# 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan - Needs a grab barh

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-grand-caravan-needs-a-grab-barh/153828>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge\
**Created:** [November 30, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-grand-caravan-needs-a-grab-barh/153828 "2019-11-30T22:30:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![LarryKiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9d8465/32.png) [@LarryKiser](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LarryKiser)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-grand-caravan-needs-a-grab-barh/153828/1 "2019-11-30T22:30:35Z")

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Need to install a safety grab bar on the c pillar for a handicapped passenger Braunability conversion van without setting off airbag

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-grand-caravan-needs-a-grab-barh/153828/2 "2019-11-30T22:33:18Z")

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Ok, good to know. Did you have a question?

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**Author:** ![LarryKiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9d8465/32.png) [@LarryKiser](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LarryKiser)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-grand-caravan-needs-a-grab-barh/153828/3 "2019-11-30T22:38:12Z")

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How do I install a one foot grab-bar vertically on the C pillar without setting off or damaging the air bag? In other words where can holes be drilled through the metal pillar?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-grand-caravan-needs-a-grab-barh/153828/4 "2019-11-30T22:47:38Z")

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You need to contact a shop that does this kind of work . There is no way for anyone to give accurate drilling points without actually seeing the vehicle . Call your local handicap services or maybe even the local rehab centers.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-grand-caravan-needs-a-grab-barh/153828/5 "2019-12-01T00:14:49Z")

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Probably the best place to answer that is to talk to the dealer parts guy. They can show you a blowup of the c pillar so you can see where the parts are.

If I were doing it, I would remove all the trim in that location so I could find the airbags and any wiring plus the structural steel you will be drilling into. And you must get into structural steel with fasteners capable of carrying a lot of load.

Don’t think for a second you can just pick a spot on the assembled van and punch a couple of self drilling screws in. You must know what you are drilling into.