Maybe it's not essential, but it does make life a heck of a lot easier, as I've found
when refitting window glass in van rear doors or the rear screen in a 2CV hood.

Probably worthwhile in terms of time saved, never mind the reduced chance of
breaking the glass.
That's how that type of seal was designed to be installed, after all...

ken

bit of dowel and an old coathanger/welding rod type thing

Have a perfect one that is an old ice cream scoop ! the working end broke and the stainless handle with a hanging loop works perfect

I dont know of anyone who makes gutter rail in lengths .
You might have to buy C section and disk cut one side off????

well good and bad today
mostly bad!
managed to make a 2 piece section of gutter and repaired the roof edge and welded the new bit of gutter on
Then cut out the section above the drivers door,not realising theres 5 wires going through
didnt even see them until id cut through them at both ends,worst still is that theres not enough sticking out to repair it and all 5 wires are green,not sure whos great idea that was
Anyhow then went on to find the repair sections dont really seem to be the correct shape, I spent an hour messing about with them and gave up
So Im contemplating selling it at the moment!
Ive spoke to someone about the repair sections and I have to send a picture of them to check if its just me or they are wrong
Has anything already cut these out before and used the club repair panels and if so did they fit straight on or not?
cheers
Matt-

well finally had a day to spend on the ami

had to get the inner and outer made from the old rusty ones id cut out
pretty good fit they are too,just had to shorten them and carefully butt weld them in
had to go over the welds a few times ,gringing them down each time to join the outer,the inner went together much easier

the gutter was the worst part though-had to cut a very thin strip and weld it to the middle of the the inside of the thin gutter strip as the roof edge was slightly too narrow-which was tricky
Luckily my dad had a spot welder tucked away so managed to spot the flat part of the roof and the lower parts near the rubber seal together - looks almost original!
not sure about the gutter but its hidden by the chromw strip and is rust free at least

I've often looked at that part of my old ami6, it looks like a bugger of a part to make (across the top of the screen) so hats off to you for having a go, it doesn't look a bad job at all, well done.