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No, I think they saw the pics in this topic and the damage was probably obvious enough for them to send out a new bar.
That's the usual worry we have overhere when it comes to warranty issues; having to send stuff back again overseas with the shippingcosts making it uninteresting to persue the warranty.

I think JS did a nice job in dealing with this.

The hex ends are not milled or machined at all, they are forged.
I had another close look at the broken hex end the other day and noticed the crack runs up upto the end of the bar.



Something to consider... It's possible they sent you restocked bars. Bars that were returned. It's possible they were hammered on during install at one time.