drivers handle

russ257 · Post by **russ257** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 5:52 am

ok you know how there is no hand hold for the driver but there is an indent in the headliner has anyonw bought a passenger side handle and then installed it, just curious

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 6:25 am

I think it is intentionally left out to deter the driver from removing both hands from the wheel...

satur9 · Post by **satur9** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 7:07 am

yeah, but is anyone willing to pull down the headliner to see if there are mounting holes for the handle behind it.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 7:29 am

quote:But the wird thing is Most F-150's have them on both sides.. ?? Go figure.Umm, hello? FORD? There's a reason they're in so many crashes...

Devlop · Post by **Devlop** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 7:54 am

They have the handles on the driver side to help get in the truck. Unless you have a lift kit on your vibe, I don't see why youd want a handle when your supposed to be driving.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 8:15 am

quote:RagingFish stated that Fords get into accidents a lot. Not a very well thought out idea.AHH! Come on dude, lighten up! I wasn't being serious now... I never realized people use those to aid entering and exiting a vehicle...always thought they were there for sharp turns and the like...

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 8:31 am

quote:My grandma calls them " S H I T" handles. Now THAT's funny!

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 8:56 am

My wife's Park Avenue Ultra also has only 3. Guess they assume the driver is not a complete feeb. Bad assumption!

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 9:49 am

quote:They are used for that also..My grandma calls them " S H I T" handles. Yeah we refer to them as "O/S" bars here - oh ****

Post by **NSimkins** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 11:27 am

This is probably more than likely done as a safety feature so the driver keeps their hands on the wheel where it is supposed to be... not on an overhead handle. In regards to a truck, I can see use for them being higher off the ground, but for a passenger vehicle, nah.

esjones · Post by **esjones** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 12:06 am

quote:I would doubt there are any... Why would they not put a handle there then. The indent might be for the Voltz.

pwarren4 · Post by **pwarren4** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 12:07 am

I would expect there to be mounting holes. In the world outside North America we are sitting on the passenger side. They possibly just made a universal headliner it fit all of the vibes/matrixes regardless of where they are destined to be sold.

esjones · Post by **esjones** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 12:51 am

quote:They possibly just made a universal headliner it fit all of the vibes/matrixes regardless of where they are destined to be sold.I believe I just said that.- ESJ

KSNeptune · Post by **KSNeptune** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 1:16 am

I think pwarren4 nauiled it. But I'll add that it probably saved them a dollar or two to NOT put one in. In my Nissan Altima, one D-ring was missing from the trunk for nets to hook into. I complained to my dealer and he put the missing one in. But it turns out they were missing from every Altima. And for every person who didn't notice and didn't complain, they saved a couple of dollars.KSNeptune

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 3:27 am

Someone already had removed it to install XM...wonder if they happened to notice?

pwarren4 · Post by **pwarren4** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 10:59 am

quote:I believe I just said that.- ESJSorry, forgot about the Voltz. That is the Japanese or European version of the Matrix isn't it?

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