 Poster: A snowHead
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Greetings Snowheads!
I wonder if I could pick your combined brains?
I have a great pair of trusty Salomon Integral Equipe 8.1 boots but, unfortunately both heel pieces have given way last week in France.
I'm home now, but need to source two heel pieces. I've emailed Salomon, but I suspect with the age of the boots I'm on a hiding to nothing.
Would any of you have any ideas as to where I might try to get these important bits of kit?
Are there specialists who could help, is there a market in boot parts, or do I have to buy a pair of old boots to cannibalise?
Are the heel pieces identical, or do the come in different sizes to match particular boot shells? (Mine are size 350, L=333)
Grateful for any help you can provide.
CW 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hamilton's tip sounds like an answer.
But just in case that doesn't work - its worth checking out the rental counters of every in-resort ski shop you can find. I realise its a bit risky/stupid to head out on holiday without fully funtioning kit but again, just in case you have no choice....
The big chain shops and rentals (both here and in-resort) seem to throw all their bits and pieces out after a couple of season which is understandable but the smaller in-resort Mom & Pop places have all sorts of gems down the back of the sofa in the back room. I found replacements for my old Salomon heels in a shop in Canazei in the Dolomites (which, helpfully, I cannot remember the name of now!!! Could show you where it is though.). After about 15 minutes from me asking, the bloke re-surfaced spouting torrents of delighted Italian with a big grin on his face...and holding said items - 8 or so euros the pair. I could've kissed him.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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try CEM at Solutions4feet, he's also know as Colin
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Order placed with Anything Technical - hopefully they'll be the proper job.
Thanks again for the pointer hamilton
CW
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Sorted. 
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cardweg, i can't remember where i found it but a quick google for Salomon_Shop_Practices_and_Spare_Parts.pdf might be useful, i picked the part numbers and sent them to the local Salomon retailer who were happy to order stuff in for me, even though they didn't stock Ski stuff.
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I probably have a set of my old Equipe 9.1's in the loft somewhere; if you cannot get them; give me a shout and I'll have a look, I'd guess with 8.1 and 9.1 had the same shell????; yours for a suitable contribution to the RNLI.
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