Great job man. I need to do exactly this as my wife is always looking for something to hold onto and complaining about it.


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Yeah eveytime someone rides with me they complain about it lol

 

Thats a great idea, I like it!!

 

Those ford handles are available in black, parchment and two different grays i think. The two handles and 4 plugs cost me around $40

 

And when you went to the dealer, you just told them you needed handles? What model is this from?


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Oh no lol the parts guys arent that good. I will post the part numbers, gotta find the box. The ones on my dads 03 super duty are the same just gray.

 

I bought similar grab handles on eBay a few years back. Designed for a Ford Van door. I still haven't installed them, so thanks for the inspiration. 👍

Nice, clean looking interior too, btw.

 

That is a clean install also I like that interior shined up.

 

Thank you

I have too otherwise with it degreased and cleaned its almost chalky lol i cant stand it so i use leather conditioner, i took the pics after i just did it but it usually sucks some of it up and dries a little less glossy

 

Once I can start working on my stuff again...I'll be doing this. These are invaluable if you need to get in with...lets say busted ribs..
Curious if you tried looking at A-pillar mounting at all? Like in a Super Duty or F150(99-up)

 

I added one above the plastic over the door like ScottMoore's in the pic below. My altitude challenged wife uses it all the time. Mine came from the junkyard, out of a Lincoln's back seat iirc (The handle came from the JY, not the wife. I got her at Ace Hardware :toothless). If I had it to do over, I'd probably try to install an A pillar handle like you find in a Super Duty. She says the handle in the SD is easier to use.

I put one on the pass. side.

 

That interior just doesnt let me look at the handles. (Super clean). Great idea on em though.

 

Meguiars makes some great interior dressings also. But that leather conditioner looks great.

 

im using meguiars leather conditioner lol

 

nice job..I've toyed around with the idea of putting these in mine, but I need something a little lower to help climb in...

 

What screws did you use to hold it in place? i need to do this ASAP

 

Problem with the a pillar mount is that the trim sticks out way farther than the a piller, im sure it can be done but would need a lot of shimming behind the plastic trim

 

took a look at a super duty/F150 pillar handle...its built to accommodate the trim vs pillar difference it seems.

 

I don't imagine you've got one Tom but if anybody came across the setup, I'd love to see how the SD handles that gap between body and trim. That's one of the things that made me delay. Too much washer stacking or the like could easily lead to the handle pulling down, warping the metal, etc.

 

well as it turns out, I actually have an expedition/f150 pair I can take off before I scrap the rig. Dad had his one off the super duty here today for me to see. I can get photos soon. Still not ready to do much stretching in a way that will let me get them off yet. Got a few more adjustments before I can say I'm back to the 'normal' I was prior to the wreck. Cant even get a 16.5lbs bag of dog food out of the cart yet. Got it in because I could let it fall in from the higher shelf.
I even have a spare A-pillar trim to screw up on.

 

A-pillar handles usually thread into a reinforced portion of the pillar itself and have just a spacer within the plastic trim to keep it from getting crushed when tightened down.

 

Nice. I can patiently wait to see but... if it's the Ford light grey interior, I'd be interested in picking a set. Regardless, knowledge is really where it's at. Appreciate the coming effort but take your time and don't jack up your healing process. Can't even count how many times I've pushed myself too close toward the end of a long recovery and set myself back into major frustration.

 

@fordbronco1995
did you have any 'in progress' photos while these were going in? or really not much to it as they were installed.? I can see the value of possibly adding both an overhead and an A-pillar. Just sorta here to pick your brain and view photos whilest I heal up.

 

I wish i did and was going to but got caught up on the install and completely forgot lol

 

Heres a simple solution for the a pillar

Go to post #8

Grab Handles - How can it be done? - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks - Grab Handles - How can it be done? - Now that I am using my truck more often, it has come to my passengers attention that the lack of grab handles are a PITA!! Especially my wife! I found a couple of threads that used grab handles from a 1999 Explorer...

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Heres the super duty a pillar handles in a obs ford. Not sure how secure it is but looks kinda funky, the superduty door opening is larger and those handles seem like they would impede a passenger being able to get in the cab. Plus it doesnt fit the best with the pillar trim. Gotta also remember the vent window wont be functional, so to me the handle above the door looks the most proper to me

Added grab handle to OBS B-pillar

I read a few threads about adding an explorer handle to the OBS but to me it never looked very good or like it belonged and nobody seemed to be able to add one to the B-pillar...so i when and added one what do you guys think? It sits pretty dang flush considering its from a super duty except...

www.powerstroke.org

 

This is the thread that gave me the inspiration

How to: Grab Handles for the OBS

Originally Posted:7/14/11 Here's a little write-up about something that rarely gets elaborated on. Adding grab handles to an OBS.. One common beef that passengers have always had about my truck is that it's too hard to get into. My truck isn't crazy tall although it sits on 35s, it seems to...

www.powerstroke.org

 

This is the thread that gave me the inspiration

How to: Grab Handles for the OBS

Originally Posted:7/14/11 Here's a little write-up about something that rarely gets elaborated on. Adding grab handles to an OBS.. One common beef that passengers have always had about my truck is that it's too hard to get into. My truck isn't crazy tall although it sits on 35s, it seems to...

www.powerstroke.org

hmm..I think I'm going to give that try..

 

FSB has a few threads on these too. We have been around a while.

Grab handle threads:
anyone ever install "holy chit" handles?
Spare tire and interior handle issue
OOOOO Sh*t handles?
Any handles available for assisting entry

 

 

Thanks for the inspiration, I definitely need to do this. At 6'1", I don't think twice about hopping in, but nearly all passenger I have (especially my lady friends) are fumbling around trying to find a grab handle until either they remember, or I remind them, that there isn't one. And I only have 32" tires.

 

your supposed to help them up in it lol

 

Oh don't worry, I do!

 

Looks great. Nice clean install. Ive been planning on doing that, but was thinking of using the windshield pillars similar to the Econoline E series vans, but now you've given me another option. What was the approx cost you paid for the grab hsndles from the dealer ??Thx

 

i got them a little cheaper through work but i think normal cost on the handles were $15 each and the plugs were $4 each i believe. My cost through work i got the two handles and 4 plugs for right at $40. Thats with a 10% mark up and tax