Predator Motorsports fuel door

[Scouts Out]

I really like the fuel door, looks great, but I still hate paying almost $200 for one. Why was it such a PITA and where did you get it at?

[menuserve.com]

bump... i'd like to know as well where you got it. will it work with an H2 also?

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by menuserve.com

bump... i'd like to know as well where you got it. will it work with an H2 also?

Don't know positively but would say no, it won't work for the H2. I am sure they have one for the H2 though, check www.predatormotorsports.com and see.

[fourfourto]

Thats a nice looking fuel door. under $130.00 seems like a good price.
Thats the type im looking for but I think I want one without a key.
The added security is great but a pain to unlock every time you gas up.
Ill get one when I decide

[Scouts Out]

Ok, I like the $130 price, the two hours it would take me to put it on, I do not have. I will get the one from Jason that advertise simple one screw installation... black of course...

[usetosellhummer]

I just wonder if one for a Aztek would be cheaper? smae plastic right?

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by fourfourto

Thats the type im looking for but I think I want one without a key.
The added security is great but a pain to unlock every time you gas up.
Ill get one when I decide

I am sure it will be somewhat of a pain but I do like the added security of the lock.

Originally Posted by Scouts Out

Ok, I like the $130 price, the two hours it would take me to put it on, I do not have. I will get the one from Jason that advertise simple one screw installation... black of course...

I was looking for sometime now and was never willing to pay the prices they usually go for but $130 works. Now had I know how difficult is was going to be I probably would have go with one from Jason that you screw on.

Originally Posted by usetosellhummer

I just wonder if one for a Aztek would be cheaper? smae plastic right?

Have no idea what the Aztek door looking like but these are aluminum.

[Sewie]

It may have been a PITA, but it looks sweet! I think I like that one better than any of the other ones I've seen. How flush does it sit with the fender? Any more pics from different angles?

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by Scouts Out

I really like the fuel door, looks great, but I still hate paying almost $200 for one. Why was it such a PITA and where did you get it at?

I would not have purchased it for that much but got it off Ebay for less than $130 shipped. I heart the Ebay

It was a PITA because you have to attached 5 very small nuts to it on the inside of the fender. I had to pull the wheel well and the black plastic trim below the door to get to them. There was no way I was going to be able to get my hand in there to get the 5th one though. If I had taken the fender off it probably would have been fairly easy but looking at the clips that hold it on there I was not sure how they worked and didn't want to break any of them. Nice thing is you don't have to drill any holes but it was a real b!tch

[joedirt]

Originally Posted by HummerNewbie

I would not have purchased it for that much but got it off Ebay for less than $130 shipped. I heart the Ebay

It was a PITA because you have to attached 5 very small nuts to it on the inside of the fender. I had to pull the wheel well and the black plastic trim below the door to get to them. There was no way I was going to be able to get my hand in there to get the 5th one though. If I had taken the fender off it probably would have been fairly easy but looking at the clips that hold it on there I was not sure how they worked and didn't want to break any of them. Nice thing is you don't have to drill any holes but it was a real b!tch

I installed my Predator Fuel door Saturday and I have to say that it was cake walk all the way up to the last step . Tightning the screws was a task, but I got it. Oh, the retainer clips on the inside fender are easy to remove and can be re-used no problem. Use a flat head screw driver and pop the top part of the clip out(there is a groove for this) slide the top part of the clip out a hair and the whole clip will drop out....same concept as the drywall anchor. These are not like the old clips where you pull them out and the plastic teeth break and you have to buy new ones. I will post some pics to show it soon. There is a slight gap on top between the fender and the fuel door even after all the screws are tight. Use a little bit of black latex caulk to go around the fuel door (easy clean up with latex) - looks professional.

Even though this fuel door might be a little harder to install, I think that it is great looking and well worth the time and money. I picked mine up on ebay for around $130.

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by joedirt

I installed my Predator Fuel door Saturday and I have to say that it was cake walk all the way up to the last step . Tightning the screws was a task, but I got it. Oh, the retainer clips on the inside fender are easy to remove and can be re-used no problem. Use a flat head screw driver and pop the top part of the clip out(there is a groove for this) slide the top part of the clip out a hair and the whole clip will drop out....same concept as the drywall anchor. These are not like the old clips where you pull them out and the plastic teeth break and you have to buy new ones. I will post some pics to show it soon.

Getting those nuts tight was the biggest pain of the whole install, I just could not get my hands in there. Don't know if they have or not but I did talk with them in depth about the install and they said they were going to revise in procedures. The clips for the fender lining were easy to get off but I was wondering about the clips that hold the fender on. Removing the fender would have made the install a lot easier.

Originally Posted by joedirt

Even though this fuel door might be a little harder to install, I think that it is great looking and well worth the time and money. I picked mine up on ebay for around $130.

That's about what I got mine for and have been very happy with it. Make sure you wax it on a regular basis. I know that whenever I get any mud or anything on might it starts getting a white haze on it.

[joedirt]

You definitely have to be a contortionist to get your hands in there. I was a little lucky as mine are small. I wish the kit included a pre-drilled steel ring instead of those tiny washers that weren't really good for anything. Lining up the factory fuel bezel and the fuel door and the washers and then trying to put a nut on the back in such a tight spot...what a pain!

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by joedirt

You definitely have to be a contortionist to get your hands in there. I was a little lucky as mine are small. I wish the kit included a pre-drilled steel ring instead of those tiny washers that weren't really good for anything. Lining up the factory fuel bezel and the fuel door and the washers and then trying to put a nut on the back in such a tight spot...what a pain!

Being a contortionist would have definitely helped and I agree, a steel ring would have been a lot better idea.