Strut tower reinforcement plates not sitting flush against strut tower?

[01SG]

I had no problem fitting them on my 2001. The bumps only affect strut bars.

Did you perhaps buy e36 reinforcement plates by accident?

[fattycharged]

Yeah I moved them around, but at no point did they sit flush. Wood block + hammer time?

Just took a look at my once busted and reformed towers to see if they are flush....they are flush

[SQ13]

You need to move them around and center to align the geometry of both, if not, your towers may be off (deformed) a bit.

Yeah I moved them around, but at no point did they sit flush. Wood block + hammer time?

[maupineda]

You need to move them around and center to align the geometry of both, if not, your towers may be off (deformed) a bit.

[SQ13]

Edit: There was nothing wrong with them. I was just being an idiot.

I’m installing new coilovers, and the OE strut tower reinforcement plates don’t fit the shape of the strut tower. From above they look to be flat and not mushroomed. I know the towers on earlier cars have ribs instead of being completely flat. However, those ribs are raised, so I wouldn’t expect them to affect the fitment of the reinforcement plates.

Has anyone here had an issue with the plates not sitting flush against the strut tower? Or do you think it’s slight mushrooming? Just trying to confirm whether mine are damaged before I start hammering away.