Quoted from yancy:I wouldn't. Played a 70 minute game where I was two shots from Valinor, but the ring shot had become impossible. I'll take my chances with Spike boards.
Although I know there have been massive complaints on this; I've owned LOTR since Dec 2003 and have to admit I have never experienced "flipper fade." I don't know why
EDIT: My game has all the original flipper parts and have never been rebuilt. Yep, original coil stops too.