The holes line up, it’s just that the gasket is so thick that tightening the hardware causes the flanges to compress only near the holes, deforming the flange on the fender….the Parker is rubber and probably 1/8 thick. I have no idea what the factory put in there, only that the assembly manual shows a gasket there. I feel like it should be paper, just like the other fender to inner fender gaskets…
