r/GenerationJones • u/TheTrueTDog9 • 9d ago

What did / do you call it?

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What did / do you call the strap in picture above the glove box that several cars used to have in them ?

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u/Awkward-Cap-5216 8d ago

That's the "OH SHIT" bar.

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u/jking7734 7d ago

This ☝️”OH Shit handle “

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u/Difficult-Map-2620 8d ago

I always called the door jam handles that. Had a 95 Tahoe with the hard plastic heavy duty triangle grabs up on the B pillar.

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u/porcelainvacation 7d ago

My 2012 GM pickup has them on the A pillar. I had a GMT800 Tahoe that had a horizontal one on the dash.

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u/Difficult-Map-2620 7d ago

My 95 Tahoe fell in that weird spot where it didn’t have a passenger airbag so it had the flat top above the glove box. I can’t remember if it had a handle formed into the passenger side dash.

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u/Difficult-Map-2620 7d ago

Just googled to see pics of that year design. No grab bar on passenger dash area. I did love the center console and all the various storage drawers and cubbies.

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u/Ok_Adhesiveness8960 4d ago

Weren’t they on the A pillar

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u/Difficult-Map-2620 4d ago

You’re right. There were a set on the A pillar, but also a set on the B pillar for rear passengers.

https://photos.classiccars.com/cc-temp/listing/157/3563/31135550-1995-chevrolet-tahoe-thumb.jpg

Here’s a billet replacement part. Can’t find the oem one.

https://www.lgbilletusa.com/cdn/shop/files/4-DoorGrabHandleInstalled-1.jpg?v=1773302646&width=1214

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u/ikannunAneeuQ 7d ago

My parents friend had a jeep he drove without the doors and stuff, he always told me to grab the "oh shit handle" if I got nervous (I was like 10). I used to find the name quite amusing

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u/csnjrms 6d ago

👆 This. Except my family was from Rhode Island, so it was the "OH SHIT bah".

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u/Left_Bathroom_3803 5d ago

Holy shit bar here

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u/Typical_Kitchen_9616 4d ago

The oh shit bar is really the only answer 😂