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Sorry, but I have to disagree until there is more substantial proof because it doesn't make sense (I believe the dipping -- Porsche had been doing it also). You don't put seals on a wet paint job. For one thing, just by removing the seals you would see a paint ridge, or joint if you will, from where the seal and body met. Also, applying the seal would force the paint from the seal and body -- holes certainly wouldn't be needed! There would also be paint adhered to the seal and if not adhered then many paint flakes when separating the seal from the body. More than likely there would be dried paint drops inside these holes. Painting over the seal AND glass would be a no-no (duh) and masking everything would cost more than it's worth, either by some tape-like covering or a chemical like petroleum jelly. If I were to take a wild guess the holes would be for either seal positioning (that is the holes designate placement of the seal, in this case in the lower corners inside the body) or, and this is way out there, for material stress relief since the seal must tightly seal against the body at the corners (the holes insure that there is no material bunching up against itself). Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com '72 VW Squareback 1.6L modified to 2.0L '75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Re[2]: Leaking Windshields Author: type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE Date: 1/20/97 7:06 PM Funny enough I was just reading a 1963 VW 1500 brochure I just bought and it mentions that: 'the body is dipped in a paintbath to get paint at places a normal spray can't reach, after which the body is sprayed another three times to get the famous VW quality finish'. I always wondered about the little holes in the corner, but Jim's suggestion makes sense. Cheers, Theo