Is this a problem?

abrading22

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Took some brand new skis to get mounted and they came back slightly off, is this a problem? Should I go ask for a new pair?

any input is really appreciated

In the pic of the toes the right toe covers the whole word armada in the square, but the left toe barely or doesn’t even touch the word armada.

On the heels, its the same thing, but the right heel basically touches the mount line and the left heel stops a little below it.

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The branding graphics under the foot don't always line up, so don't go by that. I've almost messed up a mount by lining up with the logo thinking it would be in precisely the same place on both skis.

The mount lines are a little more concerning, but it looks like a fairly miniscule difference. Before you take any action, click your boots in and see if you can detect any movement laterally or vertically in either binding, or if they are visibly different when engaged. Better yet, put your boots on and click in, wiggle the skis, rock back and forth and see if one foot feels any more loose.

This is kind of a tough thing to comment on without seeing the skis in person. Sometimes shops will have older jigs that have some play in them so mistakes can happen. It looks like your bindings are a bit worn, so there could also be a little play in the plate of the binding itself if you've used them.

Either way, it's unlikely the shop would agree to buy new skis, and if there is any difference between the bindings it will likely be too small to notice. It still could be worth following up with them, they may give you store credit or something.

I have a pair of beater skis where one is mounted an inch further forward because of a tear out and I barely notice a difference.
 
14557355:skiP.E.I. said:
The branding graphics under the foot don't always line up, so don't go by that. I've almost messed up a mount by lining up with the logo thinking it would be in precisely the same place on both skis.

The mount lines are a little more concerning, but it looks like a fairly miniscule difference. Before you take any action, click your boots in and see if you can detect any movement laterally or vertically in either binding, or if they are visibly different when engaged. Better yet, put your boots on and click in, wiggle the skis, rock back and forth and see if one foot feels any more loose.

This is kind of a tough thing to comment on without seeing the skis in person. Sometimes shops will have older jigs that have some play in them so mistakes can happen. It looks like your bindings are a bit worn, so there could also be a little play in the plate of the binding itself if you've used them.

Either way, it's unlikely the shop would agree to buy new skis, and if there is any difference between the bindings it will likely be too small to notice. It still could be worth following up with them, they may give you store credit or something.

I have a pair of beater skis where one is mounted an inch further forward because of a tear out and I barely notice a difference.

Yes do not go off the graphics, I’ve also almost messed up a mount job by adjusting last second from my lines to the graphics but caught it just in time. The graphic is just a top sheet that gets glued on so it’s not always in the same exact spot, it varies with each ski.
 
Yeah if you can try measuring from the tip to the toe plate of each ski. The topsheet decals may actually just not be aligned. Even if the bindings aren't aligned perfectly, that difference is so small you will not notice it (although it will probably play in your head constantly while skiing ha).
 
I really appreciate the input my g

14557355:skiP.E.I. said:
The branding graphics under the foot don't always line up, so don't go by that. I've almost messed up a mount by lining up with the logo thinking it would be in precisely the same place on both skis.

The mount lines are a little more concerning, but it looks like a fairly miniscule difference. Before you take any action, click your boots in and see if you can detect any movement laterally or vertically in either binding, or if they are visibly different when engaged. Better yet, put your boots on and click in, wiggle the skis, rock back and forth and see if one foot feels any more loose.

This is kind of a tough thing to comment on without seeing the skis in person. Sometimes shops will have older jigs that have some play in them so mistakes can happen. It looks like your bindings are a bit worn, so there could also be a little play in the plate of the binding itself if you've used them.

Either way, it's unlikely the shop would agree to buy new skis, and if there is any difference between the bindings it will likely be too small to notice. It still could be worth following up with them, they may give you store credit or something.

I have a pair of beater skis where one is mounted an inch further forward because of a tear out and I barely notice a difference.
 
14557355:skiP.E.I. said:
The branding graphics under the foot don't always line up, so don't go by that. I've almost messed up a mount by lining up with the logo thinking it would be in precisely the same place on both skis.

The mount lines are a little more concerning, but it looks like a fairly miniscule difference. Before you take any action, click your boots in and see if you can detect any movement laterally or vertically in either binding, or if they are visibly different when engaged. Better yet, put your boots on and click in, wiggle the skis, rock back and forth and see if one foot feels any more loose.

This is kind of a tough thing to comment on without seeing the skis in person. Sometimes shops will have older jigs that have some play in them so mistakes can happen. It looks like your bindings are a bit worn, so there could also be a little play in the plate of the binding itself if you've used them.

Either way, it's unlikely the shop would agree to buy new skis, and if there is any difference between the bindings it will likely be too small to notice. It still could be worth following up with them, they may give you store credit or something.

I have a pair of beater skis where one is mounted an inch further forward because of a tear out and I barely notice a difference.

all of this +1

can't trust the graphics, so measure them to see if they're actually off. but if they're only off by the amount it appears to be in your pictures, you would never ever ever notice it so don't worry about it
 
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