I'm restoring the liftgate & tailgate on my burb. I bought a new rear window weatherstrip but when I started to install it today its too big by about a foot. The old weatherstrip had seemed to have been cut to fit since it wasn't a continuous circle. The "seam" was at the bottom of the window.

So do I have the wrong weatherstip or do you have to cut it to fit? This is the weatherstrip with the separate bead to lock the rubber in place. If I cut it to fit does the seam go at the bottom or the top of the window?

Thanks !

Herb
63 Suburban
55 Handyman