i was misfortunate enough to have my van broken into while it was parked
in san francisco last week.  "fortunately" they took only stuff of
sentimental value (lots of copied bootleg cd's of shows, my 35 year old
slr camera, my notebook, etc) and not any of the couple thousand dollars
worth of stereo equipment, or the van itself.  also, they broke only the
wing window to get in, which i easily replaced with a $25 used part from
volks cafe.  the problem is that the "new" window doesn't close properly
and creates quite an annoying whistling sound above 35m/h.  the upper
rear edge of the window hits on the bar that seperates the wing window
from the main square one in the door.  by pushing in on that edge from
the outside, the window can be made to shut, but it does not form a good
seal.  i'm assuming that the upper mounting hinge for the window was
bent in the impact that broke the original.  i spent quite a while with
some hefty pliers trying to bend it outwards and towards the front of
the car, but to no avail.

has anyone delt with this issue before?  any advice?  i feel like all
the stress i have put on that little metal piece has caused it to become
looser; it seems to wiggle more than it did, so i'm skeptical of
continuing to bend.  it also dissapears quickly under the
weatherstripping, so i have no idea how it is mounted to the door frame
and if there is anyway to adjust it there.  has anyone ever removed that
hinge?  can the weatherstripping around it be removed without damage?
any other advice as to how to get my window to fit?

Ben.