thingy in my new door seals. where does it go?

[aluminiumdream]

I purchased two new door seals a week ago and just finished installing one today. This would be the door seal that starts at inner/bottom of the A pillar and works its way down around and back up to the door latch.

When i was installing it today, i felt a rubber hollow tube within my passenger seal. two of them to be exact. One in the upper and on in the lower seal. i can only assume that this tube is for the front corner of the door as to not collapse. but on further inspection i also noticed a chalk line behind the seal and that is where the tube is.

Should this tube stay where the factory chalk line is or should i move it up toward the curved area?

any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

 

[OLDMNSX]

Anytime I replace something that I am not sure about I look at the one that I am replacing. Did the old one have one of these? Where was it? Maybe check the other side too.

 

[aluminiumdream]

Ya i did that. the old seals have the hollow tube in the exact same place. the chalk line is used place the tube in position. thanks for the reply.

 

[shawn110975]

I noticed that tube on mine to, I think your right its there so it does not collapse, but I removed mine and now my windows go up all the way, and there is no more little gap at the top when the wondow is up.
I dont know if the previous owner put this there or this is from the factory.

As for the chalk like You got me!