[asm8thgen]

I just received my VSII CF Hood last monday. Now im unsure whether this damage was pre-shipping or not but i feel your pain. You pay ~$500 for a brand new, undamaged hood. And just the hassle of sending it back is hard enough. I'm currently in the process of getting mine returned, ups will pick up tomorrow, inspect it, and notify the shipper. Hopefully things will work to our favor buddy. I will accept nothing less than a new hood. I would paint it but that just sorta defeats the purpose of getting the cf hood in the first place. I was also heavily considering purchasing the ViS wing w/ cf deck from the same vendor but with this i mean, one bad experience makes me weary of what to expect the next time. So, basically if they do not waive any shipping costs or replace the hood then they have just lost at least over $1000 of additional sales. [you figure you're not going to get that second product from them and by telling everyone about your bad experience at least one person will not purchase one item from them.] Forums can be a dangerous thing for vendors. I just hope threads like this one inspire them to do a 2 min overview of the product before shipped.