they bolt right in. perfect fit. just make sure you have someone or something to hold the gate up so it doesn't drop on your head when you're not paying attention lol

 

Sounds like you had that experience yourself. lol
I have a tree in my yard that I can back right up too and a thick branch is about the height of the rear hatch opened so that should work...... I hope. They were shipped this morning so I should get them tomorrow or Friday. I will let you guys know how it goes. I will count the number of times profanity was used, then rate it on a level of difficulty scale based on that number.

 

They showed up yesterday. They are brand new, but not in the actual packaging so no instructions. 2 bolts on each side is pretty self explanatory. Got them done in about 10 minutes. Most of the time was spent removing the old ones. Only used 2 cuss words and that's because I wasn't using the right tool for the job. So $23, here in 2 days, and 10 mins of work and I have a functioning rear hatch. I am happy and when I go camping or fishing I will really enjoy the hatch that stay's open.