Best Dialed In Pinball Mods
Dialed In is one of those pinball machines that feels completely different from almost anything else. Designed by legendary pinball designer Pat Lawlor, it combines colourful artwork, an unusual theme and a playfield packed with toys and details.
That makes it a great machine to customise.
The original Dialed In and the Collector's Edition already have plenty of personality, but there are still several areas where the right artwork can make the machine feel even more complete. At Wizard Mod, we have created mods for both versions, including some of our favourite products for the machine.
Start with WizBlades
If we had to choose one upgrade for Dialed In, it would probably be the WizBlades.
The playfield is already packed with colour and activity, but the inside walls of the cabinet are still a huge visual space. WizBlades extend the artwork into that area, making the entire playfield feel wider and more immersive.
Instead of looking at dark cabinet walls while playing, the artwork becomes part of the whole experience.
That is exactly why WizBlades remain one of the biggest visual upgrades you can make to almost any machine. They are designed to extend the original visual identity into the cabinet while also adding a durable protective layer to the inside walls.
WizPanels for Both Editions
The speaker panel is another area where Dialed In benefits enormously from custom artwork.
We have Dialed In WizPanels for the standard edition, as well as a dedicated Dialed In CE WizPanels for the Collector's Edition.
That is important because the two versions have their own visual identity.
Rather than using the same artwork for everything, the idea is to make the speaker panel feel like it belongs naturally to the specific machine. It is one of the first areas you see when standing in front of a pinball machine, so changing it can have a surprisingly large effect on the overall presentation.
For many collectors, WizPanels are also one of the easiest ways to personalise a machine without changing what makes the original artwork special.
If you're starting your own customisation project and wondering where to begin, our guide to Your First Pinball Mod explains why larger visual areas such as the cabinet and speaker panel often make the biggest difference first.
WizBats: A Small Change You See Every Game
Sometimes the smaller mods are the ones you notice most often.
Our Dialed In WizBats add themed artwork directly to the flippers, putting another visual detail right in the middle of the action.
Your eyes naturally spend a huge amount of time around the lower playfield, so changing the flippers can make a bigger difference than you might expect.
It is also the kind of upgrade that works particularly well alongside larger mods.
Start with WizBlades.
Add a WizPanel.
Then add WizBats as one of those finishing details that makes the machine feel more personal.
Give the Front of the Machine More Personality
The front of a pinball machine is often one of the most overlooked areas when people start thinking about mods.
Our Dialed In WizDoors change that.
The coin door is a large black section sitting right at the front of the cabinet, and adding themed artwork can make the entire machine feel more visually connected from top to bottom.
Dialed In also has a WizDoors 1 Slot option, giving European owners another way to match the artwork to their particular machine setup. The complete Dialed In collection includes both WizDoors versions alongside the other available artwork options.
Don't Forget the Hinges
For collectors who enjoy taking the artwork beyond the obvious areas, the Dialed In Magnetic WizWings are another great finishing touch.
The hinges are not the first thing people think about when customising a pinball machine, but once you start adding artwork around the cabinet, those small untouched areas become much more noticeable.
WizWings help continue the visual theme around the backbox and give the machine a more finished appearance from the side.
It is exactly the kind of detail that works best once the main areas are already coming together.
WizShooters and the Little Details
Dialed In also has WizShooters, another small mod that adds personality to an area you interact with at the beginning of every game.
These details are not necessarily where we would start.
For us, the biggest visual impact still comes from WizBlades and WizPanels.
But once you have started customising a machine, the smaller areas become part of the fun.
That is probably why pinball mods can become so addictive: one change makes you start noticing all the other parts of the machine that could also become part of your own custom version. If that sounds familiar, our article on Why Pinball Mods Become So Addictive may explain the feeling.
A Pat Lawlor Machine with Plenty of Personality
Dialed In was designed by Pat Lawlor, one of the most recognisable names in modern pinball design.
And the machine has plenty of the personality you would expect from a Lawlor game.
There is a lot happening.
The playfield is busy.
The theme is unusual.
And every part of the machine seems designed to give it its own character.
That is why custom artwork works particularly well here.
Dialed In doesn't need to become a completely different machine.
The best approach is simply to take the personality it already has and extend it into the parts of the cabinet that are normally left untouched.
For more ideas about customising your own game, our Ultimate Guide to Pinball Mods explores the different ways artwork and other upgrades can make a machine feel more personal.
Complete Your Dialed In Pinball Machine
Whether you own the original Dialed In or the Collector's Edition, there are plenty of ways to make the machine your own.
Start with WizBlades to bring more artwork into the cabinet.
Choose the correct WizPanel for your edition.
Then add details such as WizBats, WizDoors, WizWings and WizShooters to continue the artwork across more of the machine.
The goal isn't to cover every available surface.
It's to make the different areas work together.
And on a machine as colourful and distinctive as Dialed In, the right custom artwork can make an already unique pinball machine feel even more personal.
Explore the complete Dialed In Pinball Mods collection to see everything available for both the standard edition and the Collector's Edition.
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