I’ve zip tied like it was an obsessive disorder ! I had to move a cable that was plugged wrong it took me 10 minutes to cut all the ties I’ve put on the way !

I don’t think there was any confirmation that they were working on a fix. We know they are aware of the issue though.

Although I must say I didn’t notice a difference after installing the 2.0 board. I did put very special care in centering the led on each GI pole and it wasn’t easy, the led is super tiny and it’s hard to keep it steady while putting the screws.

Same here, my Tin Man board died, so I went for the 2.0 kit, sold my older boards for 250$, which left me with a 550$ bill. Not a bad deal all together for permanently sorting out the light issue on that game and not feeling worried everytime I turn the game on.

Unlike others here, I got screwed by my distributor who sold me a 1.1 version when I specifically asked to confirm it was a 2.0 (and got confirmation), so I cursed him instead of JJP !

You should go through this thread, on top of following the instructions; there are a few other catches that are not mentioned in the instructions, the cable under the castle playfield, the cable that goes to the Oz lane sign, and a few others I can't recall.

The one part to pay attention to, is how you position each small led board and center the light under the inserts, it has a serious impact on the light shines, I do believe that some of the complaints of the brightness of the 2.0 kit come from not correctly positioning the lights. Its 'annoying but worth putting special attention to it.

I ended up having fun doing it, it didn't feel like a chore, more like going through Lego instructions and enjoying the scene of the work coming together

That is awesome ! I wish I had it when I installed my leds, it would have saved me some serious time and pain bending myself all around to try and figure where the light fits !

Removing the castle is quite straight forward, he lays flat on a bunch of screws. I had to do it twice, since I followed the previous instructions where the rescue and gi light are inverted.

The real PITA (as in 2 hours, some sweat, and a bit of anger), is the munchkin playfield. It doesn't come out straight, there is very little room to move it sideways under the right ramp, and it's a weird twisted movement to pass the bat that's there. Same annoyance putting it back, with passing the cables in the holes while trying to lay the pf flat. Long story short, I hated it.

I broke both rubber pieces when I pulled them out, luckily JJP was nice enough to send me a couple replacements.