Grab Handles Anyone?

[BENTLEYBOY]

XLVGG I feel for you. Take your time. I replaced all the grab handles on my 99 LS with stainless and all I can tell you is to get some deep sockets and extentions if you are going to put top rails on as well. They look great and work well when you are done. One tip I can remember is to use stepped up washers on the underside as well as some 1/2" pieces of plywood pre-drilled to accept the threaded studs. This helps to distribute the load while making certain the fasteners are tight.

[brentsmiley]

Mine are all grungy looking but I too have had a real problem finding new ones. As far as loose one, they are brutal to get to, the angle is horrible. I have to pull my front seats off for recovering and that should make it a bit easier to reach up the gunwale.

Other than pulling the seats in front, I don't have any great ideas on how to lock those things down. Tell you one thing though, I'm replacing the nuts with locking wax ones when I have the seats off. I'm only doing this once.