Peter,i'm not entirely sure how it was done in the factory,but the way I was trained to do it was to fit the rubber to the body,
then work the glass into it,
then install the lock strip.
As I've said in many related threads,the section of the rear rubbers is in the form of an 'H' this usually dictates the installation technique mentioned above.
If however the rubber is an 'S' section (such as the front windshields) that would normally be installed using the cord/rope method with the rubber
on the glass.
I hope this clears up any confusion,and as previously mentioned...good luck.
Hopefully you won't be qualifying for a Steeles bulk order discount!
