[UberDoober]

I have something similar but the middle strip is the repeating part while my left and right images stay put. Here is my header template, most of it anyway.

<!-- logo --> 
<a name="top"></a> 
<center> 
<table border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/bkg_header_blu.png)"> 
<tr> 

<td align="left" valign="top"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/left_header_blu.png"  border="0" alt=""/></a></td> 
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/right_header_blu.png" alt="" /></td> 
</tr> 
</table> 
</center>

My bkg_header_blu.png is the one that's only a few pixels wide.

This works for me perfectly. Hope it helps? My forum is fluid and I've used this in all my styles. It is here: www.dooberville.com/forums