I'm going to have to do the same thing. Interested to hear you guys' take on this. I can just hop into the truck, but the wifey and chillens (not to mention most everyone else) has a hard time clawing their way into the truck. I'm planning on building some Nerf style step bars for it this summer, but I'd still like to have a handle for them to use, and don't care for the exterior handles that fasten to the B pillar.