how to install bubble seal window stripping

Quick Learner from kansas

we ordeed item #58-182 and are not having any luck getting it into the slot, both sides, we can get one side started but not the other. 

The ends of the slot in the window are blocked off with the slot from the wool pile that runs vertically so there is no way to slide the bubble seal in from the slide. That is what I thought originally was to just slide it in. The old piece was pretty deteriated os it just fell apart. I tried slipping one end of the T into the slot and using a screen roller to get the other side to drop in but that did not work. I used a screw driver to work the other leg in. The seal is not completely in the slot now but it will work for now until I figure out a better solution.

any tips?

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Dave Sr.
Dave Sr. from SWISCO
SWISCO
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Thanks for reaching out to us! In normal cases, weatherstripping like our 58-182, 58-171, and others just slides into the channel from the end, which is already open. However in your case it sounds like it might be sealed, which means you'll have to make the opening yourself.

We have a video that shows how this can be done. Note that his video features wool pile, but the principle remains pretty much the same.

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