Not bashing them and I'm sorry you feel that way, I'm actually on your side. I hope you can fix your problem.
Sadly most of these are issues that are often found "after the fact", then it is a matter of starting a bashing thread to get a resolution.

I know it is not ideally aesthetic, but why not glass the cockpit from inside, and paint it silver or black? You save the weight of a cockpit tub, and it should also give you the strength needed until you can find an alternate canopy.