Factory door moldings or not

Believe it or not, A guy once told me how to make that rubber insert grow, and it worked. I removed the rubber insert and coiled it into a old electric coffee pot nearly filled with WD40. After about 2 hours of heating, I took it out of the pot, allowed it to cool and put it back in the track. I actually had to force some excess length in to get the end pieces of the trim back on.
I wouldn't remove the trim / mouldings. They do help to prevent dings in a parking lot.