as a honda tech we have zero influence on how fast parts get to our stores...
but i myself have tools that hold hatches with bad struts so it would be no concern to me anyway whether or not they were in stock.
and as far as surfacing goes we have no equipment to do that job properly in a dealership. and if you surface something you are taking surface area away.
in turn you are making the oil storage volume smaller which in turn increases pressure...hence factory parts instead of a quick fix...you get what you pay for
