Sarah, I don't know who you talked to about the windscreen seals, but with four hands, a piece of twine (I prefer nylon), some lubricant and 10 minutes, the glass should go in with no problem. Getting the glass *out* is a task more prone to breaking the glass than getting it in. Since you're buying new seals anyway, just use a sharp(!) blade to carefully cut the inside of the seal off so the glass slides out with no stress on it. Simply put, put the seal around the glass, wrap the twine (twice) around the outside of the seal and push the (well-lubricated) assembly into the opening from the outside. The helper on the outside keeps pressure from the outside while you on the inside s.l.o.w.l.y pulls the twine out of the channel in the seal which pulls the seal over the lip in the windscreen opening. The outside pressure should follow the string around as it is pulled out. The "twice around" method helps to assure that if a spot gets missed on the first pass, it will be made up on the second. -Jim Bryant '67 Deluxe Sunroof '67 Double Cab '67 Westfalia
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