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Got my bindings mounted but

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Ultomato
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i got my skis back from the shop and they set one ski on 4 DIN and the other on 6. Is this normal?

Mar 3 2009 8:57PM
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dwhite
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that would not be a good thing

take them back to the shop
Mar 3 2009 8:58PM
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Ultomato
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more specifically my rear right binding is on 6 and my rear left binding is on 5. I asked them if that was normal and they said "it should be fine"

Mar 3 2009 9:02PM
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Ultomato
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yeah the front two parts of the bindings are on 4, and the rears are the ones that are different. could i just set the DIN myself?

Mar 3 2009 9:09PM
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KravtZ
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NOOO a good amount of the time more dif then same the dins in teh front and back are different that is fine dont touch it. its even fine if the front or back ones are diff but only by a very small amount
Mar 3 2009 9:20PM
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Ultomato
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hmm, why do they do that? is it so you can compare the two DINS to see which one you like better?
Mar 3 2009 9:43PM
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Sticha03
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Sometimes even though the binding says the dins are different, when they put them through the din tester they will read out to the same din. So a 5 din on one heel peice could read out to an actual 4.5 din setting on the tester. Like when i got my old bindings mounted the din on the bindings read 6 all around, but the din tester read out to be 5.25 or something.
Mar 3 2009 10:44PM
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Sticha03
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They shouldnt be that far off though. Bring them back and have them look at them.
Mar 3 2009 10:45PM
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Silence
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they should be exactly the same. there is NO reason for them to be different..you probably signed off on a document saying that basically they aren't liable as well.

Assuming the rest of your bindings are set up ok (forward pressure etc)
You can change the din yourself though, it isn't difficult.

What bindings have you got and what height/weight are you, what skier code are you and what BSL are your boots
Mar 4 2009 3:44AM
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Line-4-Life
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This is not good the dins on all parts of the binding should be the same, and if you dont know what your doing take them back to the shop to have them ajusted.
Mar 4 2009 7:29AM
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MEGAZORD
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This is not necessarily true.  Differentials play a big part.  If that one heel wasnt testing properly, you adjust it so it does.

Also ill ride my dins 11.5 in the toe and 13 in the heel.
Mar 4 2009 11:51AM
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Tucks
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Yes but shops cannot(under liability) set two different din ranges for heel and toe. REMEMBER UNDER LIABILITY, you can sign off that the shop is not liable however
Mar 4 2009 3:23PM
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Silence
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differences in toe/heel isn't uncommon but difference in left/right is totally retarded.
Mar 4 2009 4:58PM
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