Gauntlet restoration question

returnZero

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I have an original Gauntlet cabinet that someone bastardized and made into a Tekken machine (I like Tekken but I hate that they used such a classic cabinet to convert to it).

Anyway, I am in the midst of restoring it back to a Gauntlet 1 machine and it appears that they used a custom two-piece marquee. What does the piece look like that the marquee graphic sticks too? It appears that these guys have cutout a hole above the speakers and put a light in place. Now, I could be wrong and that could be what was there originally. I just don't know; hence why I am asking here.

Does anyone have a pic of what that area should look like without the marquee on?
And, does anyone have a pic of the piece that the marquee graphic attaches too?

Thanks in advance guys...
 
The Marquee for gauntlet 1 or 2 never had a light. you have 2 speakers mounted where a Marquee would be on any other game with a long speaker cover across the front and the Marquee goes around that. Here are a few pix where you can see the speakers mounted inside and the differences between G1 and G2.
 
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Just the overlays are different I think, I have two gauntlet 2 cabs, both converted. Converting both of mine back, to gauntlet 1 and 2
 
This is what the marquee looks

This is what the marquee looks like now. I take it I just remove the light and cover it with the marquee graphic? What do the graphic attach too. What I have are two different pieces. one looks like a speaker cover and the other is just clear plexiglass which had the Tekken marquee taped to it.
 

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Mine has been converted as well, but I am pretty sure that this part behind the marquee is as original:

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There's a metal plate that is also the speaker grill the screws into the top and 2 screws go into the front down low. That plate is where the adhesive marquee art goes.
 
So, if I got this metal plate then I can just cover what I have and be ok? I can see clearly by the image comparisons that mine has been altered pretty significantly. I looks like that even put in smaller speakers.
 
It looks like your cab was a Gauntlet 2, It had the smaller speakers you have. The picture from ARCADEANNEX looks like the speakers that Gauntlet had. What they did with yours is they cut the upper half of the board off to install lighting. To mount the plate there's 3 screws that go in the top downwards and then 2 in the front. Check to see if those holes for the screws are still there on the top side or if they are gone since the board was cut.
 
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