I doubt that there is a big enough market to make it worthwhile. Every pin model has a different harness.

If I was to buy a replacement wiring harness, I would want it to match the original. Including connector type (yes IDC) and wire colors/stripes.

I bet the "MM build from scratch" guys would want one. Though that would be the death knell for NBAFB.

LOL- Yea, I can't wait until NBAFB becaomes the next $20,000 game because there are only 3 of them left....

I think there is a market for DIY build kits for the WMS/Bally titles. i don't understand why Planetary isn't jumping on this. manufacture the PF parts and bundle the kits without incurring the labor, overhead, costs and hassle of assembling and supporting fully built pins.

The harness is really all you need for MM... There has to be limitations or cost issues or it would have been done so far.

Well, I would certainly buy AFM, MM, and MB harnesses if they are less than $250 each.

There have been MM harnesses sold recently for ~$1000 from Australia... so they exist and are being remade (or at least have been remade at some point).

That would not be a bad thing.

seriously, Lets stop gutting perfectly good NBAFB for MM conversions. Play the pinball arcade digital version of MM.

There would be a market for those "big money" restored games.

You would have to judge the market by taking a small deposit (let's say $20) and then see how many spools of wire you have to order.

The hardcore guys will want IDC, the performance guys will want crimped.

Watch on Ebay for a Pneumatic Crimper (assuming your guy does not already have one) for fast assembly.

Watch for a nice Solder Pot for tinning ends.

Finally, a label maker could make things go 10x faster if the end user did not have to look up the connections like the pops. Once you are done, cut all the labels off.

I'll bet you could sell 500 MM harnesses. Would you rather sink $5000 to ?? into a NIB Stern/JJP or an MM? Sign me up for a MM harness. I'll statr collecting the parts and get a cabinet from Doug Huse!

I'm in for a MM and AFM!!!

Jim Shird can make any of these harnesses identical to original.

He's made harnesses for collectors and provided some short harnesses and parts I've needed. He was involved with making them when WMS was in business.

Yes, would be interested however as with all of these polls, pricepoint will have an impact on demand.

It's annoying work but it's really not hard to make your own harness. I wonder why people spend tons on a harness instead of doing the grunt work? I would say make full harnesses for common architectures first and see the demand, I would bet people would pay. Personally I think watching TV with spools of wire and molex crimps sounds downright relaxing. Like knitting.

Any idea of the cost? Thank you in advance...

I'm not exactly making full harnesses, but while making the cables for my LED OCD kits, I tried this; sitting on the couch crimping. It wasn't bad until after about 800 crimps my wrist started hurting. I have since went IDC, and I'm looking for somewhere to outsource them. PM sent.

I have custom (non-pinball) wiring harnesses made now for my business to our specifications. Would just need a sample harness to have them made. Likely need to do these at about twenty sets at a time to get a decent price.

I could guess on price based upon what we do, but I see reasons it could be very costly and also why it could be cheaper. Expensive as there is alot to it. Cheaper because all the connectors are simple.

If there is real demand I can very likely get these made professionally on a short run basis. I have alot of experience manufacturing many different kinds of parts for niche market (not pinball), and access to many types of suppliers we work with to make components for us. But the question on doing any type of this on a production basis is whether the demand is there to justify the time and cost involved - struggle with that one all the time. Sometimes it is a no-brainer, but that is usually the exception.

There is less than $100 in materials, you just have to figure out your labor and a price that has a fair profit in it.

I've repaired games where someone has cut all the wires rather than just unplugging the connectors - not fun, but certainly doable.