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Is there a direct replacement for the plastic pop bumper mount plate that goes under the play field? It appears to be made of unobtanium. Here is a pic:
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0F6wFJg3Zb8EeDbaUZw5dmopQ

Thanks for any help you can give.

Dan L
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On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 7:11:06 PM UTC-7, Dl...@comcast.net wrote:

Is there a direct replacement for the plastic pop bumper mount plate that goes under the play field? It appears to be made of unobtanium. Here is a pic:
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0F6wFJg3Zb8EeDbaUZw5dmopQ

Thanks for any help you can give.

Dan L

It looks like Pinball Resource has them in blue.
—OZ
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Dlej@comcast.net wrote:

Is there a direct replacement for the plastic pop bumper mount plate
that goes under the play field? It appears to be made of unobtanium.
Here is a pic:
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0F6wFJg3Zb8EeDbaUZw5dmopQ

Thanks for any help you can give.

Dan L

https://www.pinballlife.com/classic-sterndata-eastsegacapcomalvin-gspookyheighway-thumper-bumper-housingbase.html

Interesting that they have it in Black, I wonder why no one remade the
white?

Marco has it too but they were showing out of stock, PBL's price was
slightly cheaper.

I imagine a lot of people have these in their parts hoards from over the years. What broke on yours?

Sometimes they warp although the Bally version EBD era seems to be more
prone to this.
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Thanks for the help. The rear two screw holes broke off on mine. Someone attached some sheet metal strips over it but I am trying to clean up as many hacks as I can in this thing. I have already pulled about 10 rusty nails out of the play field. If anyone has this in white I would be interested in it. Otherwise blue or black should look good on this play field.
Dan L.
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On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 10:11:06 PM UTC-4, Dl...@comcast.net wrote:

Is there a direct replacement for the plastic pop bumper mount plate that goes under the play field? It appears to be made of unobtanium. Here is a pic:
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0F6wFJg3Zb8EeDbaUZw5dmopQ

Thanks for any help you can give.

Dan L

Unless you are a stickler for original equip., this is the same.

https://www.pinballlife.com/classic-sterndata-eastsegacapcomalvin-gspookyheighway-thumper-bumper-housingbase.html

Jim
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Just to let anyone reading this thread later on: the PBL brackets are about 1/8” too short and do not sit flush with the playfield surface. Unfortunately there does not appear to be a good replacement available. In order to make these work properly you will probably have to rout down the underside of the playfield so they sit flush.
Dan L
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On 2020/08/11 12:29 p.m., Dlej@comcast.net wrote:

Just to let anyone reading this thread later on: the PBL brackets are about 1/8” too short and do not sit flush with the playfield surface. Unfortunately there does not appear to be a good replacement available. In order to make these work properly you will probably have to rout down the underside of the playfield so they sit flush.

Dan L

Hi Dan,
Did the NOS one you got from us work properly? I still have some of
those in blue, sold out completely in white though.
It looks a bit too big to run through our benchtop injection mold
machine, if I could even afford to make the mold! My machine tops out at 2 oz of plastic...
Mold cost is what is holding back reproduction of many of these parts - typically a two part mold starts around $1500USD and multipart molds go
up fast from there.
I guess the question is, is there enough of a market for some of these
older plastic parts (not 3D printable due to strength requirements) for
a GoFundMe compaign or would that fall flat on its face?
John :-#)#
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Hi John,
I have not received the part yet. Mail service between Canada and the US has always been spotty and now we have a Postmaster who is working to sabotage delivery further. I will let you know when it arrives. I may want one of the blue ones also since the other bracket is also cracked. I’m hoping we get some 3D printer materials that can hold up to the pounding a pinball can put out.
Dan L
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Hi John,
Just got the bracket and it is perfect!! Thank you so much. I am going to reinstall the bumper this weekend. Could you send me a link for one of your blue ones? The other bracket is broken as well and I would like to replace it too.
Dan L.
On Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 3:13:17 PM UTC-7, Daniel Lejnieks wrote:

Hi John,

I have not received the part yet. Mail service between Canada and the US has always been spotty and now we have a Postmaster who is working to sabotage delivery further. I will let you know when it arrives. I may want one of the blue ones also since the other bracket is also cracked. I’m hoping we get some 3D printer materials that can hold up to the pounding a pinball can put out.

Dan L

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