First machine I ever did this with I used a kit. Ended up changing 25% of them straight away. There is no accounting for taste, and lights are a particularly personal choice. Get a bunch of everything, have too many, and don't worry about it because you will always use them and one day you are going to run out, more than once, lol.

I concur with Michael. Buy a bunch and do it yourself.

Works out way cheaper in the long run.

rd

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Go a la cart. My favorite product is: http://www.cometpinball.com/product-p/2smd-ct-ft.htm

Frost caps in natural white, warm white, sunlight white, red, green, and blue (and a few purples) for both 555 and 44.

Yellow and orange colors just suck. For inserts, I use sunlight or cool for yellow inserts, and warm for orange inserts. If on the playfield, I use the same aforementioned bulb colors and put a yellow or orange light condom on the bulb.

For things like GI lights (warm white, cool white, super brights, ect) I order packs of 100. For common colours I usually order 25-50 depending on the game. For more rarely used bulbs I’ll order a handful of each. Some places will have sampler packs with flashers colour changers and unique bulbs.

Kits are convenient, but you’ll find that you might want to change a couple bulbs here and there. It’s best to order extra.

Here’s my kit.
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You might see some good sales in 2 weeks to help.

Big fan of Comet. I bought a kit for my first machine and wouldn’t do it again. As others have said, it’s a matter of taste. I also didn’t realize in the beginning that you can use all whites on a lot of machines, which matches the original aesthetic and looks great.

Keep it simple- I use cool white for all playfield inserts.
I use warm or cool white for general illumination, depending on the pin. I rarely use colored bulbs. This keeps it simple and looks great. Also buying one type of bulb in bulk saves money.
Cointaker gives good discounts when buying 100 at a time.

Heres my kit, i try to keep enough colored for a few game inserts and a ton of clear for g.i. all comet

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An easy way is if you are doing one game only in plans, order 50pc 44/47 in frosted Sunlight, and if your backbox is #555, 100 pc #555 frosted sunlight.

Look at your inserts and decide if you want any darker/richer...Color match those, or just add those colors to try.

You can tweak it as you go.

If the game is dark, and you want lighter....tweak with better spotlights, strips, or Op-Max.

Around $100 per game Ala carte.

Make it easy on yourself. Color match inserts and use warm whites in gi and backbox. Can't go wrong and it's way cheaper.

I found someone in the owners thread who had purchased a kit and I asked them to send me the paperwork. Then I just went and bought all those colors myself and saved some money

Sounds like a convoluted way to do it ... why not just buy a stack of LEDs (you know what you like by now) and have them on hand and just go for it?

No list required ... no complicated ordering either. LEDs are there when you need them. By the time you make the list, you could have the whole job done.

rd

Forget the kits. They typically throw too much color GI in there. Just do sunlight comets up top and color match or throw whites in the inserts and let the lens color do the work. I used to spend a ton on kits and realized I valued whites up top above all because what it really comes down to is- I want to see the ball and the flippers etc clearly!