I shared your dissappointment when I opened the foam protection, Sean, I wanted the bridge included myself... I think price probably dictated how it was done.. I will say that the way it is done is very nice, it just would have been better with a little bit of the bridge.. It may come down to doing it this way or not out all.. I think they are trying hard to keep the quality up, the price down and making smaller editions to make the lights more of a collectable.. I still feel it will be a good seller for HL...