Thanks for the testimonial. The fairchilds at rock auto are my back up plan. I'm glad to hear they fit well. Have you by chance used the fairchild t-top seals?
I got mine from nos4gn. I too had to do some "massagin" to get them to fit. I just figured it was how it got done. I imagined a worker on the line with a screw gun and no desire to make two alike.
That said I like the nos4gn ones I got. I'm sure they were on sale as I'm pretty cheap too.