Gordon Nichols posted:
The main problem is that there needs to be an additional bend in the vertical part of the trim piece to aim the lip better into the rubber gasket slot.
This photo shows what the trim piece (silver in the photo) looks like usually, with the orange line on the left showing how I believe it should be bent to better fit the gasket. I haven't (yet) done this, but since it is made of aluminum it should be easily bent with electrical pliers or a hand-held flashing bender tool - a light bead-bender would be perfect, IF the trim piece was not yet mounted to the car.
The only issue is that you're bending a vertical surface of a piece of metal angle that also has a gentle left-to-right bend to fit to the shape of the curved windshield. Resistance is to be expected, but once you get the right bend (to the proper depth) that new bend will be hidden up in the gasket, out of sight and everything should look like a factory install.
Don't know if Alan Merklin has been doing this or not, but it just seems to make a lot of sense. I may be trying this later in the Spring on my car to correct a minor fault that I've been living since I installed my replacement glass.
Any other thoughts on this???
That aluminum trim piece is already formed into a curve and if you press another bend into it, you'll wind up with extra material and will either have to notch or flute the newly bent part. Might be a PIA.