my drip rails are gone/

[speedshftr]

i cut the rails off and instead of just rounding it over ,i had a line moulded into it close to the edge.it really looks great in my opinion.
question is about the chrome weatherstrip channel that gets screwed to the body itself.now the drip rails are gone .what is the correct way to have them installed?do they get trimmed?painted black?or can they be ditched and a special weaterstrip be used?
thank you