Helping passengers out of the car...

[logicalChimp]

Ok

I\'ll start be saying that pretty much all my mates/family are used to cars where they step down from the passenger seat :rolleyes:

As such, if/when I give them a lift, they normally have to resort to pulling themselves out, using the outside of forward pillar to do so... and leaving lovely little scratches in the paintwork from their rings etc :Grrr

As such, i\'m looking at putting a handle or something on the inside of the pillar - but does anyone have any suggestions for handles that won\'t look too naff?

Also, does anyone have any suggestions on how to mount such a handle?  Just screwing it into the cladding won\'t do - all that will happen is the cladding gets pulled off.  Is there a second skin of metal there that I can tap into?

[Brett]

Only let the able bodied into the car.
:yes

[logicalChimp]

I would if i could, but it\'s a bit hard to turn my Mum down when she wants to pop over to my grans place \'in style\' :rolleyes:

although personally I think the \'style\' effect is kinda lost in the struggles to get out

[Brett]

In that case you should be a gentleman and open her door before aiding her exit from the vehicle :Giggle

[mpk490p]

install a ejector seat?

[Nik da Greek]

I agree this can be a problem, but I\'ve never found a solution. I once gave a mate a lift to work, he must weigh, like, 20 stone! I wasn\'t even sure that he\'d get in in the first place, but once he did, he looked hilarious wedged in there with his belly nearly resting on the dash, not to mention uncomfortable. Fortunately it was only a few miles, but when we got there the only way he could get out was to flop/roll out of the door sideways onto his hands and knees in the carpark. I PMSL at this point, even though the passenger seat mounts were creaking alarmingly and I thought he may take the entire seat with him! Strangely, he hasn\'t accepted any more offers of lifts...

[S3TH]

:Giggle I feel for you dude, the classic line from passangers is "how do I open the door- where\'s the handle?", I explained it once to my gma and she swung the door open into the kerb! :2Mad- Luckily she forgot how to do it the next time round & I went round to open the door for her :o.

I think it sounds like a bolt + weld job, perhaps behind the a-pillar & then make a custom piller to acommodate the alterations?

[Ricco_04]

MR2 has a handle mounted on the A pillar, maybe have a look and copy that?

I\'ll take a look next time im near one

[Kevin]

Roof rack!

[ghostjd]

stick them in the back seat and they wont ask again

[Hayward North]

I cant rember where ya get it from but put clear vinyl on the parts where they pull themselfs out.
The type that uses a little water to put on and peel off again easily to be reused.
We use them for the big 0% finance stickers on the side of the cars

[L18M]

this is of no help at all but.. \'interesting\'

there is an up side to the car being so low.. esp when u get a gal wiv a short skirt sittin in da passenger seat n u open da door for her.. ;p

[chrno]

Ok, first question. Do you have standard seats or buckets?

Easiest way in buckets I find is to put one hand on the transmission tunnel, and the other one on the outer "bucket side" of my seat and push myself out.. if you don\'t have buckets you don\'t even have to go upwards, tell them to just slide out with their feet, and use the doorhandle to pull themselves out/put one hand on the side of the seatback?

Don\'t go there putting a big(ugly) handle that won\'t look nice. You will only regret it. When it comes to your Mother, Get out first and give her a hand? It is your mother we are talking about.

[deanflowers]

Well it just so happens i know of a solution. I work for a disability aids company. We sell this product although we do not manufacture it. It is widely available though



Its called the handybar and you can get a version that also breaks windows if you feel the need

never tried fitting it to the FD though

[D2BBA]

That looks like it would slip off under strain given half the chance bud?  Or if its fitted badly?

Chris