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Unless they were more popular then, before people began realizing it helps
water accumulate - creating rust. Had an '89 Prelude Si but used which has
this molding. Saw others that did but most didn't.

Also see most Hondas now do not have them, with the exception of a few and
one particular dealership in particular puts them on ALL of their new Hondas
(also charges the additional dealer markup). Bad dealership anyway.

I suppose they replaced them since it already had them on the other parts of
the car.

-Dave


"loewent via CarKB.com" <u10197@uwe> wrote in message
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> Well I see them on pretty much all civics and integras of that vintage....
> bad bad design!
>
> They even replaced them at the dealership when I had an accident.
>
> Dave L wrote:
>>> with all that rustproofing goop, he doesn't have to worry about it.
>>> That
>>> whats holding it together! just kiddin...
>>[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>>> wheel
>>> well. Why, pray tell, did they do that?!?!?
>>
>>Those stupid rubber strips were probably dealer installed and not factory
>>installed.
>>
>>-Dave
>
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"loewent via CarKB.com" <u10197@uwe> wrote in news:7595c79ec3153@uwe:

> with all that rustproofing goop, he doesn't have to worry about it.
> That whats holding it together! just kiddin...
>
> I seriously wish I had kept up the rustproofing on my 98 civic, but so
> far so good, just a little rust on, you guessed it... the rear wheel
> wells. They had these stupid rubber strips in there from the factory
> that kept all the road grit and salt sitting right on that ledge all
> the way around the wheel well. Why, pray tell, did they do that?!?!?



In combination with grease and Rust check, they work marvellously to keep
the wheel well lips totally free of rust.

The Rust Check swells the rubber though, so I've had to replace the strips
twice over the years.



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Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in
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>>
>
>
> Now for the tough question... How much longer before the car rusts
> out from under you?



There is no rust. Believe it or not.

I do have several spots on the hood, though. These are stone chips that got
away from me. I gave up on trying to keep up with all the stone chips that
accumulate, and just get the hood repainted every few years. It's getting
painted again next week, actually. $500 to do that.

I suspect I also have some rust under the passenger door window reveal.
That's my next project.

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