If you can get ahold of Lee he may have some kind of return policy for defective parts. Who knows there could've been some kind of mixup with a part that was supposed to be scrapped and the part to be shipped. The good part could've been thrown away
This kind of thing happens alot when smaller companies start shipping more than they can handle, things get misplaced, parts get sent to wrong addresses, & sometimes parts don't get shipped at all. I have seen alot of cars w/ LA parts on them & usually they look good but, I bet Lee has been through this kind of problem before. I hope your friend can get this straightned out. I know what kind of dissapointment this must be.