I hate to belabor this topic, but my whole reason for posting it was to find out whether the individual non-metallic protectors behind each of the eight pop rivets on the molding attachment bracket should show between the rocker molding and the rocker body panel or not. In other discussions on the black out topic I have seen that the door sill black out could have been a black plastic strip, black out paint, or even black tape depending on the plant and date of the build. I have yet to get a clear response regarding the showing or not of the individual protector pieces behind each pop rivet mount when the black out on the door sill is painted. In the case of the long plastic black out strip like your car, it would definitely have covered the individual pieces. But as indicated my car did not have the long black plastic strip when I got the car and the reason I ask how it would be attached and can it just be pulled out is that maybe mine where just pulled out during the repaint. If this was the case then the individual pieces behind each of the eight pop rivets would show between the molding and the rocker panel as in one of my calypso coral pictures. But again as visible in my pre-disassembly posted green color picture they do not show so my assumption is they where tucked under the molding at Dearborn. I am just trying to understand if this is correct, because it is not easy to get these tucked under the molding without putting something between them and the rocker panel. Additionally once I do this it will be very difficult to change because of the rear quarter rocker molding above it having to be removed again along with a number of interior parts.
