Sneak Peek: A-Pillar Grab Handles for 4th Gen Tacoma (by Carlimeki) – What Do You Want to See?

[chippy]

I’m perfectly fine with one to match the passenger side as long as I can put my JBL grill on with its tweeter. However I’m not fat so yah just the match will be great. Did I say I’m also in good health and not fat?

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[max911]

Quit calling it a 'grab handle' if you can't grab it with your hand.

 

[ixo]

i feel like there's a lot of negativity in this thread, considering homeboy is trying to fix an inherent flaw.

I would love an actual grab handle. not another "grab nub" that toyota gave us.

Me, personally? I want this:

and would be willing to pay $150 USD for an OEMish version.

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[AZTaco]

i feel like there's a lot of negativity in this thread, considering homeboy is trying to fix an inherent flaw.

I would love an actual grab handle. not another "grab nub" that toyota gave us.

Me, personally? I want this:

and would be willing to pay $150 USD for an OEMish version.

You are loved.

That looks like billet aluminum. If they did that with a black anodize finish, that might work. Still need to modify the driver's pillar panel... and make the oem speaker fit.

 

[CyberTaco]

i feel like there's a lot of negativity in this thread, considering homeboy is trying to fix an inherent flaw.

I would love an actual grab handle. not another "grab nub" that toyota gave us.

Me, personally? I want this:

and would be willing to pay $150 USD for an OEMish version.

You are loved.

This is the type of handle we need. Something we can actually hold on to assist getting in the truck.

 

[tgrneal]

guys, i'm pretty sure I read them say they're creating the finger groove first. Then they'd be creating the full-on handle later. I get the frustration but some of y'all need to chill lol if you don't like it don't buy it. Its not that serious.

 

[Toyotimothy]

guys, i'm pretty sure I read them say they're creating the finger groove first. Then they'd be creating the full-on handle later. I get the frustration but some of y'all need to chill lol if you don't like it don't buy it. Its not that serious.

You’re right it’s not that serious. No company that develops or sells products listens to the customer anymore. They said that if you want the real grab handle that you have to buy this nub in order to apply the real handle onto it. I saw their design. It sucks and doesn't look at all oem. This person or individuals who are asking for feedback already had their minds made up what they were manufacturing before they started asking. Otherwise they would have listened because all the feedback I read said that Tacoma owners wanted a real grab handle that looked oem and not another nub (which is useless) and not something that looks tacked on (which is what their final real grab handle looks like) there was a lot of negative feedback from a lot of people on here when they released the images.
Might have been a different thread but it’s the same company and the same crap that they said they were going to make. I won’t buy it. Nope I am waiting until a real company listens to real people that are actually going to spend real money for a product that people have been begging for. I personally am sick of companies like this one that are constantly asking for feedback and not listening. Then expecting everyone to buy the crap they produce. So I understand why people on here are negative.

 

[Toyotimothy]

guys, i'm pretty sure I read them say they're creating the finger groove first. Then they'd be creating the full-on handle later. I get the frustration but some of y'all need to chill lol if you don't like it don't buy it. Its not that serious.

Here you go in case you missed it:

 

[VBFD Taco]

I'm still waiting for the FINAL final product before deciding if this is worth it. Don't know if its going to look right with the after thought add on.

 

[AspenThicket]

I just want the poverty edition without the speaker cut out...LOL

 

[AZTaco]

Adding a grab handle to a pillar panel with a nub means the grab handle will have to be larger in order to have adequate finger clearance. Absolute no-go. Nobody is going to want a big bulky grab handle.

 

[bobbyburnout]

Is there a way to transfer the speaker grill that says “JBL” to this product?

 

[JimScotty0]

My son just installed my new handle yesterday. The original had the JBL speaker grill connected by melted plastic points on the ends instread of them using the screws in the holes. He tried to use the screw holes in the new handle, but they didn't line up to be of any use. What he did was to dremmel them down to the main surface area and had them attached just by the clips in the handle which do match and hold. That didn't provide enough to keep the speaker in place due to the amount materials behind the speaker that would push it outward.

The solution was to continue to use the clips, and then to seal around the entire inside housing area with black silicone. After a day of curing, it worked perfectly and no silicone can be seen in the grill area or anywhere outside. The handle does provide a good grip for supporting you to enter and exit the vehicle and it looks great. It all matches just like the factory one on the passenger side.

It would be nice if the screw holes on the new handle matched up with the OEM JBL speaker assembly, but other than that, all is good with a few extra hours of work.

I have said I wanted a full handle and not just a grab handle, but in the end I do find that it does provide a good enough grip to assist with entering and leaving the vehicle and worth the effort.

 

[MustardTiger]

Interested in this...does anyone have pictures of swapping the JBL speaker grill? It's an absolute no-go for me unless it perfectly matches

 

[JimScotty0]

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the process, but both speaker assemblies do match perfectly with the exception of the screw holes in the rear which weren't used during my replacement. We used black silicone to ensure the grill was held in place besides the plastic spring clips that did align perfecly, but just weren't effective alone to keep the speaker grill in place. You will need to dremmel off the OEM melted plastic which was used in the screw holes by Toyota to get the grill removed from the panel. Not sure why Toyota didn't use screws. Really not that hard a process and the final result is a well fitting match with the passenger side.

If you don't want to go through with the process I will say that the replacement handle's speaker grill is very well made and does match the Toyota panel with only the JBL lettering missing.

Here are some photos of the handle panel, speaker, and some of my front cab enhancements.

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