UPDATE :( Odd tailgate difference between 2022-2023 model years

[DylanM]

FYI parts were delivered and I cannot install

Apparently I'm a doofus and didn't realize that there was no threaded insert for the bolt to screw into. My quick glance assumed the part would fit using the black bolt higher up, but nope. The plate fits in the area, but where the Torx bolt is on the tan jeep is just a solid plate on the blue jeep. I could drill it out, but I have a feeling that would just leave a hole with no threaded insert behind it. Will look into fabricating a plate extension to maybe use the black nut seen in the blue jeep photo...but that may interfere with tailgate closure.

Dead end for now.

There's access to the cavity behind the bracket from under the bottom corner of the bed. If there's no nut already present, a helper with small hands should be able to easily sneak a nut up in there for the mount bolt. Alternatively, you could install a rivnut.

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[LouisvEarlleJT]

You could probably get a zip-tie around the hinge and accomplish the same end, if you wanted to avoid having to figure out a mounting location for the plate.