Reviews for American Trail Products Front Billet Aluminum Grab Handles with Matching Brackets for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK
ATP has a very nice grab bar and I do not have any issues with the handles. I do have an issue with the install. I tried it their way step by step. I had a problem lining up the upper bolt and spacer and handle and the hole. Then I tried putting the upper bolt and spacer with the handle on first . I had issues with the short bolt and spacer alignment and hole that way. So what worked the best for me is as follows. STEP 1: remove factory hardware. STEP 2: run the short and long bolts into their respective holes and then remove them. This should clean out any material left by the factory bolts and easier to install the new bolts and spacers in step 3. STEP 3: install ONLY the handle and short bolt and short spacer. Leave it loose at this time. STEP 4: install the long bolt and the long spacer with the block connector. Leave it loose at this time. STEP 5: connect the block connector to the handle. Align the farthest hole in the handle with the corresponding hole in the block connector and use a M6 x 1 x 30 bolt. Do not fully tighten. Align the back holes and use M6 x 1 x 30 bolt for it and tighten both at this time. STEP 6: Tighten the short bolt and spacer then tighten the longer bolt and spacer. Do not over tighten but recheck all bolts. That is what worked the best for me!
What a great product! It came very well packaged, so the finish remained flawless. the included hardware is of the top quality as well! During instillation, I ran a tap through the hole to remove the factory thread locking sealant as to not marr the new allen screws. The fitment is very precise, and secure as heck!
Great product and quality! Installation was a challenge but I did what James H suggested and that was much better. I would recommend this product to everyone. It works great and looks great too.
While the passenger side grip went on with little to no problem, had problem lining up the upper bolt on the drivers side. Finally after playing with it, made some progress. Item is of excellent quality, just wish the spacers allowed for more flexibility when installing.
The actual product itself is without a doubt 5 stars. It came extremely well packaged, directions were clear, and they installed without any issue.
Since Quadratec didn't carry the grey color rear handles, I ordered directly from ATP. That was December 5th. I'm still waiting and to date, they have answered none of my e-mails.
They were well packaged and fast delivery. The gray is more a blue metallic gray so it will not match your interior. There were ruff tooling marks on the surface. The black and white pictures in the instructions were so dark you could not make out what they were showing. Couldn’t start the 6mm screw into the handle from the side you’re supposed too . Had to start them from the back side of the handle and screw them all the way through to cut new threads so I could install block on the front side. The fitment is poor on the pillars on the jeep. Takes way more than a hour to install. Recommend installing 8mm screws first to clean out threaded holes. Not worth the $130.00 you spend on them. Calling there tech support on the fitment issue.
Ordered the green handle so that they would almost match my hyper green paint. The ones I received were nearly olive drab green. I didn't install them. However, I can says that the product is very solid. Good study construction. I may sand them and re-paint.