My eldest son fitting the gasket onto the body
I decided to install it dry, no soapy water solution. But one thing I did do was put a bead of 3M liquid butyl into each of the rubber channels prior to sliding the glass into position. It was a little more difficult being unlubricated but the butyl did aid a bit in the installation, and it was completely sealed both channels inside and out, and the POURING RAIN yesterday confirmed the quality of the seal.
I've read alot about poor gasket to body fit but I didn't find this to be an issue for me. The gasket fit well, and the "new" glass (wasn't really new but the glass out of my Cherokee) was a full 1/16" thinner than the stocker which didn't seem to matter much either.
Water test!
The trim went back on as expected, except for the top piece. I fussed with that for a half hour before remembering a little trick I learned years ago. Take a piece of string trimmer line or something similar and wedge it into the channel which holds the trim as such.
The trim fell into place, it literally took 30 seconds to get it installed. Once on, just hold the trim firmly in place and pull the trimmer line out gently parallel or downward and there you go! Screw down the corners and you are done!
