Ganter Evo Rubber Eyelet Replacement

English Version below

The rubber eyelets on Ganter Evo series shoes are prone to tearing, as happened with my wife's shoes.

Since a 3D printer offers the only viable solution besides discarding them or resorting to an unsightly repair with metal eyelets, I decided to create a 3D-printed replacement. The fit is excellent.

The print plate yields four eyelets: two standard and two mirrored, enabling the replacement of all eyelets on a pair of shoes.

If, unlike myself, you have black TPU, replacing only the damaged eyelet might suffice. It would be virtually undetectable from a reasonable distance.

After printing, you'll still need a cobbler to sew them onto the shoes—unless, like me, you possess a shoe repair sewing machine (thanks, Great-Grandpa!).

IMPORTANT:

• Print using TPU for flexibility and comfort.
• Durability remains untested; the repair was completed today. However, I anticipate satisfactory performance.

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English:

The rubber eyelets on Ganter Evo shoes tend to rip sometimes. That happened to my wife's shoes. Without a 3D printer, there are only two options: either throw them away or do some unsightly cobbler repair with a metal eyelet. But I have a 3D printer, and so I decided to do a little reverse engineering, and it fits really well.

On the build plate, there are four eyelets; two normal and two mirrored, so you can replace all the eyelets at once. If you've got black TPU, the replacement shouldn't be visible from five feet, but I only had blue glitter TPU, so I decided to do all four.

After you print the eyelets, you still have to bring them to a cobbler to have the new ones sewn in (I'm lucky; I've got a shoe repair sewing machine in the cellar, thanks, great-grandfather!).

Important

• Print with TPU so the eyelets are flexible and don't put pressure on your foot.
• I haven't yet tested the durability, since I just did the repair today. But I think it should be fine.