[skinnerd]

I bought one of the URO windshield seals from Pelican in Oct (2019) and just got around to installing it last week. When I opened the bag, I noticed a couple of very large tears or gashes in the outer portion of the seal. Bummed as I should have checked the item initially when I ordered it. Pelican had great customer relations and sent me out a replacement immediately. When I opened the new seal, it also had 2-3 small tears on the inner part of the seal. WTH I thought, but I'd give it a chance as I thought the tears wouldn't be visible when the seal was installed and they shouldn't affect the installation. Was I wrong.... When the string passed over one of the small tears, the string tore a large section of the seal. I decided to try and finish installing the seal just for grins. The URO did not fit well at all on my car and I ended up having open sections in the corners much larger than my previous seal. I think I'll try a "factory" Porsche windshield seal next. And yes, I've installed a few of these seals in the past. I'm not convinced aftermarket is much of a cost savings when you have to go through this much nonsense.