[William Miller]

Can't get it in.
Need help with process or more muscle.

History. A little more than a year ago I had the original windsheild replaced. A local glass shop in Rockville (Can't remember the name) installed a PPG windsheild in the old gasket. To say the least it leaked at the bottom corners.

Now that the cars is painted I attemped to install the glass with a new gasket and am having trouble getting the bottom corners. The wire is comming arround the corner, but the inside lip of the rubber is not staying on the inside of the ridge/flange.

Here's what I did.
1. Read as much as I could on Pelican Parts BBS.
2. Per a suggestion on PP, I fit the trim arround the edge of the glass bending it slightly so it would match the glass exactly.
3. Lubed the seal with liquid dish soap. (Maybe too much?)
4. Installed the seal on the glass.
5. Installed the trim on the seal. Fit well, but has a tendancy to pop off. (Too much lube?)
6. Installed a piece of wire in the outside channel where the ridge on the frame will seat. This was a piece of 14-16 gauge insulated wire. (Is this too small?) I installed the wire so the 2 ends stick out at the bottom and lay on the dashboard.
7. There is a little flap of rubber that's maybe 3/16 wide. If left to it's own it covers the channel where the wire goes. One thought was that this should be tucked into the channell, but my second thought was that it shouldn't because the wire would pull it out anyway.
8. Insert the glass into the opening starting with the bottom and then leaning the top back. This is a snug fit , but you can see a crack of light at the bottom corners.
9. With my 3 kids standing in the trunk and leaning on the windsheild and one other man on the passangers side we leaned as hard as possible and zipped the 2 wires starting at the bottom and working to the corners and arround to the top. It appeared to work fine except for the bottom corners.

When I tried it by myself I could get one corner in but then the whole thing would slip/slide to the other side and open the gap again.
Anyway I need some more pointers and/or help.

Is the size of my cord a problem? I recall watching this on another cars and installed one on the Jeep I had many years ago. I recall using a piece of string about 3/16 or 1/4".

Too much Lube?

Am I starting at the wrong place with the cord?

Do I not have enough weight? I feel like if I get enough weight pushing in It will push the glass back into the corner and once the lip is on the right side of the flange it will stay in place.

Any thoughts appreciated.

It seams there are continual debates about sealant. Any thoughts?
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Thanks!
WCM (Bill) 83SC Euro Cabriolet
(Under renovation, pardon my dust!)
Darnestown, Maryland