Revision as of 12:27, 27 May 2020

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
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. Facebook			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 Facebook		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 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 Facebook	Y		Y				Y	Y			Y	Y
Comet Pinball	US	Yes	Lighting	LEDs, LED Kits, DMD glare eliminator Facebook											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
Decal Paper	USA		Restoration	Decal paper supplier		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 Facebook
Freddy's Pinball Paradise	Germany		General	Supplies parts and is a distributor.
Fungus-Amungus Coin-Op	Canada	Yes	Specialty	Books, Flyers, Posters, Promo Plastics + More
Fuses Unlimited	US		Electronics	Various fuses and fuse types
Future Electronics		Yes	Electronics	Electronic components
Great Lakes Modular	US	?	Electronics and Boards	Various replacement pinball circuit boards. Note: GLM has stopped conducting business as of 2018 Facebook
Great Plains Electronics	US	Yes	Electronics and Boards	Electronics components and pinball repair kits
Gatecrasher (RGP/Pinside)	US	?	Specialty	Backglass lift channels and other metal parts. Link to product review.
Homepin	Australia	Yes	Electronics and Boards	NEW, Re-engineered Pinball replacement PCBs - Built & kit form available. Pinball manufacturer.
Happ Controls	Worldwide	Yes	General	General coin-op
Jameco	US		Electronics and Boards	Electronics, wire, ICs, connectors, headers, tools
JT Amusements	US	Yes	Specialty	Some obscure and hard to find parts
K's Arcade	US	Yes	Electronics and Boards	New and refurbished boards, displays, electronic parts. Board repair services. Facebook
Lakeside Pinball Parts	US		General	Common pinball parts
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".
Lee's Parts	US	?	Mods	Lighting mods for WPC games
Ler Mods	US		Mods	Lighted and other mods for various machines Facebook Instagram
Little Shop of Games	US		General	Stern pinball machine distributor New and Used. Williams / Bally, Stern, Sega, and Data East Pinball parts distributor. Facebook
Langelius	US	Yes	Mods	Translucent stand-up targets.
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 Facebook
Marlin P. Jones & Assoc.	US		Electronics and Boards	Electronics components
Mayfair Amusements	US		Specialty	Vintage and reproduction parts
McMaster Carr	US		Restoration	Tool and parts retailer
Mezel Mods	US	Yes	Mods	Various mods and other swag, distributor for various other mod creators
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.
Minute Man	US		Restoration	Ground braid, various tools & supplies
Mouser Electronics	US		Electronics and Boards	Molex connectors, semiconductors, tools
MyPinballs	UK	Yes	Electronics and Boards	Aftermarket Bally sound boards & Gottlieb MPU and auxilliary boards, plus other replacement boards and mods.
Newark Electronics	US		Electronics	Electronics components. Note: MCM Electronics was bought by Newark
Parts 4 Pinballs	Norway	Yes	General	Stern Game Reseller, Vintage and Reproduction parts. Facebook
Parts Express	US		Electronics	Electronics components, cement resistors, speakers, speaker components, nylon cable clamps
Pinball Center	Germany	Some; Not USA	General	Pinball parts Facebook
Pinball Decals	US		Mods	Pinball decals and enhancements
Pinball Electronics	US	?	Electronics and Boards	NVRAM, aftermarket Bally/Stern boards, aftermarket Gottlieb power supplies, EPROM Adapters, special fuse boards, transistors & chips, etc.
The Pinball Heaven	UK	Yes	General	Distributor Facebook
Pinball Life	US		General	Major pinball parts supplier Facebook
Pinball Mania	UK	Yes	General
PinballPCB aka Kohout Enterprises	US	Yes	Electronics and Boards	Aftermarket Williams System 3-11 boards.
Pinball Pimp	US		Restoration	High quality cabinet stencils and restoration services Facebook
Pinball Pro	US		Electronics and Boards	Speaker/sound upgrades and game enhancements Facebook
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.
Pinball Rescue	Australia		General	Reproduction Playfield Plastics, Decals. Gottlieb licensed.
Pinbits	US	Yes	Specialty	Protectors, upgrades, and enhancements
PinGraphix	US		Mods	Sideboard, backboard, apron and speaker grill decals; apron wraps, mirrored sideboard blades, magnetic graphics, shooter rods, etc. Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest YouTube
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
PinRestore	US		Restoration	Restoration tools and supplies
PinScore	US	*	Electronics and Boards	Aftermarket power supplies & LED displays *Order from distributors
PinSound	France	Yes	Electronics and Boards	Aftermarket sound board upgrade for DE v3, WPC-89/95/DCS, System 11C Facebook
The Pinwitch	Germany	Yes	General	Pinball Parts
Planetary Pinball	US	Yes	General	Distributor, NOS and reproduction parts. Bally & Williams current license holder. Merged with Bay Area Amusements.
Retro Refurbs	UK	Yes	Restoration	Reproduction cabinet decals and translites
Ron & Nancy Webb	US	No	Restoration	Reproduction Backglasses. Gottlieb licensed.
Rottendog Amusements	US		Electronics and Boards	Replacement Pinball circuit boards
Starship Fantasy	US		Specialty	Pinball ramps (taking over from Pinball Inc) and other parts. Facebook
Shay Arcade Group	US		Restoration	Reproduction Backglasses & Playfield Plastics. Gottlieb licensed
Siegecraft	US	Yes	Electronics and Boards	Diagnostic tools and specialty boards. Classic Bally/Stern LED Adapter!
Steflip	France		Electronics and Boards	Classic Bally/Stern combination replacement board for MPUs & sound boards (NB II)
Tayda Electronics	Bankok, Thailand	Yes	Electronics and Boards	Inexpensive common electronic parts (resistors, capacitors, ICs, breadboards/stripboards, etc).
Tilt Graphics	US		Mods	Sideboard, backboard, apron decals; mirrored sideboard blades, shooter rods, misc. mods and HydroPrinting Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube
Verical / Arrow Electronics	US,various		Electronics and Boards	Electronics components in bulk
XPin	US		Electronics and Boards	Aftermarket power supplies & LED score displays Facebook

3 Other Supplier Lists

Various sites maintain their own pinball supplier lists.

Site	Description
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	Specialty	Notes
Double Danger Pinball	US	Apparel and Swag
Gottlieb Pinball Store	Canada	Apparel and Swag	Shirts, clocks, coasters, keychains, mugs, etc. featuring Gottlieb artwork Facebook
Rage Tilt Pinball	US	Apparel and Swag	Shirts, stickers, magnets, greeting cards Facebook Instrgram
Silverball Swag	US	Apparel and Swag	Shirts, socks Facebook Instrgram
TiltHammer	US	Apparel and Swag	Pinball Patches, pins, stickers, hats, prints, t-shirts, hoodies, koozies, tokens, bottle openers, etc. Facebook Instrgram
The Two Fools	US	Apparel and Swag	Pinball-themed t-shirts Instrgram

5 Artwork

Retailer	Located	Int'l Shipping	Specialty	Notes
Pinball Art Prints	Canada	Yes	Prints	Screen printed prints
PINball ART USA	US		Prints	Canvas prints of backglass artwork, puzzles, greeting cards Facebook Instagram
Pinball Photos	US		Prints	Canvas prints of original photos; also placemats, night lights, coasters, blankets, etc Facebook Instagram
TiltCycle	US		Artwork	Various pieces of artwork featuring used parts, playfields, etc Facebook

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