24. Here we see the plate mounted to the skate. It's best to screw the screws in all the way by hand to avoid stripping the hole out- you can use a power screwdriver or drill to start the screw threading in, but finish it by hand. Make sure you're holding the plate tightly against the boot while starting and tightening the screws; the last thing we want to do at this point is screw the plate to the boot in the wrong place!

25. A stronger alternate option is to use the Razors backslide screw and t-nut in the back and a Razors soulplate screw and t-nut in the front. This is more work- you have to shorten the t-nut and back screw, pull the liner and heel pad out, and drill holes for the t-nuts in the boot in the correct spots- but does ultimately result in a sturdier mount. The sheet-metal screws will work fine for most people, this is only really necessary if you're gnarly and rip the plate/screws out of the boot.

26. If you want a REALLY strong mount, or if the top of the plate isn't fitting quite flush against the side of the boot, a third screw can be put in the top corner of the plate. Drill and countersink as before and use another ½" sheet-metal screw.

27. Here we see the third screw installed. So now you have Razors backslides on your Salomons. Notice anything funny about that groove? Well (unless you've gotten your hands on the really-classic non-Elliott-style "Superflat" backslide plates), you'll notice the groove in your plates doesn't line up with the frame groove correctly. This is fine if you do backslide and torque tricks all cockeyed, but us non-wierdos are going to have to re-groove the backslide plates.

28. Here you can see a "top" view of the misaligned grooves…….

29. ….and here's a "bottom" view.

30. This step's pretty simple but requires removing a lot of plastic. Just use your bench grinder to extend the Elliott-style groove rearwards. Remember, you want the groove in the backslide plate "centered" with the groove in your frames.

31. Here you see the new groove taking shape.

32. Another view of the plate being re-grooved.

33. Here's a "bottom" view of the finished groove….

34. …..and a "top" view. Of course, your groove doesn't have to look anything like this, make it however you want- deep, shallow, cockeyed, straight, whatever. This is just a good starting point.