Bob,
I could hear you swearing from here, and I'm in Stockholm, Sweden.
I know how you feel; I did my door re-builds in the order described in
the proper BL workshop manual, which I think everybody should have (if
you do buy, don't go half-way and get a Haynes
assembly-is-the-same-as-dismantling-but-in-reverse-order Manual, which
is a one-way ticket to the nut-house).
When I did mine, the windows went it AFTER the seals. The whole job was
fiddly, but for the outer seal clips, I held the clip in place with my
finger tips and used an old retainer from a battery tray--basically a
long, thin hook. After a few fluffs, I got the knack of easing it up,
while holding the seal in place. I also remember using a screwdriver end
to prise the clip open while pulling up with the hook to get it
absolutely home.
In the Practical Classics re-build guide they made their own hook and
helpfully provide an illustration.
This job was a pig, but no more so than most of those I have undertaken
so far in my resto.
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