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Rabidfool:
I do not like the look of the X Arcade stick at all. I want the cab and cp to look like one unit.

Are there any quality vendors for control panels other than North Coast?
What makes LEDs cost over $1000? Not being sarcastic, just curious.
BobA:
These are North Coast Customs (Mameroom) prices
Multi color Illumination
# $8 per button
# $50 for trackball
# $45 per balltop joystick
# $85 per illumination driver board
     (10 controls per board)

Just do the math count the buttons on a 4 player panel with joysticks and trackball and compare the price to the cost of the parts at GGG.

The difference is what they charge you for labor to wire the parts up.  There is a whole pile of wiring added to a regular panel. So if you are willing to do the work yourself you can see what your savings are on just the Lighting mod.  If you want buy an empty cab and a control panel with no parts and then do the rest yourself.  You will save, save. save and you will know exactly how your cab works.
javeryh:
You aren't going to get too many people on a BYO site to recommend going with a vendor at that cost.  It probably costs $1,000 for the lighted option due to all the extra time it takes to wiring everything - the parts aren't that much.  You could probably build anything they are selling for 1/2 the cost they are charging.
rlemmon:
Hey man im in the same boat your in. Im thinking about getting a new cab to. I built the last one (and im happy with how it turned out) but im not sure if im up for it again or not.






I havent decided if i want a 4 player, cabaret or cocktil unit but I have been looking around for cab kits.
Here is what i Have so far other than mameroom/n.c. customs

http://www.arcadedepot.com/

http://www.arcadeshop.com/cabinets/cabinets.htm

http://www.dreamarcades.com/

If you need a pre wired control panel you might want to look around this forum to see if anyone could make you one. I make myown so I dont have any links for them.


As far as the prices being worth it : For the cab its a decent price. But for the control panel no way. Have you though about buying a cab kit then getting the project arcade book to learn how to build and wire a panel ? Thats what i did and belive me if I can do it anyone can. I had no idead how to do this stuff and the book along the people on this message board taught me all i needed to know. its really much easyer than you would think.
Beretta:
my own project is puttering along at a snails pace, but it'll get done eventually.
more then the time or cost i wanted to do it my self.

i'll know exactly how it was put together, i'll beable to take pride in it after it's done.
no offense to any of the venders because im sure they all do great work, but i doubt any of them are going to do a better job then me on my own project.. thats not to say im a woodworking master. actually i suck at wood working.

but what i mean is i can get everything just the way i want it.. and if i dont like it i can change it.
plus there is the money issue.. even buying tools it'll be cheaper in the end, plus you got tools you can reuse again.

take your time do it your self.. go slow.

thats just my 2 credits.
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