Sorry, I should add, my top hats are fine. In fact they're relatively new and oem.
When I took my strut out, you could move the koni insert laterally in the strut and even twist it around by hand (even when the bottom bolt is tighten). upon inspection, the nubs were pretty flat too. I sent concerns over to koni but they said it looked normal.
It could've been a one off case, but it happened to both sides a few months apart.
Actually, you can see my post here about the whole thing, it was last year lol.
https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/did-you-do-your-5th-gen-todayii-v4-267765p121.html