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Anyone have or know of any grab handles that can fold out of the way when not in use? Or has anyone come up with a hack that accomplishes this? I've seen the handles pictured below, but really can't find anything else.

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Anyone have or know of any grab handles that can fold out of the way when not in use? Or has anyone come up with a hack that accomplishes this? I've seen the handles pictured below, but really can't find anything else.

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Nothing else that I've ever seen. I've got those GPCA handles at all 4 doors, and my shorter passengers have loved them.
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I have the "Lite" version of this and love them too. They do fold up and stay in place pretty well. Though, as they get pulled on and actually used, they will loosen up a bit and the handles won't stay in the up position. But, a quick re-tightening of the velcro takes care of it.
 
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Nothing else that I've ever seen. I've got those GPCA handles at all 4 doors, and my shorter passengers have loved them.
Have you had any issues with them loosening up after a bit of use and no longer staying folded up? That was my only concern.
 
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I have the "Lite" version of this and love them too. They do fold up and stay in place pretty well. Though, as they get pulled on and actually used, they will loosen up a bit and the handles won't stay in the up position. But, a quick re-tightening of the velcro takes care of it.
Preciate it, that was my one concern.
 

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Have you had any issues with them loosening up after a bit of use and no longer staying folded up? That was my only concern.
Initially, yes. I painstakingly installed them as tight as I could get them, and as I was redoing the passenger side to get it tighter, it finally dawned on me. It was much easier to reinstall them, even tighter, by removing the freedom panels 1st. 😆
 

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Have you had any issues with them loosening up after a bit of use and no longer staying folded up?
Mine never move. They stay in place folds up or pulled down.
 
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Anyone have the PRO version?
 

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You think the handle wrap is worth the extra money?
They are nice to have but honestly they make no difference to me. As I recall, I got my grab handle on sale or with a discount code. Also used a gift card I received on them, so they didn’t actually cost me anything.
 

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Anyone have the PRO version?
You think the handle wrap is worth the extra money?
I wentnwith the Pro version, but only just tried out the handle wrap. Took it back off because my wife, who's shortness inspired the purchase, didn't care one way or the other and they are a tad more low profile in the up position without them. A real tad.

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I have the pro version. I prefer the wrap because it fits your hand and feels better. Because I have them, without the padding looks unfinished to me.
 
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Well I got the Pro version and actually really liked them, but then I got a Bestop Sunrider and the handles definitely aren’t compatible with it.

I know many of you really needed this information.
 

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I have the pro version. I found that i had to fold the ends back towards the middle to be able to use them when i switched to the soft top for the summer.

if you look at the portion that sits on top of the sportbars, you will see pointed ends. I folded those back towards the middle of the handle.
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