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I've got a 2009 Unibody MBP, and the feet are starting to fall off. I've lost one and one I have kept in a safe place.

Does anyone know where I can get replacement feet? I looked on Ebay to no avail.

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Well thanks for the answers so far, however nothing is turning up. I just got off the phone with the Genius bar at the local Apple store, and they said it simply doesn't exist. They want to sell me an entire "Lower Case" ... big $$$ for something so trivial.

Still looking for more suggestions.

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  • Why not try this search : shop.ebay.ca/i.html?_kw=macbook&_kw=pro&_kw=feet
    – Studer
    Commented Sep 3, 2010 at 18:55
  • I did, but that search doesn't return anything useful either.
    – Chase Florell
    Commented Sep 3, 2010 at 18:59
  • ifixit.com They have just about every part for every modern Mac you need.
    – Alex
    Commented Sep 3, 2010 at 19:05
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    I have the same problem. Too bad Apple doesn't provide a way to address this. Typical.
    – MikeSchinkel
    Commented Sep 4, 2010 at 21:12
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    The new unibody mac feet are seriously embedded into the thin aluminum. If they are worn a small plastic shim can be affixed but if they are missing, you will have to replace the entire bottom piece or attach a larger adhesive piece rather than mold a new replacement in the part.
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Jun 2, 2011 at 18:38

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I had an old Powerbook G3 that had lost 2 of it's rubber feet. Instead of trying to replace them with the same ones, I just went to a hardware store and bought the little rubber stick-on feet that you could put on the bottom of furniture or a TV stand or whatever. Cost all of about 99 cents and worked perfectly.

They looked something like this:

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    probably the only decent answer here. Apple is fantastic, but stupid stuff like this sure is disappointing.
    – Chase Florell
    Commented Sep 18, 2010 at 18:02
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    This is finally what I did. 8 rubber feet for 2.99 at the local hardware store. They're clear... but meh, it works.
    – Chase Florell
    Commented Apr 1, 2011 at 22:28
  • Yeah, the ones I ended up using weren't the same color as the old Stealth Fighter PowerBook G3 either, but like you say... meh. They worked fine, and how often do you look at the bottom of your laptop anyways? Glad that worked out for you!
    – Scott
    Commented Apr 2, 2011 at 7:02
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I just got back from the Genius bar and actually had the exact same issue. I had two feet fail, both having different attachment methods. The foot under the upper left of the keyboard was attached without any adhesive, the foot had plastic "feet" that "snapped" into a black metal piece attached to the bottom case. The foot under the lower left of the keyboard was attached with adhesive to the outside of the bottom case and further secured with an additional plastic ring running along the inside of the bottom case (this ring broke apart from the foot in addition to the adhesive failing on my machine).

I went to the local Genius bar and the cost of the bottom case ended up being covered by apple care. Even if apple care had not covered the bottom case, the bottom case was only $38.89.

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  • That sure would be nice. They're $150 at ifixit.com
    – Chase Florell
    Commented Sep 1, 2011 at 2:41
  • Nice trick, think I'll use this before my applecare runs out to get a new bottom case.
    – sofly
    Commented Sep 26, 2012 at 1:12
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You can find a set of 4 replacement feet (along with other Mac replacement parts) at PowerBook Medic

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    Oh, that's great.
    – Chase Florell
    Commented Sep 25, 2012 at 15:36
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They sell the set of 4 here. You can also get a single foot.

http://www.pbparts.com/shop.php//0761398.html

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It has been a few years since I had to replace any of the feet on my laptops (the current ones are pretty well attached), but they used to provide them for free at Apple retail stores if you asked at the Genius Bar. They probably have them now unless they are bonded to the bottom case.

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  • well thanks for the suggestion, please take a look at the edit in my question.
    – Chase Florell
    Commented Sep 3, 2010 at 23:25
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    Unfortunately, if they are only available bonded to the lower case then no one else is likely to have them either.
    – Louis Gerbarg
    Commented Sep 4, 2010 at 7:17
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You might be able to get some from Apple, I would try there first. Otherwise I do not believe there is an vendor for them.

You could consider molding some foam feet, or custom making your own. Otherwise just deal with it. I've seen several people who either made their own substitute or gone without.

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  • That's sorta what I'm thinking. Have to head into the Apple store.
    – Chase Florell
    Commented Sep 3, 2010 at 20:14
  • well thanks for the suggestion, please take a look at the edit in my question.
    – Chase Florell
    Commented Sep 3, 2010 at 23:24
  • Making my own "might" work. I'm not too keen on going without since there is a hole in the middle that exposes the inside of the notebook.
    – Chase Florell
    Commented Sep 4, 2010 at 0:25
  • @Rock: Stick some electrical tape over it. :)
    – Josh K
    Commented Sep 4, 2010 at 5:48

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