If that's the case, would something like a digital potentiometer IC be worth exploring?
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Quoted from OLDPINGUY:IMO, I mix all different brightness of bulbs in Inserts, Playfield, and backbox. I realize this is not common...All kits etc, stress the same bulb everywhere. Regardless of which method, you are correct that people will want different brightness.
I don't tend to mix LED and SMD, but I do use a few different SMD brightnesses and lenses. Some areas on the game need more light than others. However, I don't go exceptionally bright, since I don't want to feel like I need sunglasses while playing the game. 
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:A $50 board, and $60- $70 for a wide assortment of bulb choices that exist, means $110-$120, or at most a $30-$40 savings. For many, this will certainly drives sales.....we all like to save.
I drive across town to save 5 cents per gallon on gas. Saving $50 on a game is well worth it to me, considering I barely break even just for the cost of parts when I go to sell it anyway. I can easily put that $50 to use elsewhere.
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:Perhaps a 3rd alternative. Without violating the product and respect of these 2 boards, is there another way to do an add-on?
Not that I can think of. Each bulb need resistance somehow. The pass-through board was the most elegant and quickest way to address the problem without breaking the bank. But if there is a an option that would be $40-$50 cheaper that was just as elegant, I would go with that in a heartbeat for the next game that gets shopped.
4 weeks later
Quoted from dmbjunky:If I wanted to put LEDs in a Bally 6803, is the Siegecraft the way to go?
Unfortunately, the adapters don't support 6803 systems. Only -17. -35, M-100, and M-200 systems.
Here's an old thread on 6803 systems: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/any-problems-with-leds-in-bally-6803
4 months later
Quoted from SealClubber:Well, I have a Gameplan and an Allied Leisure Coctail I would like to add LEDs to but they don't make an adapter for. I am not sure if the resistors would work on an Allied Leisure or not. It seems like they should. I can solder no problem but man, I have better use of my time. I would love a drop in LED fix.
I'm not sure if you need to do any modifications. I've seen LEDed GamePlan games, so that system is probably fine. Not sure about Allied Lesiure, but you might be good there as well.
Do you have any spare LED bulbs to test with?
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