Barracuda windshield seal questions.

Before I pull the trigger on some new DMT windshield rubber seal for my 65 Barracuda, does anyone make a "correct" looking lock strip? My car has the original seal and locking strip, although the locking strip has seen better days, so reusing the old isn't going to happen.

From the DMT site:

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Next question.

Above the dash on my car, the rubber seal appears to have been painted. The top of the dash is a slightly different red, so I think the seal was painted with the dash by a previous owner.... Should it be left as black rubber like I think it should?

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Other cars I've found on the web look like this:

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Thanks everyone.