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06-11-2010, 04:42 AM
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I lost a little chrome!
I saw a local Hummer dealer had three H2's in there with black parts on them. I stopped and talked to them and they agreed to let me swap some chrome parts for black. I swapped the hood handles and hood latches. My chrome ones went on a white one that had the stick on chrome for the door handle buckets. The hood and latches were about the only things it had that wasn't chrome, so it actually looks complete now.
They said they will call me if they get one in that has black tail light guards, and we can swap them too. I still want ot swap out my door pulls, but that is a little more work. I think I will end up painting the grill black.
It's a start anyway! Oh! I painted the roof rails with spray on bedliner yesterday, too. Here are a few pics.
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2005 H2 SUV - Stealth Gray with Ebony interior - Third row - Exterior tire carrier -
Mirror caps - black bedliner
Roof rack rails - black bedliner
Wheels - Black bedliner on stock wheels
Gas cap lid - still chrome but will soon be black bedliner
Tail light guards - still chrome but will be black bedliner
Grill - Still chrome but will be black bedliner
Hmmmm, is there a pattern developing here?
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06-11-2010, 06:29 AM
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Re: I lost a little chrome!
Looks good. I'm the same way with having black parts instead of chrome. I never have been a big fan of chrome. Did a good job on the roof rails can't even tell you painted them.
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06-11-2010, 07:48 AM
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Location: Pensacola FL / Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany
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Re: I lost a little chrome!
Like the color the we can be the alter ego's, I'll do the bling and you can be black out. odd couple.
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2006 H2 Slate Blue LUX with more chorme, K&N 77 Series Intake, Pirelli Scorpion ATR LT325/55R22, 22in polished chrome rims, Kenwood DNX-7200 w/ Garmin Navi, DVD, Bluetooth, IPOD,Rockford Fosegate Punch 10in P-1 Subs, Rockford Fosegate Punch P-300 amp,7" headrest monitors, Carbon Fiber Dash kit, 17 Flip down Monitor, Borla exhaust.
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06-11-2010, 12:35 PM
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Re: I lost a little chrome!
I think the roof rails look a lot better black. I've been doing the same to my white H2. Roof rails,grill,skidplate.
I have the same mirrors as you, been thinking about color matching them as well.
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06-11-2010, 06:18 PM
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Re: I lost a little chrome!
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Originally Posted by The_Yeti
I think the roof rails look a lot better black. I've been doing the same to my white H2. Roof rails,grill,skidplate.
I have the same mirrors as you, been thinking about color matching them as well.
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I had an idea for the mirrors yesterday. I thought how about paint them black, and get a couple H2 emblems, like on the door, and put them on the front of the mirror? I am not sure yet, I'll have to think about it for awhile. I thought about maybe making the empblems dark gray or something, so they are kind of ghosted. Or maybe color matched to the body?
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2005 H2 SUV - Stealth Gray with Ebony interior - Third row - Exterior tire carrier -
Mirror caps - black bedliner
Roof rack rails - black bedliner
Wheels - Black bedliner on stock wheels
Gas cap lid - still chrome but will soon be black bedliner
Tail light guards - still chrome but will be black bedliner
Grill - Still chrome but will be black bedliner
Hmmmm, is there a pattern developing here?
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06-13-2010, 12:58 PM
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Location: Charlotte, NC
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Re: I lost a little chrome!
Kudos on the smart idea to check with the dealer. You get what you want without costing a penny.
Looks great!
Mark
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06-14-2010, 10:33 AM
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Hummer Professional
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Re: I lost a little chrome!
Have someone air brush the H2 on the mirrors
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2006 H2 Slate Blue LUX with more chorme, K&N 77 Series Intake, Pirelli Scorpion ATR LT325/55R22, 22in polished chrome rims, Kenwood DNX-7200 w/ Garmin Navi, DVD, Bluetooth, IPOD,Rockford Fosegate Punch 10in P-1 Subs, Rockford Fosegate Punch P-300 amp,7" headrest monitors, Carbon Fiber Dash kit, 17 Flip down Monitor, Borla exhaust.
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06-15-2010, 01:36 AM
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Re: I lost a little chrome!
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Originally Posted by Scarsman
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Nice come up on the black accessories(sp) oh... and the roof rail paint job is an excellent idea.
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07-12-2010, 04:44 AM
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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Re: I lost a little chrome!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scarsman
I saw a local Hummer dealer had three H2's in there with black parts on them. I stopped and talked to them and they agreed to let me swap some chrome parts for black. I swapped the hood handles and hood latches. My chrome ones went on a white one that had the stick on chrome for the door handle buckets. The hood and latches were about the only things it had that wasn't chrome, so it actually looks complete now.
They said they will call me if they get one in that has black tail light guards, and we can swap them too. I still want ot swap out my door pulls, but that is a little more work. I think I will end up painting the grill black.
It's a start anyway! Oh! I painted the roof rails with spray on bedliner yesterday, too. Here are a few pics.
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I have a black painted grille on the 2007 H2 that I just purchased last week and I am looking for a OEM chrome grille; send me a PM; maybe we can work out a trade.
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07-12-2010, 02:42 PM
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Re: I lost a little chrome!
Looks better! As you can tell, I'm not a big fan of chrome either. I found removing the roof rack bars has given me another 0.7 mpg on long highway trips, and helps the clearance in the garage, in parking garages and offroad. I have a black front grille that I sometimes use at events, but as for chrome, the side mirrors and front grille are about it for me.
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