I know a few guys that will omit the trim piece in the front windshield
rubber to atain the "black-out" look, but I would recommend against it. Reason
being that the ingegrity of the windshield may be compromised as well as some
upper chassis stiffining loss. This may be minimal, but condider what the
glass could do during an accident if it wasn't fixed properly.
From my experience the trim is difficult to place into the rubber while the
window is in, so it must contribute to tightening significantly IMHO.
David Guido
Wassersport
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