Been in touch with projection compnents today. Long story short yes I've bent them....... maybe I'm a little harsh on my Tenere, I expect a lot from it haha.
Projection both apologised to me for their product bending and then congratulated me for being the very 1st person ever in history too take them up on their lifetime guarantee.
fair play too Projection they stand by their products ( which are the dogs ****** by the way.) and are making me a beefed up super set, set free of charge.
They offer a lifetime guarantee and honour it.
So when the new ones arrive I'll throw them in and go and give them a good