Well this thread got no love but I have one now and I think it's a lot of fun. I am of course modding the shit out of it. I have brass trim thanks to Mike Chestnut and he is in the process of brassing my ramps and wireforms now too.

So here's my question:

I bought four new flippers from Pinballdecals. Gold ones in keeping with the gold/brass theme. I have removed the four flippers that go on the game. The flipper that goes on the upper playfield has an extra long shaft. Are these shafts removable? I wanted all four of my flippers to match. Can I remove the long shaft from the original upper playfield flipper and put it in the new gold flipper that is on its way to me?

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I was raised on Elvis and Motown. My mom is a huge Elvis fan. Like super fan huge.

Check out this great back box kit Arcade Upkeep made for me:

Oh wow I love it! Can you take another photos with it and the entire game in the shot? Where is that positioned? I'll PM him.

So I had a question. I'm being told that standard Elvis doesn't have the code for a shaker but Elvis Gold does. How do I upgrade to the Elvis Gold code? Can it be done?

Elvis fans and really anyone with an opinion. I'd like your input. I am replacing the pop bumpers on my Elvis. I'm not sure if I want to go all gold with a red top or completely all red. My Elvis is decked out in brass so the gold would fit and there's plenty of red on the playfield and the rubbers I used to where all red bumpers would make sense. Any thoughts?

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Thanks and I also asked some local Pinsider friends and they agree so I went with gold.

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I'm a big fan of Elvis and I live in Memphis. I am creating the nicest most blinged out Elvis. That's my plan anyway. All the trim is brassed even the ramps. Custom back box, ColorDMD, target decal, brassed apron, Las Vegas sign, Elvis mini video screen and a ton more. Can't wait till it's all back together and I'm rocking out again

What's the new theme going to be?

Well I def dig the theme. The king of rock and roll baby! My wife's family, the Lansky family, owned a men clothing store downtown and Elvis would shop there all the time. My wife's grandpa is the bald one:

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Yes! I love your Elvis and your pictures inspired me. Mike is doing everything for me in brass as well, including lollipop rails, both ramps, the apron and the coin door. He's almost done with the brass and I can't wait. I also put in a ColorDMD and put a mini video of Elvis videos on the playfield.

I have this shaker. I've been getting conflicting information about Elvis pins and shakers. Some say only the Elvis Gold has shaker code. I emailed Stern directly and they said Elvis has code for a shaker. The previous owner couldn't figure out where to install the shaker. I have a red tremor from Cointaker. Can you help?

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Ok I'll check it out tonight. Thanks. I think he had a hard time finding the brown connector in the back of the cabinet.

You bet your ass I'm taking care of business!! Great looking Pingulp by Trilogybeer! Thanks!

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No sir,

PM Trilogybeer on here aka Doug

Hey Elvis fans, check out the speaker panel from Tilt Graphics:

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Yes sir, working on it now. Tweaking it. Any thoughts?

Newer version looks even better

This combo is a hunk of burning love!!!

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Thanks Hooked.

I installed the new speaker panel decal and gameblades from Tilt:

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And now the brassing continues:

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My brassed apron def needs a badass emblem Hooked:

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I'm open to apron emblem ideas. Im loving the TCB buckle suggestion. I'm a deputy for Shelby County so that one is particularly appealing.

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Ok I'm trying to install a Cointaker shaker motor in my Elvis.

I just can't find this brown/gray female connector this gray male connector is supposed to connect to.

Can anyone help?

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Like in the cabinet? I just don't see it

Could someone who has connected one show me what it looks like and where I can find it?

Thanks man, I thought I looked but I'll do it again and take photos of the inner cabinet

Brown with white trace, got it. And the connector is a single inner female connector? I just don't see one floating around in there. I remember putting a shaker in my original IM two years ago and found the connector immediately.

There's not much in the cabinet to miss. I'm really stumped here. I just don't see any loose connector. Nothing. I thought maybe it would be hanging from the head. I even took the backglass and led backboard off and looked around the head but couldn't find a thing

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Haha no buddy, that's the cord from the actual shaker motor

I'm looking for the female end in the cabinet that plugs into this gray make end from the shaker

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Maybe it's only in the gold edition although I asked Stern directly and they said both versions were shaker compatible

Thanks you guys. I'm at a loss here. If we can trace where it starts and where it's located, that would help a bunch

Thanks Hooked. I too have that board installed above my shaker. Could you trace where the wires from the connectors on the board are going?

It just doesn't make sense to have a labeled power connector for a shaker but then the other connector to be completely missing

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Ok RebelGuitars and I figured it out I think.

Yea Hooked, I have my shaker board inverted from how yours looks but I just used the factory pin connectors. The factory female seven connector only had six openings, not seven like the shaker board pin required so I had to dig the plugged piece out.

The factory female seven pin connector did not fit perfectly on the Cointaker male seven pin at all.

I tested the coil in the service menu (#4) and I got a slight vibration so I think I'm good to go. I won't know for sure till I get my brassed ramps and the flaps riveted and the wireforms back on.

So frustrating of Cointaker to have this extra connector and give instructions but make no mention that some pins may have their own connectors negating theirs.

I think this mystery is solved. I'll report back once the game is operational.

If anyone else wants to chime in with what they find, with their own pics please do.

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PBR as in Pinball Refinery or Pinball Resource?

I'm not finding anything. Can you provide a link or list?

Oh thanks Robert

Ok making progress getting this Elvis back up and running. Got the right brassed ramp and the brassed wire form installed.

Sucks but I had to send the left
ramp back to get rebrassed due to a smudge. Damn my ocd/perfectionist nature.

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I'm so crazy, I'm regretting now pulling off all the ball guides and getting those brassed too

Hooked,

I bought your apron mod. Are there instructions on how to install this on the apron?

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I got a feeling my apron isnt gonna work

Downtown Beale St in Memphis with the wife and friends and passed by so many Elvis gift shops:

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I'll buy it if you make it.

I wonder if I could have someone cut triangles into my aprons for your apron mod.

Well hell I just spent the money getting this apron brassed. Maybe I'll sell it and buy yours but then I have to get yours brassed again

It's all back together! Now I just need finish the apron. And of course beg someone to colorize my ColorDMD.

The Elvis mini display is perfect in the middle of the upper playfield.

Love the Las Vegas sign as well. Thanks Hooked.

Guitar courtesy of Laseriffic.

I'm having Joey at Pinball decals make me a custom brass/gold upper playfield flipper. That should be ready soon.

And now it's time to rock!

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Holy Heartbreak Hotel! This shaker motor is intense!!!!

Thanks I'll add it tonight. My hound dog has a bit of wear I think.

Seriously, Joe (Laseriffic) and his topper exceeded my expectations.

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Hmm not crazy tall:

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Hey guys do you know if Stern makes this playfield glass channel and translite channel in metal? If want to get these brassed as well but can't find them. Can anyone advise?

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I'm looking for the Stern metal apron with the triangles cut out. Does anyone want to trade me theirs plus some cash for my brassed metal apron?

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Picked out an apron emblem I liked:

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Ha, that's exactly what it is

I swapped out the ones in my IM and they were very easy to replace. I just used an xacto knife to get the original out:

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Here ya go Robert. Thanks to Aurich.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/free-coin-reject-inserts-for-modern-sterns-10-games/page/2#post-3187537

Is anyone running the 5.0 roms for Elvis that are for sale on EBay? I have 4.0 in my game. Does anyone know the difference? Any improvements?

Also I noticed I have a 4.00 rom in my cpu board and a 4.01 rom in my display board. Is that odd?

I just bought a complete set of speech, cpu and display roms so they all match off eBay.

Yea I read that.

You think a 4.00 rom in the display and a 4.01 rom in the cpu is an issue?

Thanks as always Robert

I picked this up yesterday. I thought it would go perfect with my pin

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Brass balls!!!!

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I also finally got around to putting in Hooked's LE apron:

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Chris will take care of you:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pinballplatingcom-chrome-brass-black-nickel-powder-coating

Very excited to finally get this back from Joey over at Pinballdecals. I sent him two standard upper playfields flippers and bought two of his gold flippers to go with the other gold flippers on the playfields and he put the gold flipper on the longer shaft. Nice.

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Yea exactly. It annoyed me. I tried spray painting the long flipper gold and another in red but they were just place holders while he made me the gold one.

It was a huge exercise in patience though. I sent him the money and parts in March and didn't get them back till the other day when I posted. He mentioned something about not being able to do what was needed until a large quantity of items were available for the process.

I do have a spare gold upper playfield flipper. I had planned on keeping it but maybe I could sell it. Considering I had to buy a white upper playfield flipper from PBL, mail it to Pinballdecals, buy his gold flipper and wait almost the whole year for it, I wouldnt sell my spare for cheap.

Oh and if anyone is interested in a brassed apron for their Elvis. Just let me know. I have one for sale:

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Anyone looking for some bling for their Elvis, look no further.

These are going to go perfect on my brassed Elvis. The hardest part is going to be picking a set.

Check out this thread:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/they’re-back-custom-chrome-cap-decals-for-pop-bumpers-metal-modsco

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Wow! Thanks so much man. No, I live in Germantown but work for the Sheriff's Office. I've been with them for over ten years now. Bramlett sounds familiar but I can't place his face. I'm on the colorguard/honorguard team so it's possible I was at his funeral.

Your story is a great one. My mom raised me on Elvis and is a huge fan. My wife's family, the Lanskys, had a business connection that is very well known in the city.

My IM is bolted to the floor. I'm biased but I feel like my Elvis is a strong contender for best in show but I've been contemplating trading the Elvis for a comic theme like an X-Men LE or a Spider-Man VE. Maybe. I really like my three pin line up and Elvis might get the most positive comments out of all three.

Wow no one answered this guys' question. You have to hit the loop shot X amount of times bud to get Blue Suede Shoes. It's not easy.

Burning Love is my all time favorite Elvis song so I love that it's the song chosen for the Encore round

Yea I def went led on my spotlight. I'll take a picture

Here's my spotlight:

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These are coming along nicely:

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Decisions....

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Almost there:

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Oh sure, we eat there quite often especially when we have out of town family visiting.

Check out this thread and hit up the OP. He'll hook you up. If you're ever in Memphis, hit me up.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/they’re-back-custom-chrome-cap-decals-for-pop-bumpers-metal-modsco/page/4#post-3537814

Hey bud,

No Elvis and the Gold Edition are all there are if I'm not mistaken.

No I don't think a shaker came with the Gold. I've asked around and there's some confusion/misinformation about only the Gold Edition being coded for a shaker. That's not the case. Shaker motor works for either version.

Aside from cosmetics like the gold trim and a plate on the Gold, I don't think there is a difference.

I haven't a clue if Stern would reissue the certificate once you showed proof of ownership but I'd def ask.

If you haven't gone through this thread yet, is recommend it. Lots of great mods on display.

No I don't think a topper came with the game but Laserrific makes a great one

Mine was a reg Elvis but I had all the metal including rails, legs, coin door, lock down bar, ramps and wire forms brassed. My original ramps had some bad oxidation or rusting.

I hope this helps

Ryan

Yea I think I detailed my questions and installation of my shaker motor on this thread. I had a red tremor and it was too much. Too loud. It wasn't for me and I got the Pinball Life one and it's been great.

Post pics of the tarnish

Damn bud. That's no bueno. If you have the scratch, brass everything! If not, you don't play the trim so it doesn't truly matter.

If it bothers you two, maybe get some basic black armor?

Oh much better!

I'm installing Pinsound in my Getaway. Elvis is a Whitestar right? I think they are making audio boards for Whitestar systems next. If so, I could see a Pinsound in mine if we had full Elvis tracts.

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Very cool bud.

Also, I'm willing to PayPal $250 to the artist who takes the time to colorized Elvis for Colordmd. Maybe if enough Elvis fans bother or beg the Colordmd guys, they'll be inclined to borrow a game and color it.

I will pop my led board off tomorrow and take a look at mine.

I know I've got 4.00 ROM sets in mine and I bought 5.00 but I don't think there's any difference really.

Check out this EBay link. It details the differences in the Rom versions:

http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=220891098489&category=13727&pm=1&ds=0&t=1486537379933

Colordmd has improved every blurry and blobby DMD image. I'm sure Elvis would be rocking even harder if give the Colordmd treatment.

PM sent.

If there are other motivated and serious Elvis owners who either already have a Colordmd in their machine like I do or who would want one then I would be happy to share the cost of hiring the above artist.

Let's be honest, Elvis is not high on Colordmd's list. This club has recently taken off and it's a fun ass hell and rocking pin but unless we incentivize an artist, it'll be low as hell on their list.

If a few of us each give $100 bucks, we'd be able to have a color display! If no one wants to put their own money up then fine, I'll do it alone.

Both upper and lower left side flippers quit working during game play.

During cool test, every fired like it should but left side is dead during game play. Thoughts? Fuses?

I replaced the fuses and still having issues.

Pressing the left flipper button, I some times see a slight twitch from the flippers. Hell once I had a full and normal flipper extension.

What gives?

Ok seems like it was the switch not making a good connection. It's good now and I'm back to flipping.

I think so. The area where the two switches touch might be getting worn and need cleaning

I found it strange that the right side is a dual tap type of switch for the flippers yet the left side is just a single. Is that normal?

Mr T is nothing less than a super class act and an asset to the hobby/community. Thank you sir

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I put some cabinet protectors on my Elvis cabinet. Makes em shine!

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Man that is looking great.

Your custom flipper is on its way for that upper playfield

I agree!

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Takes a little effort but like I say, if I can do it, anyone can.

From what I recall, loosen/remove both ramps, remove the upper playfield flipper, a couple of nuts and screws and boom, it's out.

Yes of course. Take a ton of photos

Not to pay myself on the back but they created those two after my ideas and insistence