Old wives tale.  My trim has been removed over 10 years ago and I have NEVER seen a problem related to these trims pieces being removed.  Now, that's about the 100th time I've posted this same message !  So..........do whatever suits you but I like the looks of no ugly chromed trim there staring at me !  Pure black rubber is awesome especially when dressed with some Krown rustproofing oil which makes it shine like a ...............(install your own words here) !

On 2012-06-03, at 7:34 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> A lot of people (myself included) have simply pulled these out.
> 
> Some people have suggested that removing the trim can weaken the seal (this
> article suggests this, for example:
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_10_9/weatherstripping.html)

Cheers,    

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