Clearwater EQ Heads

I bought my EQ heads from clearwater...sames as yours with 2.02's.
I took the valves out to clean up the bowl and well I tried to take the valves out but they wouldnt cone out cos the guides were so tight. Once I got them out I seen the seats were machined by a blind 4 y.o panda or something. ...worst workmanship I have ever seen from a machine shop.
Once I had my local shop hone the guides, do a valve job and machine the decks cos they were warped I was $500 poorer.
Clearwater wanted nothing to do with me when I confronted them about it.
Steer clear of them....lots of bad reviews for them these days on the web.
Great heads though just not clearwaters ones

I appreciate the feedback. I'll go thru mine before bolting them on.
How long ago was this? I've seen a few bad reviews but the positives seem to outweigh the negative. EQs are mfr in Australia. Why did you import them all the way from Fl, USA? Are they not avail in your local market?