Background Image Showing In Custom Banner

[skooby]

Slight problem with a custom banner where a tiny bit of the background color (that would show if there was no banner) is showing up to the left and right of the banner.

See www.nokturnalist.com for the banner.

Here is my header code:

<a name="top"></a>
<table border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td height="122" class="header"><table width="1024" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img border="0" src="cb/cb/logo.jpg" width="1024" height="125" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" class="logo"/></a></td>

</tr>
</table>
</tr>
<tr>



<td width="800" height="35" class="nv">
<div class="nvlink" align="center">


<div class="nvlink" align="center">
<a href="forum.php">Forum</a>


<if condition="$show['member']">
<a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a>

</if>
<if condition="$show['registerbutton']">
<a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a>
</if>
$template_hook[navbar_buttons_left]
<a rel="help" href="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="5">$vbphrase[faq]</a>
<if condition="$show['communitylink'] AND $show['popups']">
<a id="community" href="$show[nojs_link]#community" rel="nofollow" accesskey="6">$vbphrase[community]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("community",true); </script>
<else />



<if condition="$show['memberslist']">
<a href="memberlist.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[members_list]</a>
</if>

<if condition="$show['quick_links_groups']">
<a href="group.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[social_groups]</a>
</if>
</if>
<a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a>
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<if condition="$show['member']">
<a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a>
<else />
<a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a>
</if>
<a id="navbar_search" href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a> <if condition="$show['quicksearch']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search",true); </script></if>
</if>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<a id="usercptools" href="$show[nojs_link]#usercptools" accesskey="3">$vbphrase[quick_links]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools",true); </script>
</if>
<else />
<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4">$vbphrase[search]</a>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a>
<else />
<a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a>
</if>
</if>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<a href="#" onclick="window.open('misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=n o,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=y es,width=250,height=300'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_contacts]</a>
</if>
</if>
$template_hook[navbar_buttons_right]
<if condition="$show['member']">
<a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]')">$vbphrase[log_out]</a>
</if>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

$spacer_open

$_phpinclude_output

$ad_location[ad_header_end]

I tried the tutorial at this page: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=137415

That removed the bars. The problem is, it also removed the grey background behind my links (IE: Forum, Register, FAQ's), etc.

Was hoping someone had an idea.