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Title: Coin Mechs? Coin Door Parts?
Post by: Ovalblue on March 11, 2004, 12:14:25 am

I just purchased a beat up coin door on ebay for pretty cheap.  I plan on restoring it back to glory.  Anyone know of a place to buy coin mechs, new locks and replacement reject buttons from?  
Happs has coin mechs for $20 each (+ their outrageous shipping charges)

Any help would be appreciated!

-Aki

Title: Re:Coin Mechs? Coin Door Parts?
Post by: Ken Layton on March 11, 2004, 01:34:09 am

That's a "Coin Controls" coin door. You'll have to buy replacement parts for it from Happ.

Title: Re:Coin Mechs? Coin Door Parts?
Post by: paigeoliver on March 11, 2004, 01:40:22 am

Coin mechs are pretty much the same everywhere. Ask on the rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace newsgroup, someone should sell you a pair for much cheaper.

Locks you can get at most any hardware store. I always get mine at Home Depot.

As for the reject buttons, that is gonna be Happs, unless Bob Roberts happens to have them in stock.

Title: Re:Coin Mechs? Coin Door Parts?
Post by: abrannan on March 11, 2004, 08:49:23 am

Quote from: Ovalblue on March 11, 2004, 12:14:25 am

I just purchased a beat up coin door on ebay for pretty cheap.  I plan on restoring it back to glory.  Anyone know of a place to buy coin mechs, new locks and replacement reject buttons from?  
Happs has coin mechs for $20 each (+ their outrageous shipping charges)

Any help would be appreciated!

-Aki

Check the Buy/Sell/Trade section of the board.  I've got Token mechs (and tokens) up there, and I believe there are some other people who may still have some quarter mechs.  

Title: Re:Coin Mechs? Coin Door Parts?
Post by: SirPeale on March 11, 2004, 09:08:06 am

Bob Roberts has the rejects and mechs.  Competive Products also has them.  I've got the locks (keyed alike) and I've got mechs too.

Title: Re:Coin Mechs? Coin Door Parts?
Post by: Ovalblue on March 11, 2004, 12:44:52 pm

Thanks for the replies!  I contacted Bob ROberts and looks like he has everything I would need and for 1/2 the cost of Happs.

A few more questions...  

1. Is this a good type of coin door?  I mean I rather just eat the cost of the door instead of investing time and money to grind it, repaint, new mechs, lock and rejects doors.  Thoughts, opinions?

I am getting ready to build a Ultimate Arcade II cabinet and at first thought this would be an ideal coin door but now that I look at the picture more, it looks kinda big.

2. will any coin mech fit in this thing?  Bob Roberts sells the Happs Ultimechs for only 9 bucks.

Thanks!
Aki

Title: Re:Coin Mechs? Coin Door Parts?
Post by: SirPeale on March 11, 2004, 01:22:33 pm

It's a great door.  Williams style, and it appears to be one of the ones that are unfinished.  Nice.  Not sure about how it would fit on a UAII cab, I persoanlly don't like them.

Title: Re:Coin Mechs? Coin Door Parts?
Post by: Ken Layton on March 11, 2004, 06:36:02 pm

It's an ok door, but IMO I just don't like Coin Controls products.