Oh ***** handle broken.
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Oh ***** handle broken.
My 180# son broke the rear passenger handle. What a plastic joke, couldn't imagine if I was getting in the back.
Anyway, is there an aftermarket one that actually works and isn't plastic garbage? The dealer wants $40 to replace so it can break again.
Anyway, is there an aftermarket one that actually works and isn't plastic garbage? The dealer wants $40 to replace so it can break again.
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Yes, the grab handle inside the truck. Is it possibly a defective handle? It broke within the first few months of ownership
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So either your son is Thor and you have bigger issues with a demigod or that dang handle is as defective as a three dollar bill.
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I'd like to see pictures of the handle and where it broke, if you could take some. My dad is 300# and practically hangs from his handles when getting into his super duty and hasn't been left laying on the ground yet.
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They said it was broken "by accident" and that's not covered. The truck was purchased Nov 2020.
I will take some pictures.
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Oh wow! That sucks. I hope your son didn't hurt himself. I thought it was just a plastic covering over a metal reinforced handle. Everyone who gets in my truck has to use those handles and I've never had an issue. I'll have to tell everyone to be careful.
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Man that sucks - I gotta believe that you happened to get a bad handle. I've put *way* more than 180 pounds on that thing and it never budges.
But given your experience, I kind of want to 3D scan them and mill them out of aluminum alloy. Of course, they'd be ridiculously expensive but it's unlikely they'd ever break.
But given your experience, I kind of want to 3D scan them and mill them out of aluminum alloy. Of course, they'd be ridiculously expensive but it's unlikely they'd ever break.