Is it still a VForce? Doesn't look like it. If not, and the new reed is more narrow, they may be there to take up volume. Also, the cases are very clean in the area of potential reed contact. The stock cases are rough and uneven. If the reed block is different, I would say these mods are to fit the reed properly. I fit a VForce to an '03 and had to do a lot of case cleanup, that was of no issue with the stock RAD valve.
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