Anyone have any experience with Grabar
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JR JKU
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Just installed mine and I am very happy with the upgrade. Way better then hanging handles cause they don't get in your side vision. My wife is 5'5" and she gets in to my jeep on 37's no prob.
Install is easy, I used torx head on a socket instead of an allen wrench for quicker install and more leverage.
Also go slow taking out the A pillar bolts and use a needle nose to pull them out so they don't fall behind the plastic.
Great upgrade overall, should save my steering linkage over time since I don't use the steering wheel to get in anymore.
Good Luck!
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Install is easy, I used torx head on a socket instead of an allen wrench for quicker install and more leverage.
Also go slow taking out the A pillar bolts and use a needle nose to pull them out so they don't fall behind the plastic.
Great upgrade overall, should save my steering linkage over time since I don't use the steering wheel to get in anymore.
Good Luck!
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Brankz
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This is $$$$$ correct?
olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
Northridge carries them now. I ordered another set for the white jeep also, got the forum discount.
Brankz
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Like 150 correct?
olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
Yeah, I ordered them and some other stuff. Had to get 250 bucks worth to get the discount.
Brankz
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They look cool. But I think they cost to much for jus a pair of handles
olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
Yeah, I hear you. Some parts cost a lot. I have the stock handles and don't care for them. I think truck lite head lights are over priced, but want a set also.
It is cheaper than a sport cage and a little easier to install.
Remember Brankz JEEP =Just Empty Every Pocket.
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tsamptrail
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Greatest investment I've made for the Jeep. I wish I wouldn't have waited a year to buy them.
wwood
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I considered the Grabar but decided on Quatratec's A-Pillar grab handles for only $19.99:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/14117_000X_B_PG.htm
They install in the upper right and left corners of the windshield and A-Pillar and don't look bad at all. Totally out of the way of your vision and easy to grab to get in/out of the Jeep. My 5'2" wife can easily reach them. We really love them.
The Grabar looks like it might be a problem in a collision. Don't want me or a passenger to get hit in the head with one of those metal bars.
http://www.quadratec.com/products/14117_000X_B_PG.htm
They install in the upper right and left corners of the windshield and A-Pillar and don't look bad at all. Totally out of the way of your vision and easy to grab to get in/out of the Jeep. My 5'2" wife can easily reach them. We really love them.
The Grabar looks like it might be a problem in a collision. Don't want me or a passenger to get hit in the head with one of those metal bars.
tsamptrail
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There are no issues with hitting your head on these. If you hit your head on these then you are not wearing a seat belt or your seat belt failed. I do not even seeing your head hitting these if the entire A-pillar would cave in on a roll over.
TheDuff
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Hmmm, those look an awful lot like the shittybilts I had. If they are in fact the same product, just rebranded, watch out! Ours lasted a couple months, before the material tore off of the ring that the bolts go through to secure it. When my side broke, I almost ate shit. I was then able to walk over to the other side and rip it off with not much force. No more non metal grab bars for me.
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wwood
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OK, glad to hear that. Don't want to see anybody get hurt. Never saw them in person, just from the pics it looked like you might hit one in a collision.
Thanks for the heads up. I just went outside with a flashlight and my reading glasses to examine the QTec grab handles. They look fine, no signs of wear. But they are only a few months old. Don't know who makes them but they are the same company that makes the Mopar grab handles that came with our Jeep. I will definitely keep my eye on them.