Can't keep the rubber squeegie in place, I THINK I FIXED IT! Options

[PanelBilly]

This is one of the jobs I never finished. I installed new rubber squeegies in the doors and when I operate the windows, they pull out. Tried a little glue, but it doesn't hold. Any ideas

Here's how I did it.

First, Mark sent me a new set of them and they look more pronounced if I can use that term.

I worked the metal some more. It was a bit bent up.



Then I slid the rubber in with the help of a little soap.

Lastly, I use a set of pliers that had been modified for pulling plug wires. They were perfect because then crimped the edge of the metal without touching the rubber.

[rhodyguy]

when you guys installed these did you remove the end caps? did you slide them in? was it a tight fit almost to the point of stretching? if they slid right in with not much, if any effort, there's a prob with the squeegee. as i recall, with the ones i bought from the bird it took some time to work them in. glycerin in the channel and on the bead that slides in. walked down the channel a little at a time and fell back to relieve the stretch. i waited 24 hrs to trim to the correct length. glad i did. they had recovered and sucked back on the triangle window end.