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27th August 2006, 11:14
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| I'm a Bronze Member   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: England I am Male
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Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 5  |  Replacing Plastic tips with metal My missus has a pair of 3" ankle boots with plstic heel tips which are wearing out really quickly. I want to replace them with metal tips to last longer but the end is not round but a small d shape. Do they do metal tips this shape and where can i get them from
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27th August 2006, 17:55
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| I'm a Gold Member   Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: West Country UK Age: 36 I am Male
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My Mood:  Rep Power: 21 | Re: Replacing Plastic tips with metal Quote:
these folk are brilliant to deal with. Is this the type of heels you were after? http://www.stiletto-heel-tips.co.uk/images/m2.jpg www.stiletto-heel-tips.co.uk Dont forget to mention the HHplace!
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27th August 2006, 20:31
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| I'm a Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: England I am Male
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Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 5 | Sort of but as you have pictures they are circilar and not D shaped. Are you able to file them to shape?
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27th August 2006, 20:35
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| I'm a Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: England I am Male
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Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 5 | Sorry I have just been on the link and found the horseshoe metal tips required. Thanks for your help nigel.
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27th August 2006, 23:36
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| I'm a Silver Member   Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sweden I am Male
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My Mood:  Rep Power: 6 | Heel tips If you are european you can find these in Germany at http://www.ersatzstiftflecken.de/. I ordered both plastic, steel and brass from them and they cost €2/pair. Deliverytime was quick too. /admirer |
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20th October 2006, 01:00
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| I'm a Silver Member   Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK I am Male
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Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 10 | Re: Replacing Plastic tips with metal Quote:
I have just tried to use this site, but I could not get their PayPal site to work! | |
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