Dave, did you find the job went so much smoother for the new harnesses? Do they come with the pins already loose from the connector? Splicing the old ones and reusing them took a lot of time, especially that mine were once before spliced by someone else. I definitely spent way too much time replacing the ground straps inside the old hinges.

Thank you for the compliment on the photo. I wish it went to the point of answering the up-down play question. I noodled the top bolt out of the tailgate past the door seal on the first side, then elected to take the time to remove part of the tailgate door seal on the final side, but still the alignment didn't present a problem, or maybe I'd better go out and take another look, when its warmer.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore