If your coat does not have a YKK zipper, some things have to be considered:
All zippers are not equal
There are plenty of zipper brands. At first glance zippers of the same type and size look the same. However, there are no common design standards. Each manufacturer has his own design, which differs in small details (longer/shorter insert pin, thicker/thinner teeth, different spacing of teeth). That´s why different brands are often compatible – but not in any case.
Beside that, you usually can not determine the manufacturer. Garment companies often brand their coats with their company´s name, but the zipper itself is a third party product.
Even if we can find out the zipper brand, there may be differences between the production batches. Only the zipper company YKK provides a constant quality and compatability of the zippers.
We provide adapters from different zipper brands. That´s why – despite all these uncertainties – we usually find a counterpart to your jacket´s zipper.
But for the technical factors described above, sometimes you may have to accept minor effects. One side may not open and close as smoothly as the original. The combination of your jacket´s half and the adapter´s half of the zipper may be a bit wavy due to slightly different teeth sizes.
Zip adapters to try out
When you click “no YKK” we ask you some questions about your zipper. We will consult our database and will choose the right adapter. In case there are several adapters that might fit we will send you these additional adapters - within Germany this is free of charge. If there is a chance that none of the zip adapters is compatible to your jacket´s zipper, then we also propose to send you a sew-in adapter as well. The sew-in adapter always lets you use Kumja with your jacket, but you will have to do some sewing work.
When you receive the adapter, you try at home and should return those adapters that can not be connected to your jacket. Please note: the price for the test bundle includes only 1 adapter. You should return the remaining adapters within 2 weeks. We pay the shipping costs for returns within Germany. However, you will have to bear the costs for returns from your country if you live outside Germany. Thus, please be aware that there will be additional costs: you will either have to pay for the additional adapter(s) or pay shipping costs for it´s return. In case you return your whole order, you will get a full refund of the total amount.