Vehicle door on-door off mounting arrangement

An arrangement for precise mounting of a vehicle door hinge assembly, comprising a door hinge pined to a body hinge, between a vehicle body mounting surface and a door flange to achieve precise door and body alignment, said arrangement comprising:

• a door flange, with inner and outer surfaces, having upper and lower transversely elongated clearance slots of predetermined length with their centers located on a vertical axis of symmetry, said slots vertically spaced a predetermined dimension for receiving attachment screws of a door hinge web adapted for mounting to said outer surface, and a rectangular tab opening in said flange symmetrically disposed on said axis intermediate said slots, a locator pin, said flange having a clearance aperture adapted for receiving said locator pin;
• a tapping plate having a base, a thermosetting film adhesive on one mating face of said base adapted for flush contact with said flange inner surface, said tapping plate base formed with upper and lower bores, a central resilient retaining tab lanced from said base adapted to resiliently hook-over an edge of said rectangular tab opening, so as to urge said plate face in flush sliding contact with said flange inner surface, together with said locator pin projecting through said flange clearance aperture;
• said locator pin being received in said clearance aperture, said door hinge is loose fitted to said flange outer surface by a hinge screw extending through each clearance slot for reception in an associated tapping plate bore, whereby said resilient tab allows said tapping plate and said door hinge to adjustably slide on said flange for precise alignment of the door and body panel;
• whereby
• upon said hinge screws being tightened, said film adhesive is subjected to a predetermined curing temperature which bonds said tapping plate face to said flange inner surface, and whereby said locator pin and said clearance aperture establishing a location of said door hinge for the precise re-mounting of the door.