On Sun, 5 Dec 2010 16:59:49 -0800, Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>...Then you will take off the one on the passenger side (B pillar),
>and put masking tape over the holes thus revealed making sure the tape is
>long enough to make it to some particular reference above the grabit...The
>needed size for the final holes is that which just fits into the now
>vacant holes on the B pillar.  Reattach the B pillar grabit and then
>attach the A pillar grabit.

Al,
Those are good tips with respect to installing a grab handle on the
driver's-side "A" pillar, but I would ad the following: 1) Consider the use
of proper bit stops that attach to the drill bits by way of a hex-head set
screw; bit stops eliminate the possiblilty of the drill bit being rapidly
drawn into the hole and possibly damaging the wires if the drill bit hooks
the hole as it exits the back side.  2) Consider drilling successively
larger holes in three or four steps, rather than just a pilot hole and the
final hole for each of the two holes required.  The final holes are a half
inch in diameter IIRC, and located on the convex corner of the pillar,
so increasing the hole size incrementally may be advised. 3) Take the time
to thoroughly cover the carpet; the metal chips that result from drilling
the holes are a bugger to get out of the carpet, even with a good vacuum.

Lastly, your pillar nomenclature may confuse someone.  The pillars on both
the driver's side and the passenger side of the windshield are designated
as "A" pillars, while the "B" pillars are located just aft
of the front doors.

Bill