No grab handles on driver's side?
09-03-2013, 09:55 PM
#41
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Had our new 150 not been pulled up to the curb we would not own it today. My wife is short and uses the handle to gain access each time she gets in and out. It was clearly by coincidence the truck was parked where it was. Lacking the Handle would have Definitely been a deal breaker.
09-03-2013, 10:08 PM
#42
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The 04-08 F150s had driver side grab handles. The 07+ Chebbys don't have them. Maybe Ford is copying Chebby for a change. 
09-04-2013, 12:35 AM
#43
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Had our new 150 not been pulled up to the curb we would not own it today. My wife is short and uses the handle to gain access each time she gets in and out. It was clearly by coincidence the truck was parked where it was. Lacking the Handle would have Definitely been a deal breaker.
09-04-2013, 04:15 PM
#44
Senior Member
The lack of a handle on the driver's side isn't a problem for me. I just put my hand on the steering wheel to steady myself when I get in. My wife who is a foot shorter than me uses the handle on the passenger side to get in. We have had our 2013 F 150 STX for about 6 months, but she has never driven it. Doesn't want to. She does drive a VA van, a nine passenger E 150 when she takes her patients on outings. Told her basically it is the same size vehicle. I have a feeling if she really wants to get something big she will find a way to drive it.
09-05-2013, 02:09 AM
#45
Junior Member
I've owned my 2009 SCREW Lariat for a few weeks. The missing grab handle Is one of my only disappointments with the truck. Seems odd since this truck sits higher than my old 2000 Tundra.
09-05-2013, 02:48 AM
#46
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The lack of a handle on the driver's side isn't a problem for me. I just put my hand on the steering wheel to steady myself when I get in. My wife who is a foot shorter than me uses the handle on the passenger side to get in. We have had our 2013 F 150 STX for about 6 months, but she has never driven it. Doesn't want to. She does drive a VA van, a nine passenger E 150 when she takes her patients on outings. Told her basically it is the same size vehicle. I have a feeling if she really wants to get something big she will find a way to drive it.
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09-07-2013, 09:21 PM
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That's funny. My girlfriend has no grab handles on the driver's side either.
I'm a newbee here who has owned an 07 XLT 4x4 screw since new. I just started shopping for a new F150 because I love the new engine choices but I went to get in the thing for a test drive(a 2013 XLT 4x4 screw) and there wasnt a grab handle on the driver's side!! I reached for it, out of a 6 year habit, but it wasnt there? It was very awkward getting in!! Is there anyway to retrofit the grab handle on the passenger's side to fit the driver's side? Or does someone in the aftermarket make one? This issue may have been addressed here a 100 times, and if so then I apologize, but I just couldnt believe there wasnt anything to grab onto to pull myself up into the truck except the steering wheel...the salesman didnt know why they had deleted it...thanks in advance for your help!!
09-08-2013, 12:01 PM
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01-24-2014, 02:19 AM
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