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VF Ute No Grab Handle ?

Johnsy

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Hello Strangers

I have a Vf storm ute 2014 model.I am sick of my passengers ;) mentioning there is no grab handle inside. It didn't bother me until i had a few cans and the wife drove me home and i went to grab the handle. ( our SS wagon has a front passenger handle )

Feeling the pain of my poor suffering passengers i went to Holden to buy one and ask them to put it in. They recoiled in horror and sent me packing.. I asked why doesn't it have one was it cost cutting? It is a SV6 Storm not an omega i think it deserves one. Isn't all the front ends of the VF built the same on the Zeta platform since the VE was born ?

Please correct me so i can go to a different Holden or perhaps get a panel beater to attach it ?

Cheers Guys and Gals

Any pics of VF Utes with a front passenger handle will help my cause :)
 

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You talking about the one above you on the roof? Just get a part number and order one in... fit it yourself lol (I assume it has the holes for it ready).
 

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Hi Adza,
Yes mate the one above your head on the left if your the front passenger. I can order it but holden seem to think it wont have the holes in the body.
 

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It's referred to as the 'Jesus Handle' and the VE Utes onwards don't have them.

Neither do they have the bracket under the roof lining to fit one.

There was a thread on one of the other forums about 7 or 8 years ago detailing the procedure one owner went through to fit one.


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yes the old Jesus handle or it has been known by many common swear words ;) That's a shame as the sedans and wagons have them and a ute being lighter in the ass end should deserve it more. My father in law has troubles getting out without one so i use the wagon with him but its become an annoying issue ive held onto.. Thanks for the heads up i will try to find the old thread and have a bo-peep at it. sorry if i upset other ute owners who were blissfully unaware of this trivial issue ;)
 

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It's not trivial mate, I looked into it myself years back as my father-in-law needed one to get in and out of my Ute.

It's doable but a pain in the bum, obviously Holden doesn't believe people with mobility issues should be driving around in Utes.


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cheers mate, when i said trivial i meant because i was focused on the issue. Yes mobility issues obviously aren't an issue for Holden or my father in law who has a new knee and is getting his second one in another year.
thanks again Panhead.
 

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Maybe something to do with the curtain airbags fitted where the handle would go?
VF misses out on the lockable glove box that the earlier models had.
 

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Hi Savvy,

Thats what i thought also with the curtain airbags, but my VF wagon has a grab handle for all three window passengers with the same airbags :/
 

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Weight saving. Because race-ute.

Or, there was probably a box to tick for a $1000 option for a grab handle.
 
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