Dirty Harry
Williams, 1995Quoted from Ballypalooza:I’m sorry. My post was a little confusing. I need the right decal for the main ramp. Marco has the left decal.
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Not sure if you are aware of it, but in the Ramp o Matic thread in post 398 there is a link to a tutorial on how to save and re-use your old decals.
Quoted from NNJPatriot:It may be easier to take a high res photo of it, get the measurements of it, bring it to a print shop that can do vinyl decals and have them print them off for you.
That is what I did, at least for the top decal.
20210327_072741 (resized).jpgThe top decal appears to be vinyl, and impossible to remove via the freeze method. The bottom declas come right off though and can be reused.
Quoted from dsupica:How do i get to the right ramp opto sensor? Do you need to take a bunch of ramps, maybe the warehouse etc off the playfield to get to it?
Is there a backdoor method??
Any thoughts appreciated.
Yikes! I wish I had good news.
Quoted from dsupica:How do i get to the right ramp opto sensor? Do you need to take a bunch of ramps, maybe the warehouse etc off the playfield to get to it?
Is there a backdoor method??
Any thoughts appreciated.
Slide playfield out as far as possible to see if you can get to screws on the back board. Take them out and after you take the board off should be able to get to it.
Quoted from ChrisPINk25:Slide playfield out as far as possible to see if you can get to screws on the back board. Take them out and after you take the board off should be able to get to it.
You have to do more then that, but it’s a good start. Then start removing ramps and warehouse. Then if your that far you would want to correct any issues with the magnet.
I picked up a DH a few months ago and am now ready to shop it. This thread is lengthy so could someone summarize what I should look for and common issues I should address.
I have seen a few comments about the magnet?
The LEDs that came in my game are awful, I will be upgrading those to comets.
I have a new repro set of ramps that came with the game, I was told they were prototypes for the replacements and may need some tweaking to get them to fit.
Im going with a color dmd, is led or lcd better for this title?
Coindork was kind enough to send me a few silhouette targets to replace the broken ones.
What else needs attention on this title?
Thanks
Quoted from cosmokramer:I picked up a DH a few months ago and am now ready to shop it. This thread is lengthy so could someone summarize what I should look for and common issues I should address.
I have seen a few comments about the magnet?
The LEDs that came in my game are awful, I will be upgrading those to comets.
I have a new repro set of ramps that came with the game, I was told they were prototypes for the replacements and may need some tweaking to get them to fit.
Im going with a color dmd, is led or lcd better for this title?
Coindork was kind enough to send me a few silhouette targets to replace the broken ones.
What else needs attention on this title?
Thanks
Congrats on a great pin. The teardown of the playfield is slightly more complex than your average pinball machine. Just take a lot of pics when taking things apart and you should be fine. People talk about the magnet because it is difficult to reach and is often mushroomed or distorted. Pulling the magnet out from the bottom may be hard if it is. Pull out the magnet and file the end flat and reinsert it flush to the playfield. Colordmd is a good upgrade for sure. I have had both the led and lcd in my DH and I ended up going with the LCD. I like the Dotsxl and Hi-Res modes on the LCD. If you want a brighter color screen, go with the LED. Finally, if you take off the wireform that drops the ball into the gun, make sure to pull the wire forms slightly toward the side wall when reinstalling or you will have a lot of balls fall out of the gun when loaded.
Quoted from Scoot:Pulling the magnet out from the bottom may be hard if it is.
Magnet will not come out through the bottom. It will cause damage to the playfield if you do.
Quoted from Scoot:Congrats on a great pin. The teardown of the playfield is slightly more complex than your average pinball machine. Just take a lot of pics when taking things apart and you should be fine. People talk about the magnet because it is difficult to reach and is often mushroomed or distorted. Pulling the magnet out from the bottom may be hard if it is. Pull out the magnet and file the end flat and reinsert it flush to the playfield. Colordmd is a good upgrade for sure. I have had both the led and lcd in my DH and I ended up going with the LCD. I like the Dotsxl and Hi-Res modes on the LCD. If you want a brighter color screen, go with the LED. Finally, if you take off the wireform that drops the ball into the gun, make sure to pull the wire forms slightly toward the side wall when reinstalling or you will have a lot of balls fall out of the gun when loaded.
Thanks
Quoted from dsupica:How do i get to the right ramp opto sensor? Do you need to take a bunch of ramps, maybe the warehouse etc off the playfield to get to it?
Is there a backdoor method??
Any thoughts appreciated.
Were you able to get the ramp out?
I did mine the hard way by taking almost everything off the playing field with tons of notes, pictures.
It would have saved me so much time if I were to have known about the back coming off.
Quoted from NNJPatriot:Scoot how much did those cost? Do you have a printer to do these?
Say what? 
Quoted from Scoot:That is what I did, at least for the top decal.
I think he was talking about the decal for the ramp.
Quoted from bssbllr:I think he was talking about the decal for the ramp.
Oh, right. I took my old ramp in with the decal on it for it to be scanned by a car detailer. It cost me $30 for 3. If you need one I can have more printed as he kept them on file. Probably can do it for $10 shipped.
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Quoted from Scoot:Oh, right. I took my old ramp in with the decal on it for it to be scanned by a car detailer. It cost me $30 for 3. If you need one I can have more printed as he kept them on file. Probably can do it for $10 shipped.
I've been looking for one of these, would be grateful if you could help me out
Quoted from Willys45:Good evening, putting my DH back together and I have a piece I do not recognize. Anyone know where it belongs? Thank you
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Just shooting from the hip here bud. Maybe off the lower left side of the right ramp(side near the warehouse) Maaaybe? Not sure though. I can look when I get home.
77F2819F-CFF2-40F4-83EB-036E1DC5E382 (resized).jpegQuoted from Rocketrob:Does anyone have a pic on how the band needs to be this doesn’t look correct.
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Here’s what I got.
32DF2088-207B-4881-A55A-DEAC16FCE081 (resized).jpegQuoted from Flash71:Hey ! Anyone know where I can get some DH custom made instruction cards ?
There are some nice ones at http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/instruction/index.htm
One more quick question since I’m in the club now. Mine came with the helicopter mod installed but it actuates intermittently and not when the helicopter sound/ramp is hit. Can anybody post a pic or give me info on where the wires should be landed? I’m assuming they are not in the correct spot. Thanks in advance for any help.
Saw these on eBay. Not mine.
ebay.com link: Bally Williams Dirty Harry Pinball repro 2 piece ramp set
Quoted from bssbllr:Saw these on eBay. Not mine.
ebay.com link: Bally Williams Dirty Harry Pinball repro 2 piece ramp set
I put them on ebay to help international customers with possible cheaper shipping options. I still have them available for US customers at www.rampomatic.com as well, and Marco has some left in stock as of today.
I believe I sent some to Pinball Centre in Germany and I am working on getting them stocked at a distributor in France soon.
Quoted from JodyG:I put them on ebay to help international customers with possible cheaper shipping options. I still have them available for US customers at www.rampomatic.com as well, and Marco has some left in stock as of today.
I believe I sent some to Pinball Centre in Germany and I am working on getting them stocked at a distributor in France soon.
That’s great to hear. Thanks for making these up for the community they were needed. I just like to help promote when I can.
Looking to purchase a Dirty Harry. I have a Southpark for trade or cash straight up. PM me if interested. Im located in Virginia so i would like to avoid shipping.
Added over 3 years ago:FOUND THANKS!
Looking to buy a Dirty Harry. I would like to find something within 4 or 5 hours driving distance from Alamogordo NM but not opposed to shipping if the price is right.
Quoted from renoman22:Looking to buy a Dirty Harry. I would like to find something within 4 or 5 hours driving distance from Alamogordo NM but not opposed to shipping if the price is right.
I have a mint one but in canada! 
Quoted from Paseb:I have a mint one but in canada!
Dang! I appreciate it though. Hopefully something will come along eventually!
Finally part of the club! Already installed my Pin Stadium lights and art blades. The translite I designed looks awesome! Installed a little Harry head on the ball diverter. Next on the list is to install my color dmd.
20211004_215052 (resized).jpg20211004_215211 (resized).jpg20211004_215239 (resized).jpg20211004_215604 (resized).jpg20211004_215606 (resized).jpgQuoted from Pbgixxer:I’m searching for the ramp support . Any help would be greatly appreciated . I’m having a hard time finding the part number . [quoted image]
I poked around in the parts list. While I can't confirm this is correct or find it anywhere, this may be the part number. 01-13758
Quoted from Clytor:I poked around in the parts list. While I can't confirm this is correct or find it anywhere, this may be the part number. 01-13758
Thanks for the help but no luck so far .
Quoted from renoman22:Installed a little Harry head on the ball diverter
Not gonna lie. The Harry head freaks me out a bit. 
Quoted from Pbgixxer:I’m searching for the ramp support . Any help would be greatly appreciated . I’m having a hard time finding the part number . [quoted image]
If you don’t mind me asking what happen to yours?
Quoted from bssbllr:If you don’t mind me asking what happen to yours?
Not sure . Picked the game up and found out it was missing . Game plays fine without it but I still want it .
Quoted from Pbgixxer:Not sure . Picked the game up and found out it was missing . Game plays fine without it but I still want it .
Gotcha. That might be something you could fabricate, wouldn’t need to be perfect just a couple of bends and three holes. That part could be hard to track down unless someone has it lying around. IMO
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