Ok, so the 2 holes at the bottom of the side cladding . . .

Can ANYONE offer any explanations as to why or how those could get broken?

I noticed when I got Blackbeard back (after the front-end work and
repainting) that the driver's side front "hole" (what exactly are these
called, anyway?) had been broken at the bottom (thin part on the lower part
of the hole).

Before I take him back (and demand a replacement part and repaint) I want to
be armed with a possible explanation in order to diffuse any "it was that
way when it got to me" type of argument.

Is it at ALL possible that some yokel in a tow truck could have somehow
pulled on this for ANY reason not knowing that it couldn't bear any pulling
force?
I just don't know . . .  WEIRD!!!

-Drew
'90 GL