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Aussie Pinball Forums => Pinball Mods => Bally / Williams => Topic started by: beaky on July 13, 2013, 09:45:03 PM
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When i bought my HS2 the Red dome was missing. I searched far and wide but could not find one anywhere but i managed to find an alternative cover that looks pretty good.
The STD factory cover
(http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/p671/beaky2/79e5b562-0501-465d-b09f-0c9279413e51_zps6148e6f8.jpg?t=1373710553)
The Alternative Cover
(http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/p671/beaky2/d41512b4-fc42-4eee-ab4e-1c4a1181157d_zps18a2dbe2.jpg?t=1373711402)
this is where i bought it
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/POLICELIGHT-RED-RED-flashing-POLICE-LIGHT-DJ-STAGE-LIGHTING-/180894327482?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item2a1e2462ba (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/POLICELIGHT-RED-RED-flashing-POLICE-LIGHT-DJ-STAGE-LIGHTING-/180894327482?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item2a1e2462ba)
I only used the cover and not the base
they are also available in blue which will be useful for Lethal Weapon
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Looks great ^^^
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thanks,i have a lethal weapon with a broken cover.i have been looking for 1 of these for years. $#$
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Nice one! Looks the biz
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thanks,i have a lethal weapon with a broken cover.i have been looking for 1 of these for years. $#$
i thought i would mention the blue one as i did see some one mention they were looking for one a few months back.
I did have to cut and flatten the 3 metal straps that hold the cover on the base and drill a hole in each one so i could crew them down to hold it in place.
I think you have to ask for the blue ones as the listing states "Available in red or blue"
They are in Dandenong
I searched and searched for a cover that would "do the trick" but all i could find either looked cheap and nasty or were the wrong size.
it looks a little different on the machine than the ebay add but when the unit is complete the ebay picture looks very close.
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Again i have been stopped by the edit timer ^&^ or should i say the COT law :lol (I hope u can take a joke, you know who you are, lol)
I was going to add,
the plastic is a decent thickness, so the cover is quite solid
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Nice find.
I'm sure there are quite a few people looking for something like this.
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Again i have been stopped by the edit timer ^&^ or should i say the COT law :lol (I hope u can take a joke, you know who you are, lol)
:lol I like it, now we have a name for it :lol
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Having just acquired my LW3, as many do, it had a broken Police Light Cover.
You can't buy genuine, or I certainly can't find them, and having seen this post, I made my own!
The lens cover is 100 disc CD/DVD spindle cover. A 50 spindle is not tall enough.
Fortunately it is constructed from a soft plastic (not brittle) allowing me to cut it down by 45mm using household scissors.
I then used a BLUE permanent marker with a 5mm chisel tip using long continuous strokes to 'paint' the entire cover.
I did contemplate using spray paint but don't think it would have remained translucent. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
It's a good temporary fix, until I find either a genuine or a better option. :D
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Creative solution.... ^^^
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Yeah good job, it looks way better than what it sounds.
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great stuff,trent.NOW fit the translight propery.It was never right. ^^^ $#$.glad to see this machine go to a good home.
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great solution and looks effective.
maybe a transparent stain glass paint could be another alternative
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_odkw=transparent+paint&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xstain+glass+transparent+paint&_nkw=stain+glass+transparent+paint&_sacat=0
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Thanks for the feedback guys.....cheers
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I've been on the lookout for alternatives to an entire light housing, my HS didn't come with a topper at all (I'll kill ddstoys next time I see him, I swear :lol ;)) but most of the guts were intact. Wound up buying a 24VAC-12VDC converter and a 12VDC rotating light from dx.com. It's not perfect, but it does the job nicely enough!
Here's a video I took of the attract mode after I added another little modification underneath the cab :)
That CD spindle lid looks eerily close to the original though. Good thinking!
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Hey everyone Is the light AC or DC just trying to purchase
One on eBay
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AC