No worries at all. I did not go back and read them all but other than your initial post, none stuck out to me so it must not have registered on my "snark meter".
"your bulk heads coming apart" and it being "absolutely wrong" ring a bell. That's when I start skimming to see if anyone ever successfully answered your question and when it appears no one did, I try to step in.
No question it could be finished better, but it is sealed behind there and that really is just an exterior trim piece.
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If it were mine, And I didn't like the looks of the black piece, I think I would just try to paint it white to match.
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