Reviews for American Trail Products Front Billet Aluminum Grab Handles with Black Brackets for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK
The attachments are solid and the handle is perfectly machined for a good fit when you grab it. It's comfy. The best feature is the overall engineering regarding positioning. It's convenient, effective and out of the way. Very nicely done. The red is as shown, no issue here.
You would think that they would be a very quick and simple installation. Overall they are, but it's a pain to have to take the entire sun visor and plastic cover off to get it installed. Good news you only are ever going to have to install the one set. They are extremely durable and not likely to ever fail.
Color, multi point attachment
Worth every penny. Beautifully crafted. Engineered to give maximum functionality without compromising your visual site lines.
Easy install and rock solid.
What a difference these make and they look stunning. These grab handles are solid and well machined. The red color is a little more pale than the image suggested but the still look amazing. For me they were very worth the money as they changed how we get into the lifted Jeep. I highly recommend these very solid and comfortable handles. Use caution removing the screws from the horizontal mounting locations as many others have said as you can drop it down the A-Pillar cover and fishing it out is tough. Also use patience when threading the new screws as they can be cross threaded if not careful. Once they are in though, they are fantastic and don’t block any views.
I bought the orange ones for the best visibility. More of a orange/copper color. The finish was a bit marred on one side on both (minor scratches) probably due to handling. The install is straight forward but takes a while since you are working blind trying to find the holes once the black metal sleeves on over the bolts. Be careful not to drop the screw that needs to be removed from the vertical trim on the A pillars. It can easily fall into the open channel behind the trim piece when removing it. Takes a lot of fiddling around to get the new ones started. The vertical bolt goes in first but keep it pretty loose so you can get the horizontal one in on a slight angle. Once in they are very solid and look very good.
Installed a pair of red ones in our 2018 JK. The install isn’t complicated - two bolts on each side to be removed - but I would be prepared to be patient. I might have just been unlucky but there are only 4 bolts and each one fought me every step of the way. It took about two hours total with a judicious amount of thread lube, a good amount of patience and good tunes on the radio. The bolts you remove are chamfered while the new bolts that come with the handles aren’t and I think that’s probably what makes them a bit trickier to start properly without cross-threading. Once started right they thread easily enough and are solid when snugged down. Maybe the colors vary - previous comment said they were more of a rose color but mine are bright red; very much like the pictures on the web site and like I expected. I think they’re in a more natural spot for pulling yourself in and out versus the ones I have on the roll bar. They’re also in a convenient spot when I’m standing on the rock rails with the doors open and removing or installing the Freedom Top panels. They’re not cheap, but I think they look great and feel very well made. I’d buy them again and recommend them.
Just finished installing these bad boys and am already extremely satisfied with them. We’ll see over time how they hold up, but you can tell that they are super sturdy and look amazing to boot. I got them in red to match my seat covers and I couldn’t be happier with the way they look. Contrary to one of the other reviews I would hardly call it a rose metallic, just a regular red metallic, which is exactly what I was looking for. The photo I’ve uploaded is an accurate example of their appearance. Great product.
Install was easy. Solid as a rock. Use the replacement bolts to get the thread locker out of the factory holes first and they install with no issues.