Frank G did a junkyard window kick test on window with and without
strip. He found the strip did help lock the window.

Alistair

On 27-Jul-06, at 10:24 AM, Roger Sisler wrote:

I think the whole issue of window kicking  in a vanagon was to see if
the
chrome/crud locking strip actually helps in retaing the windshield in
its
mount. So it wont fly out in  an accident.

Robert, what are your findings ,here. Does a locking strip make kicking
more difficult?