hey just wondering if any one has done (or attempted) to remove the drip rails from along the roof? i want to but im not sure if cutting them off wil weaken the roof or not any ideas or info? thanks
scott

are u talking the side ones or the rear one over the tray ?

I believe ANDOS has done this on his ute.
Not sure whether this causes issues with water run off when driving in the rain
(e.g. does the water pool at the top of the doors etc.) Maybe you could PM Andos.

I had a wagon with them removed. The water runs off the side down the side windows insead of in the drain and then down the frount or back.

you need good door rubbers that seal real good.

Just grind where the spot welds are in side the door opening. and the whole rail will come off.

yeah mine is a wagon aswell. but yeah the one along the side. oan did it look much better on the wagon or not really much difference? ive been looking at it n it has some rust in there, so i thought i may as well just grind the things off. how much aprox are new door rubbers? can anyone help me out? cheers

If they are realy rust just cut them off. it looked good with out them. The frount door rubber are on ebay for $80 a pair not sure on the back ones. maybe able to use some frount ones.

I'll try to dig up a photo.

thatd b great, thanks mate.il look inot it some more on ebay etc

Prices for Datsun rubbers can be found here & door seals are under $60 each retail. [+GST where applicable]
The ebay ones sound like a bargain.

In Japan, some Datsun 1200 "Standard" models didn't have drip rails ... so it should be fine. Just when you open the door, water runs onto your head. Same as some new cars.

It probably helps aerodynamics, you might even get better highway fuel economy. That's why the have been removed from new car designs is what I've read.

Flyby's sedan has deleted driprails:





This isn't the best angle, all I could drag up quickly. There is a heap of shots of the actual removal during the buildup somewhere. Datnet maybe? Have a look around. . .


If you do end up removing them, I am still chasing the chrome strip for a couple of driprails. . .