Buying pinball parts

[Mike Grady]

Hi guys,I was just wondering if anyone had any tips on buying replacement parts for my IJ Williams.Looking for the best place to buy things like flipper rebuild parts,drop targets,plastic replacements,etc.I live in the Windsor area and was looking for a place I could get a bunch of stuff to have on hand and wouldn't mind one stop shopping to save on shipping.
Thanks for any tips in advance guys.
Mike

 

[Bigbossfan]

IJ isn't falling apart that quickly on you is it Mike?? I hope not!!

Pinball Life is a good one. But sometimes hard to get all the stuff you need. http://www.pinballlife.com/

Another good one is Marco Specialties. Only problem I have with them, is their shipping is through the roof. http://www.marcospecialties.com/

There is also Little Shop of Games. Good supply, great guy to deal with....and best of all, he'll usually mark down the value of the shipment so you don't get dinged at customs. http://www.littleshopofgames.com/

 

[Monkeybug]

Pinball Resource has probably the best and most complete flipper rebuilds. I find they are great if you are not sure what parts to assemble yourself. They seems a bit more pricey but once you include all the parts not included in the other rebuild kits, they are sometimes cheaper. Their web site isn't great and they only take money orders which is a downside.
www.pbresource.com

I would skip Marco unless you have no other choice.

Bay Area Amusements is good and the official manufacturer of reproduction Bally/WMS parts.
http://bayareaamusements.com/

 

[Menace]

The biggest suggestion I can give you is where you are in Windsor, whenever you order parts have them ship to a US address you can pick the stuff up from yourself. You will save yourself a TON of money from all of the suppliers mentioned above. Also some others nobody has mentioned;

Bay Area Amusements
MAD Amusements (but deal with at your own risk, as some here have had bad experiences - but not me personally)
Planetary Pinball Supply
Starship Fantasy

Unfortunately you will usually never find that one shop will have everything you need, so you'll have to order from multiple sources.

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[FastEd]

I have nothing but good things to say about Ramps from Starship Fantasy!

 

[newguy]

I have also had great experiences with little shop of games and pinball life.

I only use marco when I order through the Playdium Store.

 

[Mike Grady]

Thanks for the info guys.I really appreciate it.Reg Indy doing great no worries,I just had a slingshot plastic break and broke a drop target.I changed her all to leds and changed the connector for the backboard illumination.Still loving the game and just want to keep her top notch.Love taking her apart and playing with her,learning alot about her..
Thanks again Reg for letting me get her from you.
Mike