My DIY A-Pillar Grab Handle Install

[SubmarineNuke]

What's wrong with these - they don't interfere with the Airbags and are nice and soft for your noggin (I know because I graze this every time I get in and out)? Also - not terribly expensive and use the available 'Accessory Ready' screws.

My question exactly. I have blue/black ones, and bought my sister red/black.

I need to special order some blue/white ones for my Wildtrak.

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[VoltageDrop]

If you’re in a wreck, well… let’s just say you better have your will made out and/or a good Long Term Care insurance policy.

Shouldn't the airbag deploy in front of the handle if his body is likely to head that direction?

 

[tobyw]

Appreciate all of the constructive criticism, feedback, and even the snarky comments

I do shudder to think about all of those "claymore" face ripper-offer devices that have been around for the JK Wrangler platform for like 15 years... Sheesh, what was I thinking...

 

[SuperDave150]

Shouldn't the airbag deploy in front of the handle if his body is likely to head that direction?

Yeah maybe but there are limits.

If anyone wants to volunteer to do a live test of this then I’ve also got a bulletproof vest idea I need a volunteer to test.

 

[330SMG]

I'm old and fat, and when Ford targeted the JL Wrangler platform as a direct competitor, they missed what is perhaps the single most important thing for old and fat guys like me... a proper grab handle to hoist myself in and out of the darn thing I get the side curtain airbags are for safety and that trumps entry/egress ergonomics, but they really could have taken a few more hours and come up with something. Heck I'm just an old pharmer, and I did...

Was a step too hard to install? Besides butchering the interiors you made a sever concussion point.

 

[Ground_zero298]

I like it. Nice job. Don’t worry about the simple minded comments. They just like to hate. Makes them feel important. Pretty much means “man that’s sweet and I don’t have one”. It’s really the ultimate compliment.

That’s also a great oh shit point for emergency grabs.

 

[Bugkillah]

Consider this v1.0

Now, use it as a template for a softer material, but same mounting points.

 

[Headsong]

Was a step too hard to install? Besides butchering the interiors you made a sever concussion point.

Some pipe insulation would fix that,, mostly.

 

[Bronco Bax]

Please buy a dremel

 

[Gassyjack]

A leather loop mounted to the top bolt location would probably work too. I might try that.

 

[330SMG]

Some pipe insulation would fix that,, mostly.

So that would allow the curtain airbag to function correctly? Lol
This is just awful and dangerous.

 

[GPPBronco]

I like it. Nice job. Don’t worry about the simple minded comments. They just like to hate. Makes them feel important. Pretty much means “man that’s sweet and I don’t have one”. It’s really the ultimate compliment.

That’s also a great oh shit point for emergency grabs.

Is it simple-minded to point out a potential injury point that may have gone overlooked by the OP? Or, at the very least could go overlooked by less mechanically-inclined “simple” minds reading this thread? As simpletons, we can’t all be as certain that a mix of luck/ignorance will keep us safe in a collision.

 

[Fivefingerheist]

Those are decent but in the wrong location to hoist yourself in. We have those too. Only good for hanging your arm while you drive.

I am 5'8" and my wife is around 5'6" I use mine to lift myself up, and give stability as I put my foot on the rock slider to enter the cab. And so does she. Works perfectly fine for both of us.

I can see an issue if you have arm/shoulder problems. Or as our friend here puts it 'OLD AN FAT'

 

[Ground_zero298]

Is it simple-minded to point out a potential injury point that may have gone overlooked by the OP? Or, at the very least could go overlooked by less mechanically-inclined “simple” minds reading this thread? As simpletons, we can’t all be as certain that a mix of luck/ignorance will keep us safe in a collision.

It’s a car. The whole things a potential injury point.

 

[Rjacks258]

I am 5'8" and my wife is around 5'6" I use mine to lift myself up, and give stability as I put my foot on the rock slider to enter the cab. And so does she. Works perfectly fine for both of us.

I can see an issue if you have arm/shoulder problems. Or as our friend here puts it 'OLD AN FAT'

As far as location, it is in the wrong location for me. I like it forward more. As it is when I sit in the drivers seat, I am further back than the B pillar. Therefore the hanging strap is too far rearward to hoist me forward and up. And I am left handed, so I reach out and pull forward and up. My wife is the same. She’s right handed. How I have always done it with trucks that allow it. No fat man here, nice try. I am 5’10” 190, 34” waist. Small beer belly maybe on a bad day.

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