Abstract A hinge rotatably connecting a paintable closure panel to a closure panel jamb of a vehicle body panel of a motor vehicle and enabling temporary extending motion of the hinge from a retracted position to an extended position, spacing the paintable closure panel away from the vehicle body panel during assembly to allow the painting of the paintable closure panel and the clousre panel jamb. A reinforcement plate mounts to the vehicle body panel and has a pair of slots and a retaining pin hole. A body hinge plate has a pair of rivets that are slideably received by the slots of the reinforcement plate to permit slideable movement of the body hinge plate relative to the reinforcement plate. A gate side strap of the hinge is mounted to the paintable closure panel. A hinge pin hingedly connects the gate side strap to the body hinge plate enabling rotation of the paintable closure panel. A retaining pin temporarily installed in a retaining pin hole in the body hinge plate and the aligned retaining pin hole in the reinforcement plate retains the hinge in the extended position spacing the paintable closure panel from the vehicle body panel to allow for painting of the paintable closure panel and the closure panel jamb. A pair of securing bolts mounts the body hinge plate to the vehicle body panel for retaining the hinge in the retracted position after painting and removal of the retaining pin.
A hinge for rotatably connecting a paintable closure panel to a closure panel jamb of a vehicle body panel of a motor vehicle and also to enable temporary extending motion of the hinge from a retracted position to an extended position spacing the paintable closure panel away from the vehicle body panel during assembly to allow the painting of the paintable closure panel and the closure panel jamb, the hinge comprising: a body side strap having a reinforcement plate and a body hinge plate; the reinforcement plate mounted to the vehicle body panel, the reinforcement plate having a horizontal and a vertical leg, said vertical leg defining a pair of slots and a retaining pin hole; the body hinge plate having a horizontal and a vertical arm, said vertical arm receiving a pair of rivets that are slideably received by the slots of the reinforcement plate to permit slideable movement of the body hinge plate relative to the reinforcement plate, the body hinge plate vertical arm having a retaining pin hole aligned with the retaining pin hole in the reinforcement plate when the hinge is in the extended position; a gate side strap mounted to the paintable closure panel; a hinge pin hingedly connecting the gate side strap to the body side strap to enable rotation of the paintable closure panel in relation to the vehicle body panel; a retaining, pin received by the retaining pin holes in the vertical leg of the reinforcement plate and the vertical arm of the body hinge plate for retaining the hinge in the extended position spacing the paintable closure panel from the vehicle body panel to allow for painting of the paintable closure panel and the closure panel jamb; and a pair of securing bolts mounting the horizontal leg of the reinforcement plate and the horizontal arm of the body hinge plate to the vehicle body panel for retaining the hinge in the retracted position after painting.
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A hinge for rotatably connecting a paintable closure panel to a closure panel jamb of a vehicle body panel of a motor vehicle and also to enable temporary extending motion of the hinge from a retracted position to an extended position spacing the paintable closure panel away from the vehicle body panel during assembly to allow the painting of the paintable closure panel and the closure panel jamb, the hinge comprising: a body side strap having a reinforcement plate and a body hinge plate; the reinforcement plate mounted to the vehicle body panel, the reinforcement plate having a horizontal and a vertical leg, said vertical leg defining a pair of slots and a retaining pin hole; the body hinge plate having a horizontal and a vertical arm, said vertical arm receiving a pair of rivets that are slideably received by the slots of the reinforcement plate to permit slideable movement of the body hinge plate relative to the reinforcement plate, the body hinge plate vertical arm having a retaining pin hole aligned with the retaining pin hole in the reinforcement plate when the hinge is in the extended position; a gate side strap mounted to the paintable closure panel; a hinge pin hingedly connecting the gate side strap to the body side strap to enable rotation of the paintable closure panel in relation to the vehicle body panel; a retaining, pin received by the retaining pin holes in the vertical leg of the reinforcement plate and the vertical arm of the body hinge plate for retaining the hinge in the extended position spacing the paintable closure panel from the vehicle body panel to allow for painting of the paintable closure panel and the closure panel jamb; and a pair of securing bolts mounting the horizontal leg of the reinforcement plate and the horizontal arm of the body hinge plate to the vehicle body panel for retaining the hinge in the retracted position after painting.