[6pack] weatherstipping

[Navarrette, Vance]

 	Kevin:

	I don't know how others have done it, but I did not slide mine
in. Instead I seated one edge of the gasket in the track, and then using
a small piece of wood (like a popsicle stick but with square ends) to
compress the weather-strip and push the second edge into the track. It
would then expand and seat itself.
	Using this technique I could seat about 3/8" of the strip at a
time, and with a little practice I could push the strip into the track
almost as fast as I could move the wood strip. Say 3/8" every 3 seconds.
It takes a few minutes to get up to speed, but after that it goes very
fast.
	My only complaint was that for some reason I had to remove the
weather strip and do it over. I don't remember why - maybe I installed
it backwards? Anyway, I was very annoyed with myself I remember that.
But to install it the second time was very quick - after I stopped
cussing at myself.

	Vance


    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Dr L. Kevin McNelis
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 12:07 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] weatherstipping

Just finished installing a new ragtop.  But I have one problem:  How do
you get the header weatherstripping, the piece that meets the
windshield frame, into the little track?  It seems impossible to start
at one end and slide the whole thing in, but I'm having trouble pushing
it in from the long side.  Any suggestions?

Thanks.\


Kevin