Plenty of timber up there in MN, you could probably whittle an acceptable handrail, and save yourself $100.

Yeah, I wouldn’t want one of the life guards falling off and getting hurt.

I wouldn't worry about it. Mine was missing the left side and thought it was normal because I saw a lot of pics without it. Later it was in the back of the cabinet. CosmoConstant's might be in there, fingers crossed.

For shopping CosmoConstant you will have to do a top side tear down to replace most GI bulbs and rubbers. I found this blog to be very helpful.

http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2014/12/baywatch-all-together-now.html

Hopefully they did white for all GI and color matched inserts. I have Comet non-ghosting in mine, but didn't get a kit. I took my own faulty inventory before ordering and of course had to make two additional orders afterward because I got it wrong.

Thanks for the info.

Thanks guys, the lower flipper kit very much works for the upper, it just comes with extra stuff you don't need for them. I read several pages of Vid's guide to flipper rebuilding because I have never done one. Well, I read the guide after ordering my kit from Marco and Vid1900 said you need the flipper bushing and it doesn't come in the kits. Also, the flipper set tool is hard too find. Well, cheers to Marco, as they included all that.

Overall, rebuilding the one flipper for the first time ever for me ended up being a one beer job. People rag on DE/Sega, but I could have done it without even removing the holder. There are no backing nuts. I decided to remove everything anyway, minus the coil itself that I zip tied to the playfield, because the two bolts took some elbow grease to remove. Plus it made it easier to clean 'er up.

This definately needed to be done. I'm going to do the rest next:

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Might be joining the club in a couple of weeks. Sounds like the must have mods on this title are the updated custom code and perhaps the color Dmd. Anything else recommended? Shaker(does game even support a shaker? or art blades?

I’m going to fix my lifeguard hut railing with popsicle sticks. First I measured and cut them, then I superglued them. Next I will sand them. After that I will see if I need to paint them or stain them. Maybe I can get by without doing that and just superglue them on after I finish sanding them. The color looks pretty close.

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ColorDMD is a must. With the orange the animations really don't stand out, but the ColorDMD folks knocked it out of the park. Plus, sell your OG DMD if still good and get half your money back on the ColorDMD. Even use the ColorDMD box to ship the OG display.

Yours might already have, but the 5V display kit for the serivice bulliton is a must if your DMD cuts out on you while playing. Works like a charm.

Shaker, don't know. I'm in the camp that doesn't like moving old electronics around like that.

Chad's code is great, but not a must. What I really wish I had was an OCD LED controller, but not available. Chad's code help, but what can be done with code is limited.

Some people like putting Barbie Doll toys, plastic aquatic animals, and plastic palm trees; I would avoid that.

If you can make a kit, you can sell as a mod for $. Looking forward to the end result.

Disagree . Chads code is a MUST - if only for fixing the Shark awards ! Before the fix they were fubar with all sorts of issues. Plus lots of other tweaks and fixes also of courses. Turns a good game into a very good game.

That will work, but I would have went with balsa wood. Easy to work with and you can easily carve some simulated wood grain into it. Paint to match.

Agree with your disagree. Much more enjoyable experience when the upper control gate actually works properly. Tweaks and bug fixes are too numerous to mention. Best $10 upgrade you will ever spend on this title for sure. You'll like it so much, you'll want to donate another $10 to Chad, so I guess that would make it a $20 upgrade.

It does support a shaker. If you search this thread for shaker, you will find information about it. I wouldn't classify it as a "must" mod, but it is certainly a great mod for this title.

I went with plastic palm trees at the back and I quite like the result but understand it’s not for everyone
I also went with mirror blades with the decals over the top of them

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Oh oh! Somebody call OSHA. No handrails on the guard tower. Look out CJ!

That looks stunning . One day my BW can look as good. Well played sir.

I know right! Didn't know it was missing until after the custom paint job lol. If I find another with rails I'll get it painted as well

That looks awesome!!

I love a shaker but does the code support it a good bit?

The powder coat looks good. Did you paint the front of the back box blue? It looks cool like that.

CosmoConstant Don't forget Cliffy's. The shark hole really needs it.

Shaker motor activates for:
Pop Bumpers
Center Ramp Exit (Venice Beach)
Shark Super Scoop
Upper VUK (Earthquake)
Upper Ball Launch

I think it's very well integrated. The spinner might be the only other thing that I wish the shaker was tied into.

[edit] You know what, I think the subway switch would also be a nice candidate for a shaker pulse, so you get a little buzz when you lock a ball or get a jackpot during Earthquake mode.

I painted the whole cabinet blue.

I also have cliffy's on the shark hole

My right speaker only is buzzing…
Thoughts on fix?

How loud? I'm going to guess you have a cold solder joint on one of the output amps.

Silent at first boot up and then gradually gets louder. Within 1 minute of being on its too loud to talk over.

Recap your sound board first. Then consider getting an isolated power supply for the sound board. A triple output +5/+12/-12 power supply solved all of my sound board issues that I was having.

The big DMD uses quite a bit of draw in the 12v line and I've found that I was able to both resolve my display computer resetting and sound and display scrambling issues by putting on new ribbon cables and getting an external power supply for the sound board. Might have been a bit excessive, but it also took away all of my noise issues.

I want to superglue a tiny little Pamela Anderson into my lifeguard tower. Any clue where I can find one? I’m using Google and not finding what I am looking for. I want the size to be pretty close to the correct size that someone would be standing in the lifeguard tower.

Don't think such a thing exists - buy a mini barbie doll? That's close enough in my opinion

She doesn't have to be Pamela - just has to be stacked.

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LOL that was my point - barbie dolls are "stacked"

LOL Great Job. I ordered a Pamela Anderson Bay Watch Lego person and another Baywatch Lego person. My wife is going to make the dude into David Hasselhoff by painting him.

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They don't make Barbie dolls that look quite like this! Not that I play with Barbie dolls you understand.

You better ask your wife to also make the Pamela Anderson Lego look like Pamela Anderson! Dude, your Baywatch is going to look like Romper Room.

https://shop.colordmd.com/x-led-192x64-replacement-display-for-baywatch-pinball-machines/

So if I bought one of these what do I all have to do? I’m running firmware 4.01 right now. Is there any other chips that would have to be replaced? How is it installed? Is it soldered in or does it plug in. Does the monitor itself need any updates/upgrades? Do I need to change anything in the pinball machine settings? Thanks

Install instructions are here, no soldering required, works with 4.01:
https://www.colordmd.com/installation/ColorDMD%20X-LED%20Installation%20Instructions%20Rev2.PDF

Thank you

What is a square deal for one of these color screens? Is $500 a square deal or is it a little high?

That's what they go for for the xl's from ColorDMD; others use pin2dmd, which is cheaper, but a whole lot more diy, and not as "pretty" as ColorDMD's version (but damn nice)

I guess I’ll get ColorDMD’s screen then. I want it to look the best as possible. Thanks

Install is pretty easy. Once you put in the ColorDMD, list your OG DMD for $200 + shipping and ship using the ColorDMD box. Assuming your OG DMD is still good. That's whay I and others have done. It gives you nice offset in the $500 price.

I will eventually mount it as a real topper, but for now this will do. The glow in the dark paint took way too many coats, but I do like the pop it adds when the led lights or black lights are on. Those of you that have mounted a buoy to your BW before, any tips?
Thanks,
Lb

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Are you selling guys selling it on here or EBay?

My location just got a Baywatch a few days ago. I got to earthquake yesterday, but didn't get much out of it. 10 million a jackpot and I only made 3 for 130 million. It kinda sucked because the trap door was broken so I had to make the full ramp shot. I saw that finishing the modes adds to the jackpot. Is that the only way to increase the jackpot? Does anything else add to it?

I posted here and FB MP. I don't bother with CL anymore and don't want to deal with eBay. Mine sold on FB to an out of town person.

Edit: I don't think it took more than a month to do so. Be sure to take pics and videos of your OG DMD working before you take out. That helps with the sell.

I was looking at some old posts and saw this. I got these and they look great and have held up well.

I replaced all of the rubbers, bulbs (with Comet LED bulbs), and foam behind the scorers. I also cleaned it and waxed it of course. Now I have to figure out how to put the playing field back together. The pictures that I took aren’t really helping. Can someone provide me with some good tear down pics, videos, anything? Links, advice, anything will help me. I’ve never torn down a pinball machine this difficult before. I need to get this thing back together!

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This is what I used to guide me and it was very helpful. But I organized - bagged/labeled components and fasteners, and also took additional detailed notes as I took stuff apart. The best advice at this point for you is to put it back together as soon as you can because you'll start forgetting details within days. Good luck!!

http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2014/12/baywatch-how-to-tear-down-playfield.html

I took a bunch when I shopped mine recently, some of it you just got to remember lol, pm me if you think they would be helpful, and I'll put them up on google drive for ya to look at.

If I take a screw or bolt out, I take a pic of holding it above where I took it out. You have to go way over the top with Baywatch pics

Can someone please tell me if these wires are in correctly? I’m not going to plug it in until I can find this out. Thank you very much.

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