The labor was $1350. My shop, which is excellent and very thorough, and has my absolute trust, also recommended replacing the climate control vacuum actuators while the dash was open. I've read that this is wise - the rubber in the "pods" gets weak over the years, and can fail. The parts were about $200. Total bill was about $2050, including evap, receiver dryer, pressure switches, vacuum pods, evac and fill with R-134a. Oh - and the shop had my car detailed afterwards - complete interior and exterior. Apparently the interior gets a bit messy during this job.

Mitch Carr's in Kensington, MD is great. (301) 493-9460. Ask for Hal or Tony.

Troy
1995 E420 77k