Yes, I have. When I replaced the windshield I got a new seal without the
trim channel, and then went around the van and pulled out the yucky looking
trim. The van looks much crisper without, and I cannot move the glass at
all.

Just my experience.

On 4/11/06, Geo & Kathleen Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com> wrote:
>
> Dana Showers wrote:
>
> >I just ordered a complete set of seals without the chrome strip from
> >BusDepot for my 85 Westy...
> >
>
> My chrome strips have turned the usual nasty brown... in the Tucson sun
> it only takes a couple of months.
>
> Is there any reason why I should not just yank them out?  On another car
> (not the Westy) the windscreen was a real bear to get out even after
> that chrome bit was removed.  Maybe they are needed when the rubber is
> new but 20-year-old window seals seem like they would hold pretty good
> w/o it.
>
> Anyone done this?
>
> Geo Hahn
>
>
>
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