I got about the same quote from a local Atlanta shop.....and a 3 week backlog, for black ones...said it was a 'special color' <what?> Stephen Jones 1990 750iL 'Stella' (mine) 1993 325iS 'Sven' (hers) 1989 325iS '?' (track) BMWCCA Peachtree, GA Chapter #164681 lots of pics at http://conundrumcomputing.com/links.htm ------------------------------