If you look on the top of your G coupe, there's a rubber strip running along the roof on the driver and passenger sides. My first guess is that it is related to the door, but it's so far from it. I can't imagine it's just for looks.

Anyway, the strip on the passenger side is peeling away. This is probably under warranty, but the nearest dealer is 300 mi away so I am thinking of just applying some silicone adhesive to keep it down. Is that safe for the car and my warranty?

and by the way, anyone know what the rubber strip is there for?

Thanks!

 

I believe its a rain gutter... i personally wouldnt use silicone... it may void warranty... can anyone help me out here on to tell him what to use... if it was me i would use masking tape until i had time to take it to the dealer... 300 miles away holly molly

 

it's the weatherstirpping

just bring it to a nissan dealer ot have it fixed.

 

If you are talking about the black rubber-covered-metal-or-plastic strip that runs front-to-back, one on each of the drivers and passenger side...

I took mine off once - not recommended - to clean out dirt and wax. Basically, if you look into the "gully" they cover up the seam where the side body panels are welded to the top. I'm looking out over my office parking lot, and most cars have them. I suspect it is much cheaper to build the car this way than to weld, fill and sand the panels so the joints are invisible (like they did in the "good old days").

If I remember correctly, the strip is held in with a key-slot arrangement on each end of the strip. There's a pin in the groove (or gully) at each end. I don't remember exactly, but I THINK you fit the hole in the front key-slot over the front pin and push forward until you can fit the rear pin in the rear key-slot, then push the whole thing backward SLIGHTLY. (I may have the forward/backward reversed, but the basic idea is the same.) When you're done the pins are behind the slot, not the hole and hold the strip down at the ends. The middle of the strip is just held in by friction.

PS - Added later - am sitting here having second thoughts - that pin/key-slot arrangement may be on my wife's Acura, not the G35 (not in a position to rush out and check right now...). If you don't see the key-slot arrangement on the end of the strip, please ignore this post, and sorry for the confusion...

 

Just take it to a local body shop. They shouldn't charge more then a few bucks which is cheaper then what you would spend in gas driving 300 miles t o the dealer and 300 miles back.

 

I noticed that the coupe's door panel (above the window) gives way with some pressure, so the strip isn't being held in place very tightly it seems. Because it is dirty enough such that there's little friction keeping it down, I think it is popping out a little bit each time the door is slammed shut. I've wiped it down and expect it to be more inclined to stay put!