so, update, I have been talking to Al at ASB and he is great! I should be getting my FE tomorrow! must have been a packaging problem and rough handling by the UPS, because he wanted to know how it was wrapped when I received the package. After I told him there was no bubble wrap between the fender eliminator and the Licence plate bracket, he told me he sent out a new one and to ship him back the scratched one. Definitely great customer service, and I will be back to shop there again!