Ulf - the drip rail extends all the way to the back. Unfortunately, the drip rail over the door bends down just a bit so there is that small dip in the middle. I had thought about stopping the drip at the end of the door, but then what to do about the rail over the rear window. It just didn’t “look” right with no drip rail over where the window used to be. I would expect a Ute’s drip rail to end at the rear of the door