DESERT SAND PROTECT GAITERS INSTALLATION

Regular price €59,00 EUR

✓ Installation within 5 to 15 days after receiving your shoes
✓ Read the steps and conditions carefully before ordering
✓ Try your shoes before shipping: installation is final


Necessary information for installation

Provide this information so that we can process your installation and send your shoes and gaiters back to the correct address within the desired timeframe.


Shipping and returns

Description

Raidlight applies its expertise in desert races to support your preparation with a desert gaiter installation service on your trail shoes.

The installation involves sewing a velcro strip directly onto your shoes to attach the desert gaiters. To ensure effective protection and long-lasting durability, sewing is essential: glue cannot withstand the extreme desert conditions, heat, or abrasion caused by sand.

This service is carried out in our workshop in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse by our tailors. The price of €59 includes the installation of gaiters on both shoes.

Desert gaiters are especially recommended for races like the Marathon des Sables®, the Half Marathon des Sables®, or the Raidlight Desert Trophy, as they prevent sand from entering your shoes. They are compatible with all shoe brands.

Please plan ahead: from the moment we receive your package in our workshop, allow 5 to 15 days before your shoes are sent back.

Important: shipping outside the European Union
⚠️ To avoid any customs issues, please declare the package as a gift or sample with a value of €1.

How is the installation of the gaiters done?

  • Step 1 — Provide the necessary information

Before adding the service to your cart, complete the questionnaire on this product page.

This information allows us to process your installation and organize the return of your shoes after the service. Be sure to provide your full postal address, as this is where we will send back your shoes and gaiters.

There is no longer a form to download or print: the information is directly linked to your order.

  • Step 2 — Try on your shoes and gaiters

Whether you buy your shoes and gaiters on the Raidlight site, or only the gaiters, we ask you to try the products before sending them to us.

The installation is a permanent operation : it is important to be sure of the shoe model that will accompany you in the desert.

  • Step 3 — Send your shoes

Shipping the shoes is your responsibility, via the carrier of your choice.

Important : shipping outside the European Union
⚠️ To avoid any customs issues, please declare the package as a gift or sample with a value of 1€.

Shipping address:

Raidlight – Gaiter installation service
115 route de Perquelin
38380 Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
France

Please send clean shoes, without laces and without insoles.

We disclaim all responsibility for any issues during transit until the package arrives at our facility.

If you wish, you can print your order summary and include it in your package to help identify your shoes. This is not mandatory.

  • Step 4 — Receipt and inspection

Upon receiving your package, our team checks that the shoes are clean, compliant, and compatible with the installation.

We reserve the right to refuse the installation if the shoes do not meet the conditions listed below.

  • Step 5 — Gaiter installation

Our workshop sews the velcro strip onto your shoes to allow the attachment of the desert gaiters.

From the receipt of your package, allow between 5 and 15 days before return.

  • Step 6 — Return of your shoes and gaiters

Once the installation is complete, we send your shoes and gaiters back to you via Colissimo.

Return shipping costs are your responsibility and billed at actual cost. All returns are insured up to the value of the package.

  • Step 7 — Receive your package

Your shoes are ready to face the desert.

General conditions and right of withdrawal

  • The installation of the gaiters is final: no returns or refunds will be possible once the work is done.
  • For shoes equipped with QuickLace laces, please remove the system before sending. Otherwise, the lacing may block the sewing machine's access.
  • We may refuse installation on certain models, for example the Sportiva Ultra Raptor, whose reinforcements are difficult to sew through.
  • Raidlight reserves the right to refuse installation if the shoes are not suitable, in poor condition, equipped with incompatible lacing, or if they are not clean.
  • Please remove the laces and insoles before sending.
  • In case of installation refusal, we will return the package to you and the return shipping costs will be deducted from the installation refund.

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