In a message dated 4/8/02 12:02:55 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes:

<< JEST YANK YER TRIM OUT!  :<)      i did that to my '84 wolfsburg, and it
has
the more modern "all blacked out trim" look   and NO it wont leak.
chris
'84 wolfy w/ YANKED OUT window trim thats been sitting outside w/ no leaks
for the past 4 yrs >>

Of Course, as you are aware, your experience is quite different from mine. In
the archives (sigh) I detailed some crude experiments regarding window
retention and sealing.

Just do the job right. Buy the trim from any of the List Vendors, get the
molding insert tool, set up with some soap or WD40 and go to it. A several
hour job. The results will be well worth it.

For the "been there, done that, just yank it" crowd, on your next trip to the
boneyard, pop a window, pull the rubber strip and look at the cross-section.
The strip is a locker.

Frank Grunthaner