ULOS2A6

Items needed
I have 2 other vehicles (2014 Police Interceptor and a 2015 Silverado) with grab handles and they are very useful. I had a stroke 2 years ago and still have some weakness. The grab handles help me enter and exit my vehicles. I had owned a Police car installation shop for 24 years and we installed about anything you could imagine. I had many talented installers working for me. I have been involved with custom car modifications since 1978
So how hard could a simple grab handle be?
I wish show you how I did it. It had to look factory or I wouldn’t do it
PS —The photos are out of order Please start with the bottom photo
ITEMS NEEDED
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Line up grab handle inline with tweeter and screw hole behind the airbag cap. Drill an 1/8” hole through the a pillar molding. Top and bottom Do this with the A pillar molding removed. Then mount the molding back on and driill pilot marks w Using the molding as a guide. Remove molding to drill the A pillar


drill pilot holes to 3/8”. Use a uninitiated to get a perfect hole

Install nutserts with a correct tool


Hot glue spacers on backside of A pillar molding. This will keep the plastic from deforming when tightened


Put molding back on, line up the parts, tighten and you have a grab handle!

Hardware
1-Atwood grab handle from Amazon. Light gray ( they say white but it is light gray or Black
2–1/4-20 nutserts or rivnuts with the appropriate install tool

3–Two 1/4-20 2inch bolts with tapered heads
4–Two 1 inch spacers or bushings

Atwood grab handle about 10 dollars
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sleeper

Very clean job.. Nice work,

geg

Wow! very cool!
And an urgent need.
I love my car, but 2 flaws make me sad for real.
1. Lack of grab handle for passengers;
2. Lack of towing loops front and rear.
Someone told me that these are features of the American car culture. Along with red turn signals, alternativeless automatic transmissions and leather covers.

Oldblue

Very clean install, thank you for sharing and taking the time to post the how to , with photos.