[Tigers] Hard Top Trim

[Tod Brown]

Hello All:

After a very long time, I am trying to put the trim on my hard top and 
need the benefit of some of you with more experience in this subject.  
My first question has to do with installing the stainless trim around 
the back window.  Specifically, it seems that you have to install the 
trim as the last step in the installation process, after the window and 
rubber gasket/molding have been installed in the window opening or am I 
misunderstanding something?  If my assumption is correct, exactly how 
does the stainless fit into the rubber molding.  Obviously, the 
stainless slides into the slot in the molding toward the inside of the 
molding, but what about the outside edge of the stainless?  The 
stainless has a rolled edge on its outside, so it looks like it should 
grab the edge of the molding which would seem easy to do if the molding 
is not already installed, but not so easy when the molding is in place.  
I guess what I need is step-by-step guidance starting from the beginning 
with the window, molding and stainless separated from the hard top.  I 
have been through the process of installing the molding and window on a 
number of occasions but only recently was able to acquire a set of 
stainless trim (thanks to Jim Armstrong carrying it back from England) 
which is the reason for my questions.

My second question has to do with the installation of the long stainless 
side trim, the pieces that go over the top of the roll-up windows and 
down along the side of the hardtop.  I have heard there is a way of 
hooking the trim over a part of the rain gutter and then snapping it on 
with some force.  But which end and where does one apply the force?  Can 
someone walk me through this bit as well?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Tod
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