Great news - Bell opto fixed in 3 days - will install tonight and get some games in!
Playfield pic was sent to Stern from AMD
I told LeoI want a new playfield over a complete playfield swap
I think AMD is thinking of swapping playfields over but I would rather avoid the potential scratches from having to transport machine to cashbox and then nervously wait for the operation without and any added damage.
Pic looks worse than it is - it is actually hard to pick except for the dent- SLR camera with fluro lighting on the right angle closeup makes it look bad but really only the dent stands out at 3mm actual - having the spare BIB LE playfield will make me feel much better!@ 
Lets see Sterns decision!
Which ever way Stern decide I would be surprised if they didnt want the old playfield back,
the only other one I have heard of was an Elvis gold and it was a complete populated playfield sent over and the old one had to be sent back
