i allways took them off, packed the channel with grease, them put them back on, those rubber strips really hold alot of crap and water causing rust. also i would spray wd40 in the gastank filler area once a month, they rust fast too espically on crx's.
i allways took them off, packed the channel with grease, them put them back on, those rubber strips really hold alot of crap and water causing rust. also i would spray wd40 in the gastank filler area once a month, they rust fast too espically on crx's. 
