The proper way to do this is :
# 1 first & foremost , BUY AN OEM Mercedes grommet ! .
Get a carpet knife with several extra new blades and slowly and carefully cut the rubber away from the glass by inserting it 90° to the glass where the glass meets the edge of the rubber grommet and draw it along , the knife won't want to travel in a straight line , that's fine , let it pop out and begin again , in time you'll have strips of rubber peeling off , keep doing this without pressing on the inside of the glass nor the delicate trim ~
After a while most of the exterior rubber will be gone , tip the knife in at an angle and keep cutting the rubber away until the glass is loose in the body ~ it takes time but your time is *much* cheaper than the glass , even a used one .
Once the glass is loose from the rubber , lift it out and cut away the rubber between the trim and the glass ~ NEVER pull on the trim , it'll *instantly* bend .
Once the glass and rubber are apart , gently use a *new* (! only !) single edge razor blade to scrape the last bits of rubber away but DO NOT clean the edges of the windshield .
Get a work bench , I use an inverted trash can with old carpet on it , flip the windshield upside down and look at the rubber until you find the seal where the ends are joined ~ this goes in the dead center of the top of the glass , you have to work it over the edge of the glass bit by bit and it'll slip off occasionally , just keep at it ~ once the rubber is on the glass , flip it over and gently work the trims in .
Invert it once more and get some 1/8" nylon rope or better , flexible plastic covered wire and tuck it into the groove in the rubber where the body lip will go , begin at the bottom and finish wit the rope / wire overlapping a goodly bit at the top .
Lay the entire glass , rubber m trim and rope in the body with the bottom edge lined up , flip the rope / wire in at the top and have your helper *lightly* hold the glass in place with hands splayed as wide as possible ~ begin pulling in the rope / wire , as it flips over the lip of the rubber , it will pull the rubber over the body lip .
If the rope slips out , no worries , just try pulling the other end .
I hope this helps , it's tricky but not terribly difficult .
-Nate
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