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Black Strips on Roof.
#1628059 08/11/06 02:38 AM
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Hey Guys,

Did you ever remove the Black Strips on the roof.

One the passenger side, I have a bit of rust bubbles near the black stripe.

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Re: Black Strips on Roof.
#1628060 08/11/06 04:03 AM
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The weather stripping?

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#1628061 08/11/06 04:17 AM
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Originally posted by Berkel:
The weather stripping?



The water channels on the roof are designed to prevent water from flowing from the roof to the sides (and flowing down the windows and doors). So that you don't get a "waterfall" splash of water when you get out of the car during a rainstorm.

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Re: Black Strips on Roof.
#1628062 08/11/06 05:26 AM
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Yes the water channels.


Are they Glued?

How do you take them out and put them back?



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Re: Black Strips on Roof.
#1628063 08/11/06 07:48 AM
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Mine pop right out, but my car is quite old.

If you take them out, don't try and bend them, its a PITA to get it straight again.

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Re: Black Strips on Roof.
#1628064 08/11/06 12:27 PM
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Yes, they come off pretty easily, too easily as the car gets older.

When I had my car they were all coming loose on the ends. I pulled them up as far as they wanted to go, cleaned out underneath (you might want to do something about the rusting), test fit, then put in some RTV, and pushed them back in. I taped them down while the RTV dried. Worked well!

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Re: Black Strips on Roof.
#1628065 08/12/06 12:40 AM
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Thanks Guys, I will try to take one out.


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