The most frustrating thing about the H3

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Originally posted by aggiehummer...er:
Demographics. There are far more people who like chrome than there are extreme offroaders.

I agree, and there are more people who will never off-road this vehicle, than will actually off-road it.
As for a swing mount for the tire. I read a marketing survey on SUVs, and it was pretty even on the rear mount tire versus an undermount or interior mount tire, but it was in the high percentage that did not want to have to swing a tire out of the way, and then swing open a door. In other words, ok to mount to the door, but don't make me do a two-step procedure to open the rear door.
As for GM and accessories, one thing to remember. If the manufacturer develops and sells an accessory part, it must be tested to meet their specs, and in the case of brush guards, side steps, and rear tire carriers, they must pass crash worthiness tests. (NHTSA required plus GMUTS-General Motors Uniform Test Standards.)
In the case of the front brush guard, it must not interfere with the operation of the front discrimminating sensors used on the air bag system. In the case of side steps, they must not allow a specified size vehicle hitting the H3 from the side, to ride up and cause more damage to the doors.
Not sure about a rear swing gate.