thanks for the reply. ouch, do you know how it happened? i mean, was it noticeable contact, or did you just look at it one day and go "Holy ********"? also, does it look like the teflon coating will continue to peel away, now that it is scratched? i don't rockcrawl, but have lot's of loose gravel/shale/blast rock roads, and the rocks are always flying everywhere, i'm worried about big chips. thanks.