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Thread: WTB Salomon Heel?!
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11-11-2019, 05:39 PM #1
WTB Salomon Heel?!
Does anyone have a spare Salomon heel I can buy?
Took some skis I got on the cheap in to have the bindings remounted (dude I got em from wore like a 26 and I wear a 28.5) since my boots were super close but wouldn’t fit. I didn’t realize but the heels were mismatched. One had a DIN of 12, the other 14, so they wouldn’t remount them. Any help? Also, if nobody has a spare heel for me to buy, should I just attempt remounting myself? Never done that. Thanks, guys.
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11-11-2019, 05:49 PM #2
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11-11-2019, 05:54 PM #3
Which salomons? I might have a spare heel to send you
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11-11-2019, 06:16 PM #4
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11-11-2019, 06:17 PM #5
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11-11-2019, 06:19 PM #6
I have 9xx series heels but that won't help you with the shop. You'd have to mount yourself anyway.
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11-11-2019, 06:20 PM #7
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11-11-2019, 09:26 PM #8but not a marker fanboy
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If anything you'd probably want to move the toes forward to keep your boot center on the line, assuming that's how it was mounted initially. See if the shop will just drill some new toe holes for you 1cm forward or so and then take back home the skis and screw down the toepieces yourself? Although I'm guessing the shop won't do that either if they're being sticklers for the heels being mismatched. Why not just go to another shop?
Consider this your calling to mount your own fucking skis.
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11-11-2019, 10:14 PM #9
Don't understand the shop's issue with the heel mismatch, if they're both set to 8 and both test okay at 8, who cares?
Is there even a Z12 specific heel? Aren't all those heels just plain STH?
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11-12-2019, 12:16 AM #10
Sounds like price dictated the ski purchase and judging by the bindings they probably are not anything to wild. Just move the heels back 1.5cm and adjust the forward pressure correctly and give them a go. You already have the template 1.5 cm away from where you need them. Buy a drill bit and caliper and you're set.... If you don't already own a drill then you probably shouldn't do this project.
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11-12-2019, 08:10 AM #11
Last edited by Mista_Bob; 11-12-2019 at 08:12 AM. Reason: Typo
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11-12-2019, 08:11 AM #12
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11-12-2019, 08:25 AM #13
If you have a reference set of holes to align the paper template with it really isn't that hard. You can set up the template using the holes you're reusing and then measure with a ruler to make sure the other end is centered.
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11-12-2019, 05:12 PM #14but not a marker fanboy
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If you are already close to making the current mount work and have a two sizes larger boot, you should be able to get away with only redrilling the toes and leaving the heels where they are currently, and just slide the heels way back on the track. Drilling new holes for the heels should not be necessary (likewise for new toe holes if you redrill the heels further back).
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11-12-2019, 06:25 PM #15
Good points. I was hoping to just find a spare heel and not have to worry about mounting myself. I need to inspect the recommended line and see if remounting toe is better than remounting heel, and/or remounting both so I’m not off-balance too far (but 2 boot sizes shouldn’t be too bad). I was just hoping to track down a heel and make it easy.
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11-12-2019, 06:45 PM #16one-track mind
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If that's what you really want, some shops who are unwilling to mount for you MIGHT be willing to ONLY plug old holes & drill new holes for you. That way, you pay shop for a full-price mount job, but they don't attach bindings into the holes they drilled. Then you just bring your skis home from the shop and then YOU screw your non-indemnified bindings into the holes (easier than you doing all the plugging & drilling holes in perfectly measured positions).
That way, the shop drilled for an indemnified binding model, but YOU screwed in a non-indemnified binding, so hopefully you can't really sue the shop when you get hurt later.
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11-12-2019, 06:57 PM #17
Where are you located? If you want to remount there may be a local mag who can help you mount your own fucking skis (see the thread).
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11-12-2019, 09:08 PM #18
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11-12-2019, 09:21 PM #19
I got a Z12 heel. Pm me your address and I can send it out Friday.
But yeah, I’ve plugged and poked many many skis for people to screw in themselves, and I’ve mounted mismatched binders (from the same manufacturer) and made notation on the form.
FWIW, it does not explicitly state anywhere in the salomon tech manual that the binding parts must be matching, although its safe to assume that they are expected to. It does explicitly state that mixing parts from other manufacturers is not recommended and will void your warranty. Whether an individual shop considers your specific case to be legit is really up to them, since they are opening themselves up to potential liability.
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11-12-2019, 09:25 PM #20
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11-20-2019, 12:28 PM #21
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11-20-2019, 12:37 PM #22
My vote is to just mount yourself. I mean "mount your own f'ing skis." Also I second the above poster about moving the toes forward, as this is likely to keep your boot midsole mounted at the factory rec (I assume that is what you're going for).
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