New sunroof seal way too big

[jbach36]

I ordered a sunroof seal for my W124. It's not a MB but one from Turkey which should be fine. I try to put it in and .... it seems like it's 6 to 10 inches too long.

Thinking maybe I was sent one from a W126, I ordered another one from a different vendor, seal also made in Turkey and...same thing. Too long.

I doubt I'm putting this in wrong. I simply pull the old one out and stuff the new one in. Has anyone else had this problem with a non MB seal? I could see if it was off by 1/4" but off by this much?? I'm thinking if I got an original MB seal that it might be the same length. I doubt the manufacturers in Turkey want any sales cancellations and returns.

1991 300d 234k