>Do the plastic (that used to look like chrome) strips that are inlayed in
>the window seals on my '85 Vanagon serve any useful purpose?  They have
>discolored and look kind of nasty now and I'd like to just take them out.

Nope, thems just thar to look purty.  You will have a gap for a while, until
the rubber shrinks back down and fills it.  It won't leak though.

Thom
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