CLK-Class (W208) 1998-2002: CLK 200, CLK 230K, CLK 320, CLK 430 [Coupes & Cabriolets]

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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 10:02 AM
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Black Rubber strip at bottom of door

Seeing another post reminded me of something that I always forgot to post. Why does the CLK430 Cabs. (maybe sedans too)have a black insert at the bottom of the doors? It seems to break up the lines. Why isn't it just painted silver(in my case Brilliant Silver) instead of being black? Why is it really there at all? No other cars have this.
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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My guess would be to help keep water and noise out of the car. Because of the flexibility of rubber, and if it was painted, it could crack over time and look really bad.
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 09:33 AM
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I agree but why have rubber there at all? There isn't any on any other cars.
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