Front CHROME Tow Hooks.......Here Comes the BLING! :)

[ShaunH3]

Well, okay not chrome....actually stainless steel, but nonetheless a whole lot better than those stock hooks.

You would think that this would be a simple job, well thanks to GM they made what should be a cake walk a little more time consuming. On with the pics!!

First the tow hooks have to come off....

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Before%20Shot.jpg

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Hooks.jpg

So now what's holding the brackets on?!?!?!?

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Bracket.jpg

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Bracket%202.jpg

Well lets take some pieces off and see what is making this little suckers stay on.........

First the front chrome grille has to come off.....6 small little bolts and off it comes!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Grille%20Off.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Grille.jpg

Nope, still not there......time to take off the skid plate!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Skid%20Plate.jpg

Nope, still not gonna do it.....why not the whole front bumper!!!!!!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Bumper.jpg

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Bumper%20Off.jpg

So what held these little brackets on you ask?? Well I am certain the brain work of GM with placing two USELESS 10mm bolts on the backside of the front bumper which can only be accessed by taking the whole front end off must have been placed there by some cruel joke I am unaware of....

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/10mm%20bolt.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Brackets%20Off.jpg

Well after that little hassle......here's the after shots.......

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Brackets%20off.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Chrome%20Hooks%20On.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Side%20Shot.jpg


And on to the back hook....must have been a better day for the guys at GM. They neglected that little extra bolt on the back hook!!!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Rear%20Before.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Rear%20Chrome.jpg

And finally....... a couple front shots with the lower chrome grille added in for an added touch!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Shot.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Shot%202.jpg

[ShaunH3]

Well, okay not chrome....actually stainless steel, but nonetheless a whole lot better than those stock hooks.

You would think that this would be a simple job, well thanks to GM they made what should be a cake walk a little more time consuming. On with the pics!!

First the tow hooks have to come off....

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Before%20Shot.jpg

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Hooks.jpg

So now what's holding the brackets on?!?!?!?

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Bracket.jpg

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Bracket%202.jpg

Well lets take some pieces off and see what is making this little suckers stay on.........

First the front chrome grille has to come off.....6 small little bolts and off it comes!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Grille%20Off.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Grille.jpg

Nope, still not there......time to take off the skid plate!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Skid%20Plate.jpg

Nope, still not gonna do it.....why not the whole front bumper!!!!!!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Bumper.jpg

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Bumper%20Off.jpg

So what held these little brackets on you ask?? Well I am certain the brain work of GM with placing two USELESS 10mm bolts on the backside of the front bumper which can only be accessed by taking the whole front end off must have been placed there by some cruel joke I am unaware of....

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/10mm%20bolt.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Brackets%20Off.jpg

Well after that little hassle......here's the after shots.......

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Brackets%20off.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Chrome%20Hooks%20On.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Side%20Shot.jpg


And on to the back hook....must have been a better day for the guys at GM. They neglected that little extra bolt on the back hook!!!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Rear%20Before.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Rear%20Chrome.jpg

And finally....... a couple front shots with the lower chrome grille added in for an added touch!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Shot.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/H3%20Chrome/Front%20Shot%202.jpg

[walc]

Very informative.
Thanks.
http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Hummer3]

Nice report and a great looking H3.

[Jersey Guy]

Looks like I am going to have to deal with the stock ones to much work for me just for some bling they look good though Hey how is it towing those two quads I have two also but have not tried it yet

[Vincent]

Nice shack in the back ground too!...

I love the tiled garage floor.

[ShaunH3]

Thanks for the compliments!

Actually the install wasn't that bad at all. For the full install, including me taking pictures at every step and then the reassembly it didn't take more than 1 1\2 hours. I could do it again in probably 30 mins now that I know where all the bolts are located. RealWheels instructions for the tow hooks were actually really really well laid out and made the job pretty much hassle free!

The H3 has the tow package but it hasn't towed the quads yet.....actually they are in the process of being sold right now.

Here's a little extra pic of the garage floor. About 7 rolls of tape, ALOT OF PATIENCE, and here's what you end up with:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/Garage%20Floor.jpg

[Vincent]

That is awesome.....I thought it was tile. It sounds like a lot of time went into painting it. I wonder if the paint would hold up in Minnesota's climate?

[Vincent]

Duh!!!! You're in Canada!

[ShaunH3]

The paint has been on for 2 years now. That pic above was after I just finished. Here's another just as I was cleaning up:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/benoit-hill/snow.jpg

[WPBGUY]

I went through that crap to install the brush guard! What is the purpose of the little scwews behind the hooks? I was told it was a 30 min job, it took me 6 hours!!! see my pics...

[993]

I have a black h3 with lots of chrome. I love my hummer and think she's beautiful, but having shiny silver nipple rings? She's a truck not a stripper. Don't tell anyone, but I actually may get them.

[HummerNewbie]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by 993:
...but having shiny silver nipple rings? She's a truck not a stripper. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

LMAO http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

That's funny, can I use it in the future? http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[HIHUMMER]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HummerNewbie:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by 993:
...but having shiny silver nipple rings? She's a truck not a stripper. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

LMAO http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

That's funny, can I use it in the future? http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


I'm gonna regret this...but what do you call the one in the back then?

[Webb70]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HIHUMMER:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HummerNewbie:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by 993:
...but having shiny silver nipple rings? She's a truck not a stripper. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

LMAO http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

That's funny, can I use it in the future? http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


I'm gonna regret this...but what do you call the one in the back then? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Butt plug holder? http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[HummerNewbie]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HIHUMMER:
I'm gonna regret this...but what do you call the one in the back then? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Good catch. Not sure I want to name that one http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Hummer crazy]

Hey Shaun nice crib cool toys you realy know how to take your time and do it right thank you for showing the step by step its easy to undersand i never read directions so your pics help alot

[CLAYDOG]

On those two bolts holding the tow hooks to the bumper, my guess would be that the tow hook are sub-assembled to the bumper before being attached to the truck for easyier/quicker assembly in the plant.

[4churchill]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH you H3 guys and your chrome http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif....looks good though buddy http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[H3OwnerDiz]

uhhh but your bumper isn't straight now and the passenger side hook is crooked too. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif

hey, what the? This is an old thread. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

[wannabeH3]

dude thats a sweet mod i would have left the grill off and the front bumper for that street fighter look!

[cestino]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">First the front chrome grille has to come off.....6 small little bolts and off it comes! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I tried to remove the front grille but I could not take it out.
Because there are 2 hooks(?) at the bottom between a head light and a turn signal.
Could you let me know how to release them?

[Bill1065]

Wow, too much work for me but it looks nice.