Holt my beer, again, Faran and others

Winter is coming and want to tune the Faran to be more winter road bike. 35c tyres are fitted and some nice metal PDW guards arrived to wrap around them.

For a moment, I was genuinely excited to be fitting these. Have only worked with SKS plastics, many fond memories screaming at the fiddly stays and all the cutting required, the best of times.

These look neat and the little cartoon booklet eased the mind.

Somewhat short lived, there is a lot to like but on the rear of the Faran, they are close but no cigar. To avoid turning to the dark side and breaking stuff, they are on but there are questions and a round 2 is needed.

'1. Not flush at the bottom, I could file a thick plastic washer to an angle or are there other washer options for guards? Maybe this is OK?
'2. Borrowed a floor vice from the spiders and applied some bendinium to the stock hanger but it doesn't work, can't access the bolt to get the fit right.

Would you create something with some drilium and washers which would look very neat but is there a risk of cracking? Suck it up and buy the official part?

https://www.condorcycles.com/products/portland-design-works-rear-hanger-for-under-brake-bridge?variant=21251963224147

'3. If i'm performing some drillium, seems a nice to place to stick an Exposure light mount?

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