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Elegant · 8th August 2008, 10:13

Yeah, I've done it on my two pairs...

Both of them had their heels fastened with a screw, several nails and glue, so they needed some work to take the old heels off. You have to remove the rear part of the insert to reach the screw / nails. Take the heel apart, that's somewhat tricky but you'll eventually do it. Afterwards, take the shoe without a heel and go to a shop with supplies for cobblers and choose the heels of right style and size. You have to match them carefully so that they'll have proper height and width for the shoe sole's shape. Old heels may come in handy for comparison. You also have to buy some glue, two screws and D-shaped metal pieces with a hole in the center [I don't know a "specialist" term for these]. If the old screw was thin, drill a bigger hole. Put the shoe and heel together, adjust them carefully and screw the heel on. If everything is OK [the heel isn't askew], loosen the screw and glue the parts together, then tighten the screw and glue the insert on.

BUT - I don't think it'll work with your boots. First, heels of such height are impossible [or VERY hard] to get. Second, the sole may be of one-piece kind, but I don't know if so.

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Elegant I'm a Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lodz, Poland Age: 22 I am Male Posts: 807 Thanks: 76 Thanked 72 Times in 59 Posts My Mood: Rep Power: 11	Re: Make a stiletto heel a chunky heel - possible???? Yeah, I've done it on my two pairs... Both of them had their heels fastened with a screw, several nails and glue, so they needed some work to take the old heels off. You have to remove the rear part of the insert to reach the screw / nails. Take the heel apart, that's somewhat tricky but you'll eventually do it. Afterwards, take the shoe without a heel and go to a shop with supplies for cobblers and choose the heels of right style and size. You have to match them carefully so that they'll have proper height and width for the shoe sole's shape. Old heels may come in handy for comparison. You also have to buy some glue, two screws and D-shaped metal pieces with a hole in the center [I don't know a "specialist" term for these]. If the old screw was thin, drill a bigger hole. Put the shoe and heel together, adjust them carefully and screw the heel on. If everything is OK [the heel isn't askew], loosen the screw and glue the parts together, then tighten the screw and glue the insert on. BUT - I don't think it'll work with your boots. First, heels of such height are impossible [or VERY hard] to get. Second, the sole may be of one-piece kind, but I don't know if so. __________________ If you never enter the closet, you won't have any difficulty coming out of it!