It should be noted the 1968 wires were installed differently...different plant and year
Well yes. Not to confuse a '67, a '68 and a '69 install? It would be merely a curiosity to see who was a more retarded assembly line? It's probably a 50/50 thing whether or not the workers just had an attitude about, "we'll install it any way we want to, so don't tell us how to do our job", or whether or not they were even given installation instructions?
The '68s were installed, more correctly as opposed to not even close at San Jose. Might have had to do something with the work/release program from the local prison? I can't speak for the '69s but even if they are right, it took three years to work it out? How long did it take to get the lug nuts right?
Still, if you install the wire so it works like it should, then that's wrong as originally delivered. What to do, what to do? Wrong thinking is right thinking or is it right thinking is wrong thinking? Plus now the Judges are going to have a dial caliper or a digital one?