Since there seems to be a run on these things lately I thought I'd post the results of my quest ... I finally found someone who had the column switch unit for an '88 5000 in stock for a reasonable price. They just got an order in yesterday ... and I'm gettin' mine! I just talked to Martin @ PAP who is selling them for $109 IUD Steve Buchholz s_buchho@kla.com San Jose, CA (USA)