I installed my winlace about three weeks ago. It certainly is not the most enjoyable job that I have done. I must have been a bit fortunate. Taking the advice of you guys that have done it before was very helpful. A bottle of Dawn dish soap was very helpful. First off, I ran my finger along the track. Feeling for the pinched factory pinch spots.Using a flat tip screwdriver, I widened the pinched spots. First I slid the windlace down the track, at the back of the door. Then, I slid the windlace down the front pillar of the door. It goes against what you want to do, but I found if you pulled it back up the track a couple of inches, that it will then pull back down farther than you were. Also pushing the windlace from the top first will put some slack in it, then pull the slack out. Taking the advice of one Bolter, that said, don't even try to slide the top part into the track. Use a large screwdriver, with at least a 1/2 inch blade on it, to push the top lip of the windlace into the track. Any smaller blade seems to want poke a hole in the windlace, versus pushing into the track. I would say that each side took about an hour. Hope this helps a fellow 53 3100 owner.
Good luck,
Rugo
