is this total b.s. OR NOT?

[grumpyvette]

is this total b.s. OR NOT?
my brother-in-laws got a 1974 vette hes building with a 454 big block, he wants the chrome side exhaust so he ordered hookers version, it arrived with one of the header tubes on the drivers side noticeably DENTED, he sent it back, the dealer he bought it from exchanged it for a set of very similar dougs chrome headers, they also arrived DENTED, he sent those back, the third set of headers was HOOKERS version....unbelievably they arrived DENTED, and were not talking minor cosmetic dents, but dents that look like someone big used a ball peen hammer on the headers, now the dealer will refund the money but refuses to send more headers, and get this , told him they come that way from the factory?????
the damage has always been on the drivers side second tube but not in the exact same place, nor has the dent looked similar

[Rich Z]

Yeah, sounds like BS to me.

Does that "factory" happen to be in China?

[Mark Dalton]

Man! If I were those guys, I'd be on the phone to the factory asking WTF??

[shakedown067]

Sounds like BS to me too. I'd have him call a well known corvette shop like...well The Corvette Shop in Tampa. I'm sure they'd be glad to help out.

Or call Vern at Vern's Chevy Service Center. He's been installing goodies like this for years on Corvettes. I've seen plenty of C3s with sidepipes at his shop.