speedy64vw

Those ones on eBay are $50 plus $20-25 to ship! They really don't look like they are very strong, because one side is only using a ss hose clamp... I would rather make some and maybe spend the same amount, but would be much nicer handles!

BIG_Steve

I made some like the ones on eBay using an old push mower handle. Bolted to the a pillar and a hose clamp on the roll bar.
You can hang off the things and they don’t move.
They don’t interfere with the soft top surrounds either.

speedy64vw

That's what I'm talkin about Steve! That's looks really good man! I will have to keep a look out for a mower now...

OscarTheJeep

These are the ones I bought.
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I couldn't really tell how they attach to the roll bar. The listing states, " 2 stainless steel clamp colar". It doesn't sound like a ss hose clamp to me, but it might be.

I paid $55 including shipping. By the time I bought the materials and made them, it's only like $20 more to buy them ready to install.

Sorry about this clickable link thing. This is the first and only forum I'm a member of where it's prohibitted. Again. Sorry.

speedy64vw

Are the handles strong enough to hang from or pull your body weight into the jeep all day long... I just don't want something that's going to become loose and break on me while pulling myself or a passenger into my Jeep? Thanks for the info and pics

rhmiller

I ordered the JK-RiGrip yesterday. I will try to post my thoughts and a few images when I get installed.

Chispas

Once you have them installed please tell me what you think and how you like them,
I have the Velcro ones that attach to the roll bar it is funny watching people try to grab it and it slides on them. I hope no one gets hurt...

OscarTheJeep

I received my JK-RIGripII grab handles a couple days ago. Yesterday I got a chance to install them. For anybody who may be interested in purchasing these, here is my experience with them.

The quality doesn't seem to be much better than something you could probably make yourself. I'm not saying they're bad. They just look like something someone made in their basement. For example, they appear to be sprayed with some sort of rattle can paint, not a high quality finish.

The bolts they sent me didn't fit. The driver's side threaded right in, but was bearly long enough and the passenger's side wasn't. I ended up going to Lowes and buying two M8x1.25 70mm bolts. They worked perfect and look better than the cap screws in my opinion.

Finally, the install instructions call for you to unzip the sport bar covering and slide the handles up agains the steel sport bar, but I found this fit extremely poor. I actually cut a couple small slits in the sport bar covering and then installed the grab handles.

Overall, I'm happy with them. Even though the install didn't go as smoothly as it should have, they're very, very solid. I can grab ahold of the handle and rock the whole Jeep and they don't budge. Just what I was looking for.

blw

Thanks for the info! If you can post a few pics that would be cool.

OscarTheJeep

Here you can see how the cheap paint scratched off easily.





The shinny bolts are the ones I picked up from Lowes. The original fasteners were black allen head cap screws. I personally like the ones I picked up from Lowes better.