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

Perfect fit. Nice construction. Very easy to install onto my 7 eye Timberland Pro boots.

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!

They do seem to be real leather, some sort of heavily treated chrome-tanned stuff. Got the Clara Red with Bronze eyelets. Stitching has been done pretty well on my pair. Eyelets don't attract when tested with strong magnets. Zipper has been pretty solid so far. Testing this out on a pair of (don't judge) Nick's Boots. I always wanted to try this concept out, and their zipper is like 50 bucks, so.. Yeah, this is super convenient. I might recommend adding/leaving a false tongue under this, I know that sounds weird but the bunched up leather (or fabric) of the gusset (or tongue) in my (or your) boots (or shoes) might be a pain when trying to wrestle the zipper up. Worse yet, the zipper will probably abrade this area over time, and fabric will get nasty and tangled. Leather will wear through and need to be replaced. So.. That's my rationale. Eyelet spacing is somewhat standard, these were a bit far apart for my boots if I were to lace them in tight (which I did when first fitting them) applied conditioner to them and my boots and zipped em shut. Left tight for the night and in the morning I loosened them, put them on, and snugged to comfort. They work just fine and for the cost, I'd say they're worth trying even just for chuckles. Being leather, bronze, and a beefy thick YKK zipper, I imagine they'll hold up pretty well for a while. They also look snazzy on my milk chocolate brown casual boots. Quick on-off to keep up with people wearing chelsea style boots, while letting you retain some ankle support.

Zipper comes undone after a little while. Leather isn’t great quality

Almost two years old and still running strong. Great addition to my boots. Keeps legs debris from getting into the lacing, provides additional arch support and just a little time saver. For the price, definitely satisfied. I bought this second pair to go with the second pair of boots while my originals get new soles.

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.

Not worth it!

I installed them on my 1460 Pascal boots with the original laces, copying the lacing pattern from my Sinclair boots which come with a zipper insert already. (Middle of the lace crosses under the bottom of the zip insert, then up through the bottom holes, down through the next... Then I loosely tied the ends of the excess laces together to make it easier to tuck them into the top of the boots.) I ordered the Claret dark red, which, like it shows in the picture, was basically just black, except for the fabric around the zipper teeth which is a dark maroon/brown. I'd considered getting black anyway, so I'm happy with how they look.

bought these for my motorcycle shoes, and they work great helping to gear up for a ride so much quicker and easier. in addition, the good quality leather helps in preventing cold winds and water from slipping in the shoes while riding. highly recomended.

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

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

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.

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