Next for the side boa. I use this little boa tool but I just confirmed that it is a 1.3mm hex

1.3mm hex

Inside looks like this

Remove the spool and unravel the wire, then reinstall by pulling on the laces again until the spool slips back in, install the dial and tighten it up.

 

Next for this type of BOA found on the side of a Thirtytwo boot.

At first glance it seems there is no entry point, but there it is hiding under the outer shell material. Pop it and rotate clockwise.

Remove, unravel and reinstall by pulling on the wires like before

 

Which way are you applying force to pop this one out? I'm afraid I'm gonna break mine...

 

This should get stickied @Donutz @NT.Thunder

 

Yeah I'll need to reference this in the future for sure.........I've a bad habit of resting my board on my boot on the lift and will no doubt damage mine soon enough.

 

Thanks Kijima even tho I've never had an issue with my boa and have gone back to laces. I'm sure someday I'll be searching for this with 3 other shredders in my fam.

 

Yeah thanks for taking the time to doc and write up this stuff. Very cool.

:raises beer:

 

Great post, thanks Kijima.

edit: seems like brand new 2021 Adidas Acerras have an issue with the side boa getting stuck before any use...can this be resolved the same way, or is this a manufacturing QA issue?

 

Most boa problems are easily resolved, only continual use once you have a problem will damage the wire.

 

Ok so lets replace a wire. The easiest way is to use a new wire from boa, hardware store wire will work too but you need to spot weld the ends to stop them fraying. I used to use a car battery to weld the ends but now I use burton boots with the new england ropes and they are much more comfortable than the wires.

So pop the dial out like before

Let it all hang out

Push the wire back through the slot, and then from the other side push it back through the hole until it becomes free. Then remove the cable from the dial and then from the boot itself.

Now to refit the new cable, obviously thread it through the boot eyelets, dont forget to thread it through the last set of holes on the spool housing lol, ask me how I learned that

Now you should see a slot and a hole in the side of the spool, you start feeding your wire through the slot, this slot has a red line drawn on it.
So through the slot, back through the other side and then double the wire over into the hole and pull it tight to lock it in place.
When the cable is locked in and pulled back through the slot you can refit the spool by pulling the laces back through the boot again and popping it back in.

 

Do you know which new England rope works as replacement laces?

 

No I don't but being a manufacturer myself I would say there's nothing special about the burton rope and you could find it online or order some from burton.
The burton spool only has one hole in it and they just double knot the rope to secure it.

 

Just as an FYI.....in adding to this (I know its a little bit of an older thread).....but this information will help others coming to this forum for help.

BOA replacement parts are FREE. You just have to fill out their online survey, put in the info for your boot, wait about 5-7 days and it will arrive at your door.

Here is the link:

Spare Parts

store.boafit.com

done it at least a half a dozen times for different boots. Once for mine and multiple times for boots I've resold. Pretty great company, super easy process.

 

To each their own but I just can’t commit to anything but laces, and probably one of the reasons I’m still using my 10 year old boots. I did recently look up the Burton Kendo’s because my heal is separating off my right boot, but $2 of ShoeGoo vs $400+ for boots sounded better.

My look at it is if I break the BOA system on the hill I have to go back to the car to fix it, if that is I brought the extra repair kit. With my old school laces I can just tie a knot in the laces and carry-on or use the extra lace I have in my thigh pocket.

I guess lacing up my boots and strapping into my bindings isn’t that big of a deal or at least not a big enough issue to spend the $$ to buy BOA boots and step-in bindings.

 

Well I finally had to break down and bu some new boots, and since Burton doesn’t make a pair with laces I went with the Boa Photons. I heat formed my bladders yesterday which definitely made them more comfortable, I guess I’ll find out Wednesday which will more then likely be my last day of the year (closing April 14), maybe I post a review on the Photons Thursday