diff --git a/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/base.css b/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/base.css
index e37c1556..54e28322 100644
--- a/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/base.css
+++ b/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/base.css
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ tabbrowser[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-tabbar-position="right"]
   .tabbrowser-tab .tab-close-button {
 	z-index: 1 !important; /* for Linux */
 	margin: 0 !important;
-	padding: 3px 4px 4px !important;
+	/* padding: 3px 4px 4px !important; */
+	padding: 3px 0 4px !important;
 	text-align: center !important;
 }
 
diff --git a/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-3.5.css b/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-3.5.css
index 90fb6bc8..d88c6fd4 100644
--- a/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-3.5.css
+++ b/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-3.5.css
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"]
   .tab-image-right {
 	border-left-width: 0;
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-active-l.png") 10 / 10px 10px 10px 0;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-active-l.png") 10 5 10 10 / 10px 5px 10px 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
 .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"][treestyletab-tab-inverted="true"]
   .tab-image-left {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-active-r.png") 10 / 10px 0 10px 10px;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-active-r.png") 10 10 10 5 / 10px 0 10px 5px;
 }
 
 .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"][treestyletab-tab-inverted="true"]
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
 .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"]
   .tab-image-right[selected="true"] {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-active-selected-l.png") 10 / 10px 10px 10px 0;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-active-selected-l.png") 10 5 10 10 / 10px 5px 10px 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
 .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"][treestyletab-tab-inverted="true"]
   .tab-image-left[selected="true"] {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-active-selected-r.png") 10 / 10px 0 10px 10px;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-active-selected-r.png") 10 10 10 5 / 10px 0 10px 5px;
 }
 
 .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"][treestyletab-tab-inverted="true"]
diff --git a/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-inactive-3.5.css b/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-inactive-3.5.css
index 0b7b0430..0ed2c59a 100644
--- a/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-inactive-3.5.css
+++ b/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-inactive-3.5.css
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 :root:not([active="true"])
   .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"]
   .tab-image-right {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-l.png") 10 / 10px 10px 10px 0;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-l.png") 10 5 10 10 / 10px 5px 10px 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 :root:not([active="true"])
   .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"][treestyletab-tab-inverted="true"]
   .tab-image-left {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-r.png") 10 / 10px 0 10px 10px;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-r.png") 10 10 10 5 / 10px 0 10px 5px;
 }
 
 :root:not([active="true"])
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 :root:not([active="true"])
   .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"]
   .tab-image-right[selected="true"] {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-selected-l.png") 10 / 10px 10px 10px 0;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-selected-l.png") 10 5 10 10 / 10px 5px 10px 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 :root:not([active="true"])
   .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"][treestyletab-tab-inverted="true"]
   .tab-image-left[selected="true"] {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-selected-r.png") 10 / 10px 0 10px 10px;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-selected-r.png") 10 10 10 5 / 10px 0 10px 5px;
 }
 
 :root:not([active="true"])
diff --git a/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-inactive-4.css b/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-inactive-4.css
index 358c97f2..8cf2625e 100644
--- a/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-inactive-4.css
+++ b/skin/classic/treestyletab/metal/tab-inactive-4.css
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 :root:-moz-window-inactive
   .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"]
   .tab-image-right {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-l.png") 10 / 10px 10px 10px 0;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-l.png") 10 5 10 10 / 10px 5px 10px 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 :root:-moz-window-inactive
   .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"][treestyletab-tab-inverted="true"]
   .tab-image-left {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-r.png") 10 / 10px 0 10px 10px;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-r.png") 10 10 10 5 / 10px 0 10px 5px;
 }
 
 :root:-moz-window-inactive
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 :root:-moz-window-inactive
   .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"]
   .tab-image-right[selected="true"] {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-selected-l.png") 10 / 10px 10px 10px 0;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-selected-l.png") 10 5 10 10 / 10px 5px 10px 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 :root:-moz-window-inactive
   .tabbrowser-tabs[treestyletab-style~="metal"][treestyletab-mode="vertical"][treestyletab-tab-inverted="true"]
   .tab-image-left[selected="true"] {
-	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-selected-r.png") 10 / 10px 0 10px 10px;
+	-moz-border-image: url("tab-inactive-selected-r.png") 10 10 10 5 / 10px 0 10px 5px;
 }
 
 :root:-moz-window-inactive