I think most of these bumpers are a little bent. Mine was & I bought two more before finding one that was only a "little" bent. Took some time to get it straight. I followed PaulatFast's procedure as it made sense & he seemed to have the proof to back it up. It's incredible the amount of time I spent to save only $60.00 haha
The part in the bulletin where they cut one in half with a saw raised my eyebrows a little.