Well, I FINALLY picked up my drivers-side AWR mount this morning. It only took 4 months and several attempts at posting it from ProtegeGarage in the States.
Well, you were right Gav. I ended up getting a factory second. 80% of the welds lookd good but there are definitely more than a few that were rushed jobs. The bracket that connects to the engine is a slightly different shade than the main unit, and some of the powdercoating on the main unit is cracked.
Im not going to send it back - I might not see a new one until 2011
. I will be sending a rather curt email to Ken at PG and Tony at AWR when I get into work this morning. Simply bad customer service all around. On the other hand, Im looking forward to installing it in the next couple of days and seeing/feeling what the results are.