Topic: I gained more waist.. Who makes a zipper width extension to widen my leather?

[grcamna2]

I have a Caf'e style vintage leather jacket and I've gained a little weight so the jacket's a little tight to zip-up now.
I want to purchase what looks like a kind of 'double zipper'? so the jacket still fits me.I will lose this weight soon and then my leather jacket will fit me nice again.
Who sells these 'extenders' and what do they call them ?

[BomberMann650]

I have a Caf'e style vintage leather jacket and I've gained a little weight so the jacket's a little tight to zip-up now.
I want to purchase what looks like a kind of 'double zipper'? so the jacket still fits me.I will lose this weight soon and then my leather jacket will fit me nice again.
Who sells these 'extenders' and what do they call them ?

Could make your own from a generic zipper from the fabric crafts store.

[HondaMan]

Who sells these 'extenders' and what do they call them ?

When you find out, please PM me?
I haven't widened, but carrying IWB requires more width...

[Alan F.]

Although far from motorcycle specific, these seem to come in a lot of sizes and zipper pitches.

https://makemybellyfit.com/products/zip-adapter

[grcamna2]

Although far from motorcycle specific, these seem to come in a lot of sizes and zipper pitches.

https://makemybellyfit.com/products/zip-adapter

Ah,ok 
I think it will be best for me to find a leather repair shop.. 
I have had a Lot of past damage done on a repair job to a leather jacket of mine by a leather repair shop who USED TO have a great reputation in the past up in Woodland,CA. over a year ago:the original founder died and now it's being 'operated' by his grandson.. I lost a leather jacket during that experience. I won't go into it. 

I'll need to find a person who can match me up a leather one meant for a leather MC jacket.
I hope to find someone in the state capitol Sacramento,right next door to Davis.

[dave500]

i have a great old leather jacket ive worn for years since new,the main zip is a bit dodgy gotta be sure its bottomed out before i zip it up otherwise the bottom comes out mid ride and unzips itself from the bottom up and is a #$%* to make right wearing it,i tried for weeks to find a place to replace the zip to no avail too heavy duty?the one place that can do it only use a new nylon zipper,#$%* that its gotta be a stainless steel or brass bloody zipper on an old leather jacket?

[grcamna2]

i have a great old leather jacket ive worn for years since new,the main zip is a bit dodgy gotta be sure its bottomed out before i zip it up otherwise the bottom comes out mid ride and unzips itself from the bottom up and is a #$%* to make right wearing it,i tried for weeks to find a place to replace the zip to no avail too heavy duty?the one place that can do it only use a new nylon zipper,#$%* that its gotta be a stainless steel or brass bloody zipper on an old leather jacket?

I understand what you mean Dave.
I Want and NEED quality work done on my leather.

[WhyNot2]

yep, went from 119 to 242, in the last 8 years or so..........curious, myself.

[CycleRanger]

Sadly, this thread is relevant to my interests. 

[HondaMan]

I just filled out the forms at AlanF's reference. It's pretty complete (and I just learned a LOT about zippers!) with a way to upload pix, etc., and I sent it in. I'll keep y'all posted how it goes. I need 1" more width so I can zip up over the 1911...

Update 2/16: so far I haven't received any response from the inquiry form I filled out.

Dang. update 3/08/22: still haven't heard back from them. Gonna try it again...

[grcamna2]

I just filled out the forms at AlanF's reference. It's pretty complete (and I just learned a LOT about zippers!) with a way to upload pix, etc., and I sent it in. I'll keep y'all posted how it goes. I need 1" more width so I can zip up over the 1911...

The vintage leather I have only has a small size zipper(small teeth)and I'll need to see if it has a way to measure a zipper? online. I want a leather one.