Whirlwind
Williams, 19902 questions: I am putting all new decals on my whirlwind.....the decal with the manufacture date on the back of the machine is unreadable.....my serial # is 331001 does anyone have a serial # close that could give me a date......and who sells the best 3 center spinner decals?
Quoted from CollinT:Joining the WW club! Purchased from a Pinsider for a good deal at $2300. Had to make an 8 hour round trip on a Sunday to get it.
Been replacing lots of old burnt out bulbs with LED's and just received the blade stickers. Plan on installing them soon.
The left yellow bumpers 3000 points when lit bulb has been bypassed. Going to try and figure out why someone did that. Besides that, love my WW !
Welcome and I have those exact same games.
Quoted from CollinT:Does anyone know where to get the blue display?
I have contemplated getting this too and can’t decide between classic orange and blue. I really would like to see the blue in person.
Quoted from CollinT:Does anyone know where to get the blue display?
I've had nothing but good luck buying Rottendog products from these guys... Including blue displays for my WW & ES. You want DIS240B.
http://www.bigdaddy-enterprises.com/ProductPages/RotDogBoards.html
Quoted from TheOnlyest:I've had nothing but good luck buying Rottendog products from these guys... Including blue displays for my WW & ES. You want DIS240B.
http://www.bigdaddy-enterprises.com/ProductPages/RotDogBoards.html
Got any pics with the blue display in?
Quoted from zerbam:....and who sells the best 3 center spinner decals?
I think I picked mine up from Marco I think they turned out good.
I'm thinking about getting the CPR repo back glass but in the pictures the "C" on the Cubs hat looks green, not red. Has anyone purchased one of these and could you let me know the color, please? As a Cubs fan, this actually makes a difference to me.
I've emailed CPR, but have yet to hear back.
Quoted from zh2oson:I'm thinking about getting the CPR repo back glass but in the pictures the "C" on the Cubs hat looks green, not red. Has anyone purchased one of these and could you let me know the color, please? As a Cubs fan, this actually makes a difference to me.
I've emailed CPR, but have yet to hear back.
When I ordered mine from CPR, they only had second runs left that had a heavier layer of magenta. I'll try and snap some pics of mine when I get home. Keep in mind these look different lit up. They appear much darker, etc unlit b/c of the process.
Quoted from nerdygrrl:When I ordered mine from CPR, they only had second runs left that had a heavier layer of magenta. I'll try and snap some pics of mine when I get home. Keep in mind these look different lit up. They appear much darker, etc unlit b/c of the process.
Thanks nerdygrrl !
Ultimately, I'd love to have a Earthshaker next to the
Whirlwind so having them both set up with more traditional backglasses would be cool. Of course, as I mentioned, the draw for me is also to get the "C" logo on the hat.
Quoted from zh2oson:Thanks nerdygrrl !
Ultimately, I'd love to have a Earthshaker next to the Whirlwind so having them both set up with more traditional backglasses would be cool. Of course, as I mentioned, the draw for me is also to get the "C" logo on the hat.
Just reverse engineer what Williams did 30 years ago and make a C sticker! 
Quoted from nerdygrrl:It's hard to say what it will look like installed, but all of the surrounding green does look like it reflects onto the logo. Again, this was a "second" so the colors were off, you may be lucky to find a shop with the original run.
Well, I'd be getting one from the same batch too.
Thanks for the pictures. This was helpful.
Is the installation of the blue display simple? Is it more than just unplugging the stock one and plugging in the new blue one? Same connectors and all?
Quoted from zh2oson:Well, I'd be getting one from the same batch too.
Thanks for the pictures. This was helpful.
If your order from CPR, but you may get lucky if you shop around or post a WTB. Somebody may have one of the firsts. This was a second with the wrong coloring.
Quoted from nerdygrrl:If your order from CPR, but you may get lucky if you shop around or post a WTB. Somebody may have one of the firsts. This was a second with the wrong coloring.
I might try that at some point. Thanks!
Quoted from zerbam:still trying to establish a date of manufacture for my whirlwind so that I can replace the sticker on the back of the machine........my serial #331001 .........is anyone close to that serial #
Sniff around here....
Quoted from zerbam:no cross reference to the date of manufacture
Is there at all a place on the game where you can see the date of manufacture?
I was told directly from a CPR guy not to buy the remaining backglass if you were going to use it in a game so I’d steer clear of those ones.
Fired up my WW about a day ago for the first time since doing my first ever PF swap. It needs a few small adjustments but it turned out pretty good! 16 days between the last power up on the old playfield and first power up on the new. Worked on it for a couple hours most days inbetween.
Quoted from AndHart120:I was told directly from a CPR guy not to buy the remaining backglass if you were going to use it in a game so I’d steer clear of those ones.
That's lovely, you would think they would just pull them or put for "display only".
Quoted from AndHart120:Fired up my WW about a day ago for the first time since doing my first ever PF swap. It needs a few small adjustments but it turned out pretty good! 16 days between the last power up on the old playfield and first power up on the new. Worked on it for a couple hours most days in between
That looks great! Nice work.
Quoted from AndHart120:I was told directly from a CPR guy not to buy the remaining backglass if you were going to use it in a game so I’d steer clear of those ones.
Seems like a poor strategy for them. "Don't use this thing for its intended purpose!"
Quoted from zerbam:i think even if your serial numbers are not close.....if i get enough numbers and dates maybe i can figure out how many they made in a average day and figure my date that way
Can someone explain this date format to me, please?
Quoted from zh2oson:Can someone explain this date format to me, please?
First two digits are year. Next three digits are day of the year. (Jan 1st - "001").
Well......mines a little difficult.
*edit - Nice frickin' paint hey?? That's my next project! Already have all cabinet artwork in hand, just need to finish off another project and start sanding, filling, sanding, painting, etc....
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I currently have 3 serial number and readable date codes so starting to figure out an average manufactured per day to get to my date code........any additional numbers will help............I know this is being very picky ........but hey it's pinball!!!
Are there any high quality pics/scans of the coin door cabinet graphics anywhere? I could also buy the decal but I don’t need an entire set for all sides. I have the ability to print some decal graphics at work and might be able to make some if I had the right picture.
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