Kidney shim taper question

[kamikaze[TK]]

Hi folks, just a quick question regarding my kidney plate which I added shims to in order to accommodate my beer belly lol. Anyway, I spliced in a shim and removed the visible seam so it will pass Centurion requirements, but I'm looking at the return edge of the actual kidney plate as it meets the shim. I've seen a couple submissions where this was tapered so they meet a little less aggressively than shown in my current picture. Should I taper it or keep it as is? Any opinions/thoughts/suggestions? Thanks!

 

This is how they meet now:

 

 

I'm wondering if I should do this:

 

[Kredal[TK]]

If you taper down the return edge, it will fit around your torso much more smoothly.  I would do it if I were you.  (:

[kamikaze[TK]]

If you taper down the return edge, it will fit around your torso much more smoothly.  I would do it if I were you.  (:

 

You mean the entire return edge of the kidney plate, or just the part I highlighted? I'm not sure I want to trim beyond the red much more, it's around 12mm wide which is where I found a good fit to center the brackets and not have too thin of a material to rely upon. I'm fine with removing this highlighted part in red though, as long as that would be fine for acceptance purposes.

[Kredal[TK]]

Just your highlight. Otherwise it wouldn't be tapering, it would be removing! 

[kamikaze[TK]]

Just your highlight. Otherwise it wouldn't be tapering, it would be removing! 

 

Haha, good point and thanks for the input!