Buyer Beware: KTJO 4X4 Driver's Side Grab Handles w/ A Pillars, HUD, and Bowl Lights

Morning everyone, how are we today?

 

Good!

 

Trying to kindle something here.

 

LOL

 

It’s a pretty accurate projection of the beach party where I invite everyone to drink beer and watch my grab handle effigy burn.

 

Beach party sounds good.

 

I'll bring the deer meat, playing cards and domino's (double twelves)

 

Why haven’t I seen mention those that used a Dorman m6 clip that it pushes it out? I mean the clip is about 1/2” above the bracket because of that “self centering”. Without the dorman clip the panel sits in place nicely (haven’t gotten to the bolts so just talking about the panel itself). Now I have to get another clip that’s more like the original or something that sites flat on the bracket and not raised

 

I have been wondering how much space is back there between the trim and clips in general, and given the attention to detail, how many threads are sticking out once snugged up.

I used the supplied nutplate though. The centering prong on the Dorman nutplate should compress as you tighten it.

 

Also the foam ppl keep mentioning. It peeled up no problem but needed some new sticky so I did a quick mist of 3m adhesive on the back of the foam tape then reapplied

 

I think the back of the panel (where the bolt goes) sits right on the bracket. So with the dormwn clip it pushes the whole panel out. I can see how that and design/alignment issues already can make it harder and/or not suck up completely in place. I just don’t see how tighten will compress it completely flat against the bracket… at least in the [ side

 

It should go at least as flat as the base metal gauge since the centering part is punched out of it.


But yeah, design issues are there.

 

I'd love to see the poll results but I can't see them if I don't vote and I can't vote because I didn't buy one but this thread is interesting and I truly hope each of you get an acceptable product/refund for your troubles. I know it's a run-on sentence but that's where I'm at. So Tony...how about an option for 'just wants to see poll results'?
Best of luck to all of you.

 

I hate when we can't see results without voting. I have the viewing option checked:

 

Thank you both, I've never noticed that

 

Hahaha! It's all good.

 

So, as of right now, the tracking says "in transit" from OR since the 4th, scheduled to be delivered today...
I have a feeling that it won't arrive for another while...

 

USPS........15 days to get from Ranier, OR to Augusta, Ga......