[ImNoSpaz]

OK, your pic 3 shows differently than what I have. So I assume that metal part does NOT slide in the channel? The glass is new black tint, and is exactly the same size as original.

My channel does not set against anything on the upper end. It's about 3/4 inch away while the screw hole is against the door frame/post. No one ever shows a picture of that part. In other words, when I screw that channel in completely, the top tip of it sits about 3/4 inch away from touching anything.

And when the felt is in, you can see a definite change, but its not getting stuck there, its getting stuck maybe 4-6 inches up from the bottom. I have the channels out right now, so no pictures on that, but here's both windows. Notice the felt is all the way in on the 1 picture. Or is it?

The channels I'm using are new, but the 1 in the pic is used. I'll get a pic of the channel later today.