Na.. It was leaning nicely and secured with gorilla tape. I test bumped it a few times to test.

You're right though. Probably better to take it out.

How's the gz and ehoh ones coming along? I'll order all 3.

Finally installed my ELs. Videos don’t do it justice. It’s looks great in person in a dark room and is a lot of fun when playing.

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Picked up one of the last few NIB rush pros out there yesterday. Pretty psyched to finally get one…. Love the band, love the game, but initially avoided it because of the scoop issue. Then convinced myself it wouldn’t make money on my route…. But I just picked up an account where the owner is a big rush fan, so I figured now is the time lol.

Any cool mods or what not available for the pro model?

Mike

I'll send you a PM so we can keep it Rush in here.

The biggest one is a ramp that goes onto the dead end shot with a wireform to return to the right flipper, to make it like the premium. Pretty drastic change but I can see the appeal, I'm considering it for my pro. There's two different versions posted in the last few pages of this thread.

Other than that, common mods are a scoop protector, a fix for the upper loop switch not registering on fast shots, and of course the expression lights.

You’re a gentleman and a scholar . Big help all you guys .

this should be marked as a key post

It’s perfect

If you own a pro, you owe it to yourself to add the Dead-End ramp mod. So much flow and fun added for $200.

Congrats! Best things you can add are the Stern expression lights and the Ninja Camp scoop protector.

Lots of other stuff out there but the ELs will make it shine!

The only tweak I'd suggest on Bill2112Rush 's excellent guide above is that it may be easier to line up the rigging on the art blades with the rigging on the lights if you install the art blades after the lights are in place.

The channels in the cabinet that the lights fit into don't allow for much fine adjustment, whereas there's plenty of room for adjustment on the art blades. I've seen a couple comments about the rigging not lining up between the blades and the lights - I installed lights THEN the art and it lines up perfectly on mine. It's actually damn near seamless.

+1

There really is no way to move the lights as the screw holes determine location which could move the lights left or right a smidge. If blades are in first, won’t align unless you get lucky. I used the graphic circled in the photo to align them.

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I just looked at mine. My previous advice for the art blades was start on the small end and work toward the large, and on the side where I did that the artwork and the blades line up perfectly. Each little wrapped cable matches perfectly. On the other side, it obviously does not, it misses by the 1/16" I'm off.

So, emphasizing that in the above post would make it nearly perfect as far as I can tell.

Expression lights coming next week, this newbie is pretty stoked. Also Speaker/sub woofer/speaklight upgrade as well. It's gooing to rock!

Also snagged a banner last weekend, yeah the new guy is ate up LOL

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who is selling the Dead-End mods

https://nitropinball.com/collections/game-specific/products/rush-ramp-in-stock

There is someone working on a version that has a similar wireform as the rest of the game, as well but I don't know if they are selling them yet. Last I saw it required some other mod to be purchased as well or something.

I remember that too. I think that one must even be slower due to longer path and added curves. It's implementation also covered up the record and number inserts to some degree, unlike this one, so I think the exit stage left mod from ninjacamp was suggested (required?) to use for it.
This nitro one looks to be the faster of the 2 and cleaner less invasive integration with no dependencies on another mod to compensate for the design flaw.
It's cool mod no doubt.
I have a little bit of a problem with the wording in the nitro web page that alleges that the ball " trickles " out of the dead end shot without it. That's just false. It returns to the flipper with equal speed that's applied. Unlike the mod, which pretty much always slows the return down. As pointed out it's benefit is a clean return to the flipper during multiball and it really looks cool to me, so there's benefits for sure but it is not perfect mod and has trade offs.
a side by side video with and without the mod repeatedly hitting that shot would be interesting.
I bet I could hit that dead end shot off my flipper 3 times before the mod shot ball 1 even hits my flipper.
Not sure I want to give that up. But it's a cool mod for sure.

It is a cool mod. My big question is how hard is it to install and remove if you don't like it... Is it a 15-30 min install or a 2 hour install?

It's not clear to me.

I had an LZ premium so I know... pictures never do them justice.

Great pin collection. I have really grown to like SW a lot and Bond is brilliance!

Banner is a must!!!

Maybe PoMC or someone can post the detailed instructions that come with the mod and speak to the experience. I'd like to know this too.

I'm really tempted as I played a Premium at an arcade while I was on vacation. That VUK of the Premium really does change the flow of the game in a positive way. I actually don't think the Dead End shot on the Pro is worth the risk quite often, because for me it does not come down to the right flipper in a super controlled way so it can often be disruptive.

Spirit of the Radio and La Villa were much more intuitive to make progress when the ball drops right back on the flipper.

Sure, here are the instructions so anyone can judge for themself.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LuU3ptuIML6bMOurh9SRPiskq3Ca9e-m/view?usp=drivesdk

I installed it in about an hour while I was on a work Teams call. I didn't focus an hour straight, had to talk during the call, but finished it with divided attention within the hour Teams meeting.

You can see that it is basically removing the ball guide in that dead end area and sliding the new ramp into place then securing with the hardware included that uses the ball guide holes. The standup target gets un-mounted and secured to a wireloom under the playfield. Two alligator wires from the new switch in the ramp are used to connect to the target lugs.

I don't give a shit who buys it or not. I think it adds a lot of fun to the game, different strategy at times too, and was worth the $230 (after shipping) to me.

Same, but IMO the $200 version just doesn’t look good with the 2 straight rails compared to the rest of the playfield. The $400 mod is much nicer looking but covers too much of the playfield so requires another mod which isn’t ideal either. I think I’ll wait for a better solution and spend the $400 on another hobby.

Waiting for my EL’s today….. any minute now

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Did you get your playfield removed already?

Haha not yet!

Edit: whoops wrong thread!

Well…. Shit here we go!

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Yep, you’re exactly right. My thought was I’d follow the instructions from Stern as spelled out. But, if I had to do it over again I’d reverse these steps and install the light bar first; art blades second.

Also, is it just me or was it kind of frustrating having to constantly go back and reference the parts sheet on the first page for every step of the install? “Using part #Blah blah blah, fasten part #blah blah blah to the cabinet.”
For pete’s sake! Just say “fasten the black clamp with a red screw”

One “ injury “ to the right art blade while putting the play field back in but so much shit with the lights are going on I don’t give a flying &@$&$&! Took about and hour or so. It really is unbelievable.

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https://www.pinballlife.com/interior-cabinet-protector-blade-set.html
I dont lift anymore without these in. I've damaged a few and can never un see it. Your lights look great!!

Thanks Hayfarmer !

Yeah this is totally my fault I’ve known about these for quite some time and it was always “ eh I’ll get those soon” kinda thing and never ended up happening. But this is the final wake up straw. Ordering those tonight.

My expression lights and tear drop side rails came on Wednesday and got the EL installed today with the help of my brother. They are awesome! I hated the price tag, but they are very well I integrated into the game. Highly recommend!

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If you're going to order those from Pinball Life you could also order the replacement blade that you tore, if you want. 70 bucks
Your pin looks great!!!

Installed my EL's yesterday...as everyone has said they look great and are well integrated with the game! Big shout out to @bill2112rush, aamauzy and Big_G for their timely tips. Made the process much easier! Although I still forgot to set the dip switches before putting the play field back in even with the Vespula reminders in previous posts

I installed the ramp yesterday. It is a bit tricky in places. I had to remove two posts to install it (instructions said to remove just one). I also had to remove two nuts from the dead-end plastic instead of just one, and I wasn't able to put one of them back in due to space constraints. There is also a screw on the bottom of the assembly that was impossible (for me) to install. That said, it fits into the dead-end space tightly and doesn't budge once installed, so the nut and screw don't matter much. If I were to remove the ramp assembly and try again, I might be able to accomplish it, but I don't see the point.

If you have plastic protectors installed under the slingshot plastic, you won't have enough thread to tighten the top nut. I'm currently pondering how I want to address that, because I really like how the protector enhances the look of the slingshot and don't want to remove it. If you don't have the protector, the ramp terminates nicely and doesn't budge once the nut is tightened. It works fine without the nut, but it does move a bit when the ball drops.

It works like a charm! The ball consistently triggers the switch and rides the ramp when the dead-end shot is made. I like that it doesn't travel back to the right flipper too quickly - it gives me a chance to wipe the sweat off of my palms during a hot game!

I'm glad I installed it and highly recommend it. It truly enhances the game. It was tricky to install, but the difficulties I had might be just me.

Thanks Fuzzdaddy

Good to know about the sling protectors.
I wonder if ninjacamp exit... Stage left mod will affect the install also.

I should add that at the dead-end where the ball shoots up, the assembly has a "vent" in it so you can see part of the arrow behind it when lit or flashing. I'll post a picture if I ever get a minute to myself! So... you don't necessarily need Exit Stage Left, although it looks super-cool and I may not be able to resist.

Thanks. Exit stage left is for replicating the inner loop light inserts, and The wiring for it snakes around the plastics of the dead end shot as well as it mounts on nuts of the curved plastic of the dead end shot.
So my concern was if this ramp mod would be problematic For those that already have the ESL mod, or like you may want the ESL mod.
Here's picture of it on the premium you can see the big black wiring going across the dead end shot. There may be enough slack to wrap it around the back of the ramp mod but it'll be tight

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Whoops - my bad. Thanks for the correction!

Here are photos of the two ends of the ramp. Thanks for correcting me on the Exit Stage Left replication!

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Nice that looks like ESL might still fit fine.
And you said you can see the record color insert on the dead end? Looks like only just the very little edge of it?
I like the mod, just not little unwanted surprises !
You've been great at sharing pics and info, and a closer up video of the ball going into the dead end would be amazing.

Ask and ye shall receive. You can see the "grille" with the orange-yellow arrow lit behind it. I can see it fine when I'm playing.

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This mod might be winning me over.

That’s how I did mine. Sooooooooo much easier to line up the art.