Originally Posted by 53flatbed
what is a pinch channell

This is the metal channel that the rubber weather stripping (windlace) goes into. It surrounds the inside door opening and the cab is shielded from the wind. This is not the rubber seal that attaches to the door.

If you look at the opening, you will see the rubber that attaches to the body around the door opening, the pinch channel is the piece that holds it against the body.