Thanks. I thought I had read in the haynes manual that the metal strip on the bottom of the glass was bolted onto the regulator assembly. Kent, how much did you pay for the ebay parts, which I imagine were used?

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87 300e (white/black; amg body kit)
88 300ce (red/cream; amg body kit)
93 300ce cabrio (white/blue/blue top)
93 300ce cabrio (black/grey/black top)
98 ml 320 (totaled @ 137,000 miles)
99 clk320 (black/grey/black top)