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Ski shop wont mount my bindings!

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BerGNARdo
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so I have a pair of fkx 140s that I got at a swap for $75. The were good condition when i bought them, but now one side has both brakes not working and the other has only one working brake. I've been riding them with leashes. I just got new skis that I want to mount them to, but the shop said they wont do it cause there are no brakes. They said the lever of the brakes that touches your heal is one of the contact points of the binding and that it wont release properly without it. However I've been riding them in this condition for probs 40 days and they've been releasing consistently when I need them to. I feel like the shop is just telling me they're broken so ill buy new bindings.

So what should I do?

Bring them to another shop? Try and mount them myself? Are they really not safe to ride and should I be getting new bindings?
Jan 21 2012 12:56AM
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skier_boy26
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do a paper mount. You are going to have a reaaaaaallly difficult time finding a shop to mount them.
Jan 21 2012 1:00AM
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k-fred
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they dont wanna mount them because they can be in trouble if you ever have an accident because of your binding, it's just a rule, same thing happen when you ask them to set the din really high, they dont wanna do it cause they can be in trouble if you get hurt because of this so you gotta do it by yourself.
Jan 21 2012 1:07AM
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T.MARTIN
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PAPER MOUNT:


(Always double check everything you do. I did this for the first time a couple weeks ago and everything went very well. If you need new screws go to a shop they will usually help you out)
Jan 21 2012 1:10AM
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onenerdykid
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The shop is not trying to screw you over. Your binding presents a huge legal problem because it is not a complete functioning binding. The same thing would happen if you DIN indicator window popped out- binding still works, but since it is not a complete binding shops will not mount it until it is fixed.
Jan 21 2012 3:30AM
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BerGNARdo
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They wont fix them. I asked when they were mounted on my old skis. its the fkx brake plate which is different then the fks brake plate and not interchangeable. Understandably hard to find.

I guess ill just mount them myself.


Jan 21 2012 10:09PM
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.AR6rider.
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What exactly do you plan to do if you eject and send your ski hurtling down the hill, injuring someone?
Jan 21 2012 10:13PM
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TOAST.
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He said he was riding them with leashes. So they will pop off and cut him to pieces.
Jan 21 2012 10:19PM
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J.J.M
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if you had read the actual post, he said he was riding with leashes

fail.
Jan 21 2012 10:21PM
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will_powder
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I actually just mounted my first pair of skis yesterday using one of the TGR paper templates. Now I'm a complete retard when it comes to construction accuracy, but it turned out super well. The hardest part was finding a god dang #3 Pozi driv screwdriver. Use the video posted above and the fks template in the TGR thread. I do believe the FKS template has been verfied many times, but make sure you measure like nine times.
Jan 22 2012 2:06AM
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