Windshield Lock Strip-epic fail-Help?

[Bibm5]

so,
 the guy putting the lock strip is me.
you can put it in any time of year.
i have put them in during the dead
cold of winter. just the opposite in this
case, the sun was blazing down and
the body of the car was hot enough
to cook an egg. soak the strip in hot
water before you put it in. then while
you push that particular tool, it was the
first time i had every used the tool in the
video. smooth action and having the
strip rolled in the correct orientation
is most important. also, more than 100
front and rear glass make it easier.
just go slow and steady.
stone
 

I figured the guys in the in the video were on here.
It helped me a lot!

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[1dollar93]

I'm piggybacking on this question- I hope that's ok: both my front and rear windshields are missing lockstrips, the seals are an unknown age but definitely not original. Can I place new lockstrips in my old rubber? Should I start from scratch with new seals?

[Simeon]

If the seals are supple and not cracked then why not?

 

If they are in poor condition then You may as well replace the rubbers for the effort involved. I recommend that you only use original BMW rubber seals though. The cost may help you answer the question. 

[worzella]

On 1/1/2019 at 2:29 PM, Stevenc22 said:

I have this tool. It works pretty good. Use lots of soap!!! You cannot have enough soap. If the tool is catching, then there's not enough soap

More cowbell!!!

[worzella]

18 hours ago, 1dollar93 said:

I'm piggybacking on this question- I hope that's ok: both my front and rear windshields are missing lockstrips, the seals are an unknown age but definitely not original. Can I place new lockstrips in my old rubber? Should I start from scratch with new seals?

Product called Vinylex is great for rubber products. Turns crusty old powdery black bits to shiny looking black bits. Might help

 

Randy

[NYNick]

13 hours ago, worzella said:

More cowbell!!!

I wish I had that tool. Couldn't find it. The common tool out there and the one I bought had no roller. As I pushed down (too hard?) it tends to scrape and/or gouge the plastic.