Hey I just did the exact same EL panel replacement with panels from glowhut... I received the panels quickly, and it was a snap to install them. Unlike the original panels, the glowhut's have wire leads, so you can position them basically anywhere you want.
Worked like a charm, and my cab is looking awesome!
that's looking real nice, jmerc. How long did it take you?
Yep, here's my thread: http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?240136-Functional-MVS-LED-Marquee-Backlight-Project. Although admittedly I have been a little more active in the KLOV thread just because it's been crazy active and I tend to find it difficult to resist checking it as soon as an email notification pops up .never heard from the guy again.....
as far as I know, everybody bailed and found cheaper solutions. I think there is another guy doing this now in a different thread.
Replied . No problem, it would have been me in your situation as well had I seen this thread sooner as I would have jumped all over that preorder.PM'd ... and thanks for being completely awesome!