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Aussie Pinball Forums => Pinball Mods => General Mods => Topic started by: swinks on July 12, 2012, 07:40:53 AM
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Here is another product to replace the coin door for home use.
http://www.pinball-dreams.com/index.php?article_id=84&clang=1
Personally I like the standard coin door as it is the classic look of a pinball, but the graphic designs look good.
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Can't see them being big sellers. I prefer factory or the chrome custom doors.
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I haven't seen this site before. Looks of cool stuff, thanks for sharing ^^^
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Im with Nino,hard to beat a Chrome door ^^^
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Where do you source said chrome doors?
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Where do you source said chrome doors?
the coin door
http://www.pinballdecals.com/ChromeDoorPage.html
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Wow. Come to Papa #*#
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Wow. Come to Papa #*#
like Pinsanity wrote in this thread
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=9946.0
pull your door apart or get a new one in Aus and chrome yourself - would not be surprised that it will be half the price as $600 for a door and freight is very expensive.
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Swinks where did you get the $600 figure from ? That's way over the top from memory going on my last order.
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$400 for the door and guessed $200 for freight, I got a quote for a set of blades from them which was close to $200 so the door would be $150 to $200 as we know the US like there postal charges
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I'll try and look up my order from last year. There's no way I would've paid anywhere near $200 postage for one coin door. Still I do agree $400 is a lot for one door.
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like Pinsanity wrote in this thread
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=9946.0
pull your door apart or get a new one in Aus and chrome yourself - would not be surprised that it will be half the price as $600 for a door and freight is very expensive.
+1
pinballdecals is a reseller - meaning he buys already existing product readily available on the market, adds his own markup and then sells it to his primarily US customers (who are often wary of buying from overseas where most of the mods originate).
Wow. Come to Papa #*#
I have had many parts chromed locally (doors, siderails, lockdown bars, metal ramps etc) and besides the mild annoyance of having to take apart and them reassemble the coin door after chroming, it always works out to be more cost effective than buying from overseas.
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll153/pinball1974/Chrome%20work/100_0462.jpg)
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll153/pinball1974/Chrome%20work/100_0466.jpg)
Note the reflection of the palm tree in the chromed lockdown bar and siderails. :)
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll153/pinball1974/Twilight%20Zone%20for%20sale/100_0761.jpg)
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great info Rueben ^^^
Can you give us a idea of cost say for a door here in Aus
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great info Rueben ^^^
Can you give us a idea of cost say for a door here in Aus
Disclaimer: Chrome platers vary wildly in price - the figures below are for the third plater I tried after scoffing at the prices being asked for the first two. It pays to shop around.
I always chrome in a bulk lot as the chrome plater I use charges "per load" (How much he can fit into the plating bath at once) rather than "per piece" (nearly always dearer). He basically lays out all the parts on a table which is the same dimensions as the plating bath and prices it like that. Anything extra over that counts as "another load".
A round figure would be about $100 even per door for the 12 components that make up the door (this would be the price if you disassembled and reassembled the finished door yourself and the door was in good condition to begin with - no major dents/rust etc). This price includes the after market machine polishing of the door to get that mirror finish you can see in the pics - the plater does this component as well.
Allow about 20 minutes to disassemble a coin door and a hour to reassemble (need to be a bit careful in reassembling once chromed).
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I've just looked up my last order from Pinball Decals and total shipping cost was $87 for a coin door, shooter rod assembly and eight leg bolts. All items have a high quality finish. The coin doors are plug and play with no assembly.
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Never have understood the chrome coin door. Or the powdercoated coin door. I like the look of nice fresh black paint :)
Having said that, I may give it a try - but I doubt it. What's next, curb feelers and a salad-shooter exhaust tip that makes your pin sound like a weed whacker?