individual drapery slides in every store in town. Couldn’t find them any where. Then, when I went to the internet, I was directed to the Graber Add-a-Slide. Problem solved. I didn’t have to buy a boat-load of them, only what I needed, and they were so easy to use! Thank you!

Four stars ONLY because they didn't come with any directions. It was a bit of a bear figuring out how to install them and then to do so, but they totally saved me having to take down the rod. So for that I'm THRILLED! They really do work great. They go into the slot at the back of the rod, so you can't see where you're putting them; you have to do it by feel. Slide the top edge in first, then push (pretty hard in my case) to pop the bottom into the slot. Once in, they're awesome and my draperies look nice again.