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I have a lot of people complain about how much of a pain in the ass it is to get in the pass side. Especially my dad lol. Well i sourced some new factory ford black grab handles through my local dealer and my dad helped me get them installed this morning. Used some metal nut inserts that use a tool to grab the threads and expand the insert on the back side of the metal securing it in place, the rear hole of the grab handle uses a hole that was already there on both sides just had to be drilled larger for the nut insert. I mocked up the grab handles once the rear nut inserts were installed to mark and drill the front nut insert holes. We took some masking tape and aligned the edge of the tape along the indentation on the headliner that was left from the plastic trim. Stuck a pick through the front upper trim hole and then marked the two nut inserts and transferred the tape to the trim to mark and drill the holes. Since there is a air gap between the trim and nut inserts i ended up using flange nuts that were approx 3/8” thick. I put the flange of the spacer nut towards the trim, that way when the handle bolts get tightened they will slightly pull the trim in but then stop when the spacer nut gets compressed. They turned out great and are super solid. Ended up installing one on both sides.