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Sorry to hear that Peter Parkers windshield cracked so close to being done. I have done windshields on Bugs before, but have not needed to on my Fastback yet. The procedure that has worked for me is as follows: 1. Install rubber seal on windshield glass DRY. ( Soap here makes it more difficult, Peter's right). 2. Install trim at this point, I gather. (no experience, all mine were Cal-Look) 3. Wrap cording (yellow nylon line used for laying-out foundations and stuff works for me, but any small diameter, strong cord should be OK) around the perimeter of the seal, in the groove for the body, TWICE. Very important that you go around twice starting and ending at the bottom center of the windshield. This gives you two tries at getting the seal lip inside the body. (I always miss part of it) This step is also why these are called rope-in seals. 4. Now smear the inside of the seal and the seal groove with a little bit of dish soap. Don't go crazy or the sucker gets real slippery. 5. Now you need at least one other person to give you a helping hand or two. Two people are better. Get in your car and get comfortable sitting on the gear shift and/or e-brake handle (it the only way). Have your first buddy put the windshield in place making sure to feed you the loose ends of the cord. With someone holding the windshield in place and someone putting some pressure locally at the seal (could be the same person if they are quite nimble), carefully pull the cording out of the groove and into the car. This should pull the inner lip of the seal over the metal flange of the body. 6. Continue pulling the cord into the car while the person on the outside follows along with you putting pressure on the glass locally where you are pulling the cord. Don't worry if part of the seal slips back off, you did remember to wrap the cord around the seal TWICE, right. 7. If you are lucky enough to get the seal on everywhere the first time around, CONGRATULATIONS! Just carefully pull the rest of the cord out of the seal. If not, just go around again (you did remember to wrap the cord around the seal TWICE, right) and pay particular attention to the areas you missed the first time. 8. This method is not fool proof, but has worked for me. Hope it helps. -- John Jaranson Research Engineer Ford Motor Company SRL 2621 Dearborn, MI 48121 (313)323-0553 (313)845-4724 FAX