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Revision as of 17:24, 6 September 2021
1 Introduction
Supplies, parts, mods and tools are available from various pinball-specific businesses as well other retail/wholesale suppliers.
As always, it's best to "do you homework" before ordering from any supplier. Search Online Pinball Communities or other pinball interest groups for the reputation of sellers. Being listed below is not an endorsement by PinWiki or to be construed as a list of "good sellers".
2 Suppliers
Retailer | Located | Int'l Shipping | Specialty | Notes | Games | General Tools & Supplies | Replacement Parts | Electronic Components | Pinball PCBs | Playfields | Plastics | Backglasses/Translites | Cabinet Decals / Stencils | Ramps | LEDs | Mods |
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80/20 Inc | US | Specialty | Extruded T-slot aluminium profiles/bars. Note: useful for building fixtures, playfield rotisseries, CNC machines, etc | Y | ||||||||||||
All Electronics | US | Electronics and Boards | Electronics components | Y | ||||||||||||
APB Enterprises | US | Electronics and Boards | Various aftermarket coils with original-style wrappers. |
Y | ||||||||||||
Action Pinball | US | Yes | ROM chips, ring kits, parts, plastics, manuals. Note: Occasionally closes the website during vacations | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
Astill Entertainment | Canada | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Wide range of programmed pinball chips including: PROMs, GALs, GALs, PIC chips, EPROMs and more. | Y | |||||||||||
Arcade Chips | US | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Hard-to-find ICs/chips, CPUs, video processors, amps, plus a few other common ICs, RAM chips, and EPROMs | Y | |||||||||||
Arcade Shop | US | Yes | General | Some common pinball parts, electronics components & ICs, boards, etc. Also lots of arcade parts and artwork decals. | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
BG Resto | US | ? | Restoration | Digital backglass restoration, repair and replacements. | Y | |||||||||||
Big Daddy Enterprises | US | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Pinball Repair Kits and Electronics |
Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
Blick | US | Restoration | Art supplies, CreateX airbrush paints. | Y | ||||||||||||
Buthamburg | Germany | Yes | Restoration | Reproduction playfields, various plastic parts. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
Car Care Specialties | US | Canada only | Restoration | Source for One Grand Blitz Wax, P21S Wax, and waxing/cleaning materials | Y | |||||||||||
Chime Unit | Germany | Yes | Specialty | Reproduction EM chime unit | Y | |||||||||||
Cliffy's Pinball Protectors & Innovations | US | Yes | Restoration | Metal protectors for playfields & plastic ramps. Website does not list newest available products for additional games. Contact directly for unlisted games/products. | Y | |||||||||||
CoinTaker | US | Lighting | LED bulbs, mods, games |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
Comet Pinball | US | Yes | Lighting | LEDs, LED Kits, DMD glare eliminator |
Y | |||||||||||
Classic Playfield Reproductions | Canada | Yes | Restoration | Playfield, backglass and plastic reproductions | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
Competitive Products | USA | Yes | Common Playfield parts, coils, switches, rings, et.al. | Y | ||||||||||||
Digi-Key | USA | Yes | Electronics and Boards | General electronics, Semiconductors, ICs, tools, Molex connectors/pins, fuses. International next day shipping for $8. | Y | |||||||||||
Ecflipp | France | Yes | General | Some hard-to-find parts, plastics, ramps, etc. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
Esslinger | USA | Restoration | Fiberglass cleaning pens/brushes; various jeweler's tools | Y | ||||||||||||
Flipper Fidelity | USA | Yes | Mods | Speaker/Sound and light upgrades | Y | |||||||||||
Flippp! (Pascal JANIN) | France | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Replacement board sets for Gottlieb machines | Y | |||||||||||
Flippers.com/John's Jukes | Canada | Yes | General | Games and service info, parts sales |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
Freddy's Pinball Paradise | Germany | General | Supplies parts and is a distributor. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
Fungus-Amungus Coin-Op | Canada | Yes | Specialty | Books, Flyers, Posters, Promo Plastics + More | ||||||||||||
Fuses Unlimited | US | Electronics | Various fuses and fuse types | Y | ||||||||||||
Future Electronics | Yes | Electronics | Electronic components | Y | ||||||||||||
Great Plains Electronics | US | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Electronics components and pinball repair kits | Y | |||||||||||
Gatecrasher (RGP/Pinside) | US | ? | Specialty | Backglass lift channels and other metal parts. Link to product review. | Y | |||||||||||
Homepin | Australia | Yes | Electronics and Boards | NEW, Re-engineered Pinball replacement PCBs - Built & kit form available. Pinball manufacturer. | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
Hot Rod Arcade & Pinball Plating | US | Mods | Plating & powdercoating exchange service. Some parts & games for sale. | Y | Y | |||||||||||
Happ Controls | Worldwide | Yes | General | General coin-op | Y | Y | ||||||||||
Jameco | US | Electronics and Boards | Electronics, wire, ICs, connectors, headers, tools | Y | Y | |||||||||||
JT Amusements | US | Yes | Specialty | Some obscure and hard to find parts | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
K's Arcade | US | Yes | Electronics and Boards | New and refurbished boards, displays, electronic parts. Board repair services. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
Lakeside Pinball Parts | US | General | Common pinball parts | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
LED OCD | US | Electronics and Boards | Lamp controller boards to user-programmable control of GI and Insert lighting for any combination of LED and incandescent lamps "without any of the consequences". | Y | ||||||||||||
Lee's Parts | US | ? | Mods | Lighting mods for WPC games | Y | |||||||||||
Ler Mods | US | Mods | Lighted and other mods for various machines |
Y | ||||||||||||
Little Shop of Games | US | General | Stern pinball machine distributor New and Used. Williams / Bally, Stern, Sega, and Data East Pinball parts distributor. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
Langelius | US | Yes | Mods | Translucent stand-up targets. | Y | |||||||||||
Mantis Amusements | US | Yes | General | Replacement metal parts; protectors, ramps, scoops, brackets, troughs, ball guides | Y | Y | ||||||||||
Marco Specialties | US | Yes | General | Major supplier of all varieties of parts for almost all games. Full-time staff and 24/7 web ordering. Toll-free customer support. Distributor |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
Marlin P. Jones & Assoc. | US | Electronics and Boards | Electronics components | Y | ||||||||||||
Mayfair Amusements | US | Specialty | Vintage and reproduction parts | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
McMaster Carr | US | Restoration | Tool and parts retailer | Y | ||||||||||||
Mezel Mods | US | Yes | Mods | Various mods and other swag, distributor for various other mod creators | Y | |||||||||||
Mirco Playfields | Germany | Yes | Restoration | Reproduction playfields, cabinet decals, plastics, and a few other items. Note: Check US-based suppliers to save on exchange rates & shipping. | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
Minute Man | US | Restoration | Ground braid, various tools & supplies | Y | ||||||||||||
Mouser Electronics | US | Electronics and Boards | Molex connectors, semiconductors, tools | Y | ||||||||||||
MyPinballs | UK | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket Bally sound boards & Gottlieb MPU and auxilliary boards, plus other replacement boards and mods. | Y | Y | ||||||||||
Newark Electronics | US | Electronics | Electronics components. Note: MCM Electronics was bought by Newark | Y | ||||||||||||
Parts 4 Pinballs | Norway | Yes | General | Stern Game Reseller, Vintage and Reproduction parts. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
Parts Express | US | Electronics | Electronics components, cement resistors, speakers, speaker components, nylon cable clamps | Y | ||||||||||||
Pinball Center | Germany | Some; Not USA | General | Pinball parts |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
Pinball Decals | US | Mods | Pinball decals and enhancements | Y | Y | |||||||||||
Pinball Electronics | US | ? | Electronics and Boards | NVRAM, aftermarket Bally/Stern boards, aftermarket Gottlieb power supplies, EPROM Adapters, special fuse boards, transistors & chips, etc. | Y | Y | ||||||||||
The Pinball Heaven | UK | Yes | General | Distributor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
Pinball Life | US | General | Major pinball parts supplier |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
Pinball Mania | UK | Yes | General | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
PinballPCB aka Kohout Enterprises | US | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket Williams System 3-11 boards. | Y | |||||||||||
Pinball Pimp | US | Restoration | High quality cabinet stencils and restoration services |
Y | ||||||||||||
Pinball Pro | US | Electronics and Boards | Speaker/sound upgrades and game enhancements |
Y | Y | |||||||||||
The Pinball Resource | US | Yes | General | Major supplier of all types of parts for almost all games. Common parts listed on web site, hundreds more are unlisted. Call or e-mail for information on other parts. Order via phone or e-mail, pay by check or money order. Gottlieb Authorized. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
Pinball Replacement Parts | US | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket playfield PCBs | Y | ||||||||||||
Pinbits | US | Yes | Specialty | Protectors, upgrades, and enhancements Note: Throughout late 2020 & early & mid 2021, there have been multiple reports of unfulfilled orders and no response to inquiries by email or phone. Many customers have opted to dispute their unfulfilled transactions with paypal. | Y | Y | ||||||||||
PinGraphix | US | Mods | Sideboard, backboard, apron and speaker grill decals; apron wraps, mirrored sideboard blades, magnetic graphics, shooter rods, etc. |
Y | ||||||||||||
Pinitech | US | Electronics and Boards | NVRAM battery eliminators, EPROM adapters, diagnostic tools, LED score display kits including for SS Bally/Williams in traditional 2 board and single board configurations | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
PinRestore | US | Restoration | Restoration tools and supplies | Y | ||||||||||||
PinScore | US | * | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket power supplies & LED displays *Order from distributors Note: website offline as of mid-2021, but still in stock from various suppliers (archived supplier link). |
Y | |||||||||||
PinSound | France | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket sound board upgrade for DE v3, WPC-89/95/DCS, System 11C |
Y | Y | ||||||||||
The Pinwitch | Germany | Yes | General | Pinball Parts | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
Planetary Pinball | US | Yes | General | Distributor, NOS and reproduction parts. Bally & Williams current license holder. Merged with Bay Area Amusements. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
Retro Refurbs | UK | Yes | Restoration | Reproduction cabinet decals and translites | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
Ron & Nancy Webb | US | No | Restoration | Reproduction Backglasses. Gottlieb licensed. | Y | |||||||||||
RTBB | Australia | General | Various replacement parts, electronics components & ICs, plastics, ramps, LEDs, protectors, mods, tools | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||
Starship Fantasy | US | Specialty | Pinball ramps (taking over from Pinball Inc) and other parts. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
Shay Arcade Group | US | Restoration | Reproduction Backglasses & Playfield Plastics. Gottlieb licensed | Y | ||||||||||||
Siegecraft | US | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Diagnostic tools and specialty boards. Classic Bally/Stern LED Adapter! | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
Steflip | France | Electronics and Boards | Classic Bally/Stern combination replacement board for MPUs & sound boards (NB II) | Y | ||||||||||||
Tayda Electronics | Bankok, Thailand | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Inexpensive common electronic parts (resistors, capacitors, ICs, breadboards/stripboards, etc). | Y | |||||||||||
Tilt Graphics | US | Mods | Sideboard, backboard, apron decals; mirrored sideboard blades, shooter rods, misc. mods and HydroPrinting |
Y | Y | |||||||||||
Verical / Arrow Electronics | US,various | Electronics and Boards | Electronics components in bulk | Y | ||||||||||||
XPin | US | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket power supplies & LED score displays |
Y |
3 Other Supplier Lists
Various sites maintain their own pinball supplier lists.
Site | Description |
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Pinside's Pinball Biz | Pinside's business directory lists pinball-related businesses in various categories including suppliers. |
Pinside Shops | Aftermarket parts & mods from various sellers. |
4 Apparel & Swag
Retailer | Located | Int'l Shipping | Specialty | Notes |
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Double Danger Pinball | US | Apparel and Swag | ||
Gottlieb Pinball Store | Canada | Apparel and Swag | Shirts, clocks, coasters, keychains, mugs, etc. featuring Gottlieb artwork | |
Rage Tilt Pinball | US | Apparel and Swag | Shirts, stickers, magnets, greeting cards | |
Silverball Swag | US | Apparel and Swag | Shirts, socks | |
TiltHammer | US | Apparel and Swag | Pinball Patches, pins, stickers, hats, prints, t-shirts, hoodies, koozies, tokens, bottle openers, etc. | |
The Two Fools | US | Apparel and Swag | Pinball-themed t-shirts |
5 Artwork
Retailer | Located | Int'l Shipping | Specialty | Notes |
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Pinball Art Prints | Canada | Yes | Prints | Screen printed prints |
PINball ART USA | US | Prints | Canvas prints of backglass artwork, puzzles, greeting cards | |
Pinball Photos | US | Prints | Canvas prints of original photos; also placemats, night lights, coasters, blankets, etc | |
TiltCycle | US | Artwork | Various pieces of artwork featuring used parts, playfields, etc |