First swap, and i re-used the braidwire. Even bought the correct staple gun and staples to put them in the new playfield. You need to take your time and go slow (as Stu pointed out), but on the + side you save time and problems from resoldering and replacing all the GI sockets.
My Cyclone was a CPR second. It had some small issues, but nothing like what i saw on the S for Whirlwind.
For what its worth, CPR seems to make things right for their customers within reason....