Whilst stripping my car i removed the crome strips that run along the top of the door frames (the ones on the body not the doors).
I was planning on leaving these off after the paint is complete (not to mention i wrecked them taking them off and they have been thrown out).
What i wanted to know is do the crome strips actually prevent water from entering the door seal area, or is the that the job of the thing that the crome is mounted on?
here is a pic to show which i am talking about.
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