Abstract: A vehicle comprising having a vehicle body including a lower side, a rear quarter window and a rear spoiler garnish, the vehicle defining an inner passenger compartment; a D-pillar garnish configured to be mounted on the vehicle body between the rear spoiler garnish and the lower side of the vehicle, the D-pillar garnish including an outer garnish body having a first predetermined curvature portion; and an inner garnish body. The rear spoiler garnish includes an outer rear spoiler garnish and an inner rear spoiler garnish, the inner rear spoiler garnish having a second predetermined curvature portion. A gap is defined between a rear edge of the outer garnish body and a lower edge of the rear spoiler garnish, and the first predetermined curvature portion and the second predetermined curvature portion defining a convoluted flow path through the gap.

Abstract: A vehicle comprising having a vehicle body including a lower side, a rear quarter window and a rear spoiler garnish, the vehicle defining an inner passenger compartment; a D-pillar garnish configured to be mounted on the vehicle body between the rear spoiler garnish and the lower side of the vehicle, the D-pillar garnish including an outer garnish body having a first predetermined curvature portion; and an inner garnish body. The rear spoiler garnish includes an outer rear spoiler garnish and an inner rear spoiler garnish, the inner rear spoiler garnish having a second predetermined curvature portion. A gap is defined between a rear edge of the outer garnish body and a lower edge of the rear spoiler garnish, and the first predetermined curvature portion and the second predetermined curvature portion defining a convoluted flow path through the gap.

Abstract: A garnish seal for a vehicle includes an elongate main body configured to be mounted on an inner side of a garnish panel. The garnish seal further includes an elongate sealing element extending along the elongate main body and protruding in a direction away from the main body, the sealing element being configured to seal against a body of a vehicle on which the garnish panel is mounted. In addition, the seal includes a forward flange protruding away from a forward portion of the main body when the garnish seal is mounted on the vehicle and configured to seal against the body of the vehicle in a forward portion of the garnish panel; and an upper flange extending along a portion of a length of the main body substantially parallel to the sealing element, defining a channel between the upper flange and the sealing element.

Abstract: A garnish panel for a vehicle including a substantially flat surface configured to face a vehicle upon which the garnish panel is to be mounted; the substantially flat surface extending in a direction configured to be oriented substantially vertically when the garnish is mounted on the vehicle; the substantially flat surface including a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge; and the garnish panel including a plurality of reinforcing ribs extending discontinuously across the substantially flat surface from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge.