Is the driver's side A-Pillar drilled for a hand-hold?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:45 pm

Is the driver's side A-Pillar drilled for a hand-hold?

As comfy as they are, my new Recaros are harder to get out of

I could do with a hand hold like the passenger side has.

If it's a simple case of drilling through the cover to expose pre-tapped holes that would be smashing, although I appreciate it's unlikely.

I don't fancy trying to pull my cover away, just incase I break a tab, so hoping some-one else already has.

Post by **Donald** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:13 pm

I'll have a look for you. I've no qualms about pulling out the cover. Can it wait a few days?

batkosio · Post by **batkosio** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:40 pm

I think yes.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 7:01 pm

I would expect it to be - interchangeable for rhd and lhd off the same mould, etc.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 7:51 pm

In some cases I imagine that's the case, but for one the bulkhead is different between left hand and right hand so a chassis isn't exactly interchangeable between the two, so they might not have bothered putting thread inserts on what they knew was going to be the driver's side.

If you could check Donald that would be swell. No rush no

Post by **Donald** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:35 pm

I'll have a look and dig out the pax handle if you need it. Covering postage will do.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 12:03 am

Yep, the firewall is different (can't avoid that), but no reason to change the A pillar is what I mean. One size would fit all.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:30 am

Donald wrote:I'll have a look and dig out the pax handle if you need it. Covering postage will do.

Cheers Donald that'd be swell.

wurlycorner wrote:Yep, the firewall is different (can't avoid that), but no reason to change the A pillar is what I mean. One size would fit all.

It'd be likely that the A-pillar has two through-holes to make provision for two thread inserts, but my doubt is in whether they'd have gone to the trouble and additional cost in fitting them if they thought they were never going to be used. Anyway, we're just spectulating now

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:58 am

I speculate that the answer will be yes.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 5:20 pm

Holes are there but not threaded.