Check out this photobucket pic I got from another site,, it shows how its suppose to look from original... Its the area right where the two panels meet {SEAM} in the WHEEL WELL AREA ONLY... I don't understand what you mean by brace.???. is it something that should have been saved from the original,,, I only bought the outer skin... Thanks.. http://s418.photobucket.com/user/garfieldsmaro/media/del.jpg.html