I had a chance to inspect my assembled version of the Mi5 last night. As expected the CF pieces were not sanded down. I'll need to uninstall these pieces and sand them down. Additionally, there were 2 faulty parts that I'll need to resolve with Schumacher. The rest of the kit was assembled flawlessly, the gear diff and the shocks are very smooth with no sign of leakage. I've noticed right away that I'll need to do the set screw mod on the front c-hub and rear upright to remove the play/slop.