Slide door temporary setting jig for vehicle paintwork or interior work

A vehicle slide door temporary setting jig comprising:

• an attachment frame having a fixed end removably connectable to a center pillar of a vehicle body and a free end opposite the fixed end;
• a non-parallel linkage pivotally connected to the free end of the attachment frame for undergoing pivotal movement in a horizontal plane, the linkage including a pair of laterally spaced link levers pivotally connected at one end to the free end of the attachment frame by means of link pins;
• a slide door attachment seat pivotally connected to an end of the linkage remote from the free end of the attachment frame, the slide door attachment seat being removably connectable to a slide door;
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• a door position holding mechanism for holding the slide door in a desired angular position relative to the vehicle body, the door position holding mechanism having an end extension of one of the link levers projecting beyond an associated one of the link pins, an arcuate guide member pivotally connected at one end to the free end of the attachment frame and configured to define a path of movement of a tip end portion of the end extension as the one link lever turns about the associated link pin, and a resilient member acting between the free end of the attachment frame and the arcuate guide member and resiliently urging the arcuate guide member against the tip end portion of the end extension.