Quarter window trim - is it impossible to install?
 

I'm talking about fitting the outside trim that goes around the perimeter of the window. I cannot get it to fit all the way around the rubber seal. I get stuck when I get to the tight curve at the back. I'm using soap to lubricate the edge that fits into the groove in the seal. But I just cannot bend the seal enough to make that curve.:mad::mad: Any suggestions before I give up on the window altogether and just use clear plastic and duct tape? Thanks.

Steve Yeatts
Chapel Hill, NC

You have the window off of the car, right?

Because you can't replace that lock strip with the window on the car.

Assuming it's off, the strip should be close to the correct shape. If not, it must have been bent at some point. The only thing you can do is manually bend it back to fit. That takes some care.

Steve, use a paint can opener. It's a royal pita. I usually charge $100 to do it. Take me about an hour.

Went through that torture on my rear quarter windows, but NEVER AGAIN. I bought a set of 993 rear quarter window gaskets which no longer use those damned aluminum trim pieces. They look great and you will never notice the trim is missing!

I struggled with one window for two hours until I finally got fed up and liberally lubed the rubber piece with dishwashing soap and used a bicycle tire iron to guide the seal into place. I used so much liquid I thought there was no way it would stay put, but it hasn't budged in a year. The second one took 10 mins.

Yeah, I used lots of soap, too. But I could not stretch the seal enough to get the trim pushed into it at the end. So I gave up and bought a genuine Porsche seal (the first one was a Uro) plus a new trim piece. Right now, my total for this repair is $200 glass + $100 seal #1 + $150 seal #2 + $100 trim = $550. Does this seem about right?��

none of the URO window lists I purchased were possible to use. Will never buy anything else than original again. And yes high cost seem to be the norm. Not really complaining as my car is running strong after 37 years. Expensive is relative