Tom,
I uploaded a few pics of my door with the lower reatiner on ..
I also beat my brains out on HOW it should be ...after some research and experimenting ...I believe the lower retainer is not desighned to actually sandwich the seal to the door ..if you look at its desighn it only lays on the door skin one way .
After the strip had fully cured I applied the retainer against the seal and pulled it down against the seal as tight as possible then started to drill the screw holes and worked my way across , as you go you will see how the retainer will grab into the seal without distorting it in any way and allows the seal to function as it should without any binding.
Tim
