An outer waist seal assembly for a vehicle including an exterior body panel, the outer waist seal assembly comprising: an elongate body structure adapted to be disposed about an edge of the exterior body panel and comprising an interior arm adapted to be disposed on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm adapted to be disposed on an exterior side of the exterior body panel, wherein the interior arm comprises multiple of one or more of a friction structure, a lip, a rail, and a channel disposed on or through an interior surface thereof; and a clip structure adapted to be secured in one or more of a rectangular slot defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel and engage the multiple of or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel, wherein the clip structure is adapted to be disposed on the interior side of the exterior body panel below the edge thereof, and wherein the clip structure comprises a rectangular base structure, that substantially conforms to the shape of the associated rectangular slot and is adapted to be secured in the one or more of the rectangular slot defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel, and comprises a coupled retention arm that provides the desired retaining spring force against the interior arm of the elongate body structure when the elongate body structure is engaged with the exterior body panel, the rectangular base structure comprising one or more interior edge flanges adapted to contact an interior surface of the exterior body panel and one or more exterior edge flanges adapted to contact an exterior surface of the exterior body panel when the rectangular base structure is disposed through and into the one or more of the rectangular slot such that the rectangular base structure cannot pass completely through or back out of the one or more of the rectangular slot. an elongate body structure adapted to be disposed about an edge of the exterior body panel and comprising an interior arm adapted to be disposed on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm adapted to be disposed on an exterior side of the exterior body panel, wherein the interior arm comprises multiple of one or more of a friction structure, a lip, a rail, and a channel disposed on or through an interior surface thereof; and a clip structure adapted to be secured in one or more of a rectangular slot defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel and engage the multiple of or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel, wherein the clip structure is adapted to be disposed on the interior side of the exterior body panel below the edge thereof, and wherein the clip structure comprises a rectangular base structure, that substantially conforms to the shape of the associated rectangular slot and is adapted to be secured in the one or more of the rectangular slot defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel, and comprises a coupled retention arm that provides the desired retaining spring force against the interior arm of the elongate body structure when the elongate body structure is engaged with the exterior body panel, the rectangular base structure comprising one or more interior edge flanges adapted to contact an interior surface of the exterior body panel and one or more exterior edge flanges adapted to contact an exterior surface of the exterior body panel when the rectangular base structure is disposed through and into the one or more of the rectangular slot such that the rectangular base structure cannot pass completely through or back out of the one or more of the rectangular slot.