I did this. The gotcha is wires running inside the A pillar. Drill carefully, using a drill stop or your trusty "hand" brake.

Stephen

mobile

> On Sep 7, 2015, at 8:33 AM, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I have an assist handle that is identical to the one on the passenger side
> that I'd like to install on the driver's side. It looks like all I need to
> do is drill the holes in a pattern similar to the passenger side and then
> screw the handle in place. Before I start drilling I want to get the
> experience of anyone else that might have done this to be sure there aren't
> any unexpected gotchas I might encounter. My van is an '87 Syncro.
> 
> -Mark
> Seattle WA