Got my CCr SE last week. My legs don't appear to be rubbing/crimping the cabinet, and the speakers sound fine at 8 or at 20. There was an issue with the flippers that required a new flipper pawl (Ryan at CGC was very helpful), but otherwise it's been playing great.
I notice that hitting the beer mug and sending it flying up doesn't always register a hit. Is that the norm, having to really hit it dead on?
This is not only my first NIB but it's my first game period. Already learned how a flipper works! Really enjoying it so far, but hoping I don't have to learn to solder any time soon. I bought some Ninja balls and was going to wait until the originals were worn, but from other posts, it sounds like I should just put them in now. Is switching on new rubbers as important? Or should I just upgrade to Titans (or similar) when the old ones wear?

I pushed the metal, from the bottom, slightly closer together and now it's definitely registering the beer mug in a more consistent fashion. Thank you!

My wife was getting frustrated so I closed the outlane posts a bit, and now she has beaten my high score, so it's time to get serious. A few minor tweaks and I'm really liking how the game is playing. Loving the community right now (when we're actually talking about playing the damn game)!

When I put it on 10, it's pretty loud. I turn it down to like 6 if I'm playing alone

You won't need to cut any of the little zip ties on the ramps, I'm assuming? Is there a reason those are used to fasten a few areas as opposed to something that could remove and reattach easily? Or is the idea that I could easily reattach with a new zip tie?

Love my SE. So happy that I switched my order from SE+ to get my hands on the game earlier.
As for the extended code, there isn't currently a big benefit to actually winning the 5 modes you start by going up a ramp 3 times (except for the extra ball with the train). Similar to the instruments in MB, maybe some sort of wizard mode for beating all 5, and adding the ability to restart a mode by going up a ramp another 4-5 times (make it harder than starting it the first time), instead of having to wait for the Stampede to reset all the ramp counters.
I still haven't gotten to High Noon but have lit 4 of 5 a few times, so I still don't know what I'm missing there!

Mine registered intermittently and I went in from the bottom and slightly adjusted the leaf switch, pushing the two pieces a little closer together. If it isn't registering in the switch test, then you need to get advice from someone who actually knows things lol

After sweating it for 48 hours I just called the main number and got my issue sorted out pretty quickly.

I hear "Boy, I'm thirsty", but I like watching TV with subtitles

I added the train tracks mod to my SE, and it definitely obstructs the view to bad guy #1. That has stopped me from doing further mods (mine cart / train stations) as I do like having a nice view of the playfield. I do think it's worth the trade off for the train tracks because they really do look nice and complete the look of the train mech.

Are there any downsides to turning up the flipper strength?

Any recommendations for replacing the foam padding under the lockdown bar? Mine wore out really quickly. Also the little plastic spacers on the two ends of the bar keep working their way out, sliding forward out from under the bar - should I just gorilla glue those back in place?

It's not the beer seal (thanks for teaching me the term) it's the smaller pieces that I guess rest against the inner cabinet. They flattened almost immediately then ripped. Sounds like I can cut a piece of a longer seal or just buy some generic foam. Thanks!

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I have this same issue from time to time with that target, so I'd also be curious as to what the fix is. I haven't gotten around to fiddling with that yet. For me it's the direct hits that seem to not phase it, whereas a glancing blow will trigger the hit.

There are two sensors under the lane near the top, where each safe is in the art. It looks like both wires lead down the hole on the upper left side of the ramp. I had a similar issue with the waterfall ramp and followed the wires to the board and pushed everything in and I haven't had a problem since. Someone way back had commented something similar, including there being some hot glue in that area (possible signs of a quick fix before shipment?) and mine had that same hot glue. I think they are getting shaken loose. Lloyd might have a better answer; I just had this happen this weekend and my "fix" is holding out so far.

Hey, I have the similar problem to yours, though I haven't tinkered at all with it yet. I notice that it's intermittent, and I actually recently had it happen on the far left target. I'm wondering if the targets don't slightly bend from hard hits, and then a hit from behind straightens them out? Though it doesn't happen with all of them so maybe not.

My drop targets haven't had this issue recently, so maybe you're right. If it starts being a problem again, I'll try the spring.

My game is loud enough at 8, and if I put it up to like 13 it starts to become uncomfortably loud. So I don't buy that explanation.

The main stacking you can do in CCR is with the Gold Mine multiball. You can start that during any of the main modes (except during other multi-balls) and it can give you a huge advantage for building up points during Bionic Bart. Otherwise, I don't think the current rule set would gain anything from stacking modes, each has a clear objective and it would just get muddied up. Like in MB, when you start a mode you can still hit any other shot and I think that takes away a little. Super excited to see what's in the expanded code.

To lighten the mood a little - Yesterday I cleaned my playfield and put new balls in my machine without wiping the oil off and ohhh baby did she play smooth! The lasso was going through 2 full rotations on the first few games, and the orbit shots were FLYING. I did have to reclean the machine today bc it left a lot of black residue. Hopefully this won't bite me in the ass.

Also to any other noobs out there, if you want to do a custom logo or attract, you have to put the SD card in while the game is on. The manual does not mention this and I had a brief heart attack when the game wouldn't boot. The AFMr manual has more detail than the CCr SE manual.

Start Bionic Bart and then kick off a gold mine multiball or showdown multiball bc making the ramp shots will just keep giving you millions for BB and also increase the jackpot for hitting Bart.

Thanks! Mine started happening again, and I know it's not that the spring needs to be broken in, as my game as over a thousand plays. I'm going to finally check out the mechanism and see if mine is similar.

You can't hit Bart during the multiball (except during Bionic Bart) and you have to complete a shootout between the bros. However, during any of the 5 ramp modes you can continue hitting Bart with no shootout required, so that's the best time to get some shots off.

If you've got the time to spare then you can quickly fire off some shots at him, yeah. Though you can actually get more points by shooting the lit ramps during the 5 modes. I just hate having gunfight lit and hitting Bart and having nothing happen, and that isn't an issue during those modes. I'm also not that great. If you're better than I am, just go for the points.

If you look at the outlanes, you'll see one of the posts is in a slot. Under the playfield, you can loosen the nut that holds that post tight and slide it forward as much as you like. (Then retighten.)

The higher your rank the more points you get from quick draws, and having a higher rank going into High Noon helps too, but I'm not exactly sure what the difference is (maybe you start with more time?). It sounds like they're planning to do more with it in the code update.

Cointaker's website says they have them in stock and ready to ship. I bought my SE from them. Not too far from Levittown, only about a 3 hour drive if you wanted to bypass getting it shipped by FedEx.

Ugh that did not work for me. I ended up submitting a ticket. Can't figure out what is going on. Will update when I hear back.

I got mine from mezel mods, but the FAQ has a couple other options as well.

The video mode is still kinda fun without the topper. You can't see where you're aiming, but you can get a feel for it; the position is relative to the last guy you shot. I routinely get 10+ bad guys, but haven't got up on the board for it.

Does anyone know how to set the high score on the video mode? It looks like the default metric is a time, not a score or number of bad guys.

Set Adjustment G.21 is to Yes. Then hit the beer mug the required number of times (by default it's 15, but you can raise or lower that), at which point Bart starts glowing green, and you hit it into his trough to start it.

I've tried stretching the original spring and replacing with the flipper return spring and neither one helped the problem of direct shots not knocking the bad guy down. It mostly happens with the left center one, but I've had it happen with all 4. I submitted a ticket in February and haven't heard anything.

The target drops with a finger or anytime I roll a ball at it. It's just powerful direct shots that fail. I can try shifting it forward a tiny bit and see if that helps. Thanks!

Interesting that some are fixing the problem with more tension (Ghostbusters springs linked a few posts above) and some with less tension (shorter, weaker flipper return springs or longer, lower tension springs from home depot).

Have people been waxing their playfields? My impression was that the factory coating kind of precluded the need for waxing. I've just been doing basic cleaning on the playfield and ramps with novus 1 and a microfiber cloth. I'm at over 2,000 plays. I've changed the balls out a couple of times. Anything else I should be doing?

Also, to update, I got those higher tension Ghostbusters springs and while the LC drop target doesn't drop on 100% of bricks, I have noticed an improvement.

Thanks for the info. Is there a particular product you recommend? And about how often do you remove and re-wax?

The physical knocker people were recommending (and linked in the FAQ) is out of stock at the moment. Does anyone know if this one works? https://www.pinballlife.com/williamsbally-knocker-assembly-for-williamsbally-wpc-wpc-95-pinball-machines.html
It looks like it contains all of the components so no additional assembly would be required.

This used to happen on mine. I fixed it by bending that piece of metal so that the front edges are flush with the playfield (I think it's the right side lip in your pic that is causing the problem). You need to take the apron off to get to it. To do that, there's just a few screws to remove, you can watch the apron removal here if you're a relative noob like me:

It took me a few tries until it was right, but I haven't had it happen since.

I think I just used needle nose pliers to bend it - the metal piece lifts right off the playfield

I changed my battery last month after 1 year and noticed that since then the game isn't keeping the time in between sessions. I remember this coming up in the past and I can only find reference to someone replacing the board in the backbox. Has anyone else experienced this?

Thanks. Honestly, I only did it bc I got an automated message from Pinside about how "it's been a year and time to change the batteries!" Was just trying to be a diligent owner. How would you know when to replace otherwise? Other appliances I use 2032's for don't even last a year and I use the pin more than I use my food scale.