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hinten

12-01-2003, 05:11 PM

I really try hard, I really try hard to like my H2 and overlook the general lack of dedication and serioussness for design issues on GM's side but it's so hard...

Let me start out by saying: I made a mistake. I shouldn't have screwed around with the little plastic 'doors' that come down from the ceiling panel. You know, three doors without the sunroof and I believe one when you have a sunroof installed.
My XM headunit was glued into one and came ondone during the hot summer so I set out to fix it and make it stay forever. In the process I screwed up one of the hatch doors (drilled holes in it) thinking that it is no big deal to replace the plastic panel.

I went to the dealer last week and they cooly informed me that this little door will cost me $1000 because they don't sell the hatches by themselves. Rather, I would have to by the whole roof console which is $1000.

I don't know what to think between kicking myself in the ass for not asking before I screwed it up and wanting to kick GM's ass for being such asses.

This is the kind of thing that makes me want to just drop the f*** car off at the lot and tell'em to keep it.

hinten

12-01-2003, 05:11 PM

crash

12-01-2003, 05:14 PM

I feel your pain, I miss- drilled one and had to order a new one for the rig.. MAJOR OUCH! I can't figure out why they are sooo much... The ones they have in the tahao's and burbs are pretty close to the H2 and are not even half that..

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Dan

12-01-2003, 05:19 PM

Maybe you can scour around for a wrecked H2 to swipe one from.

Just a thought...

- Dan

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SUT on order 12/02. 12 months down, 6 to go!
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hinten

12-01-2003, 05:24 PM

Dan isn't it sad that I actually considered taking an H2 for a 24 hour 'testdrive' just because of this issue?

Buckeye Hummer

12-01-2003, 05:34 PM

My rear quarter glass was replaced for just under 1k. THAT is absurd. Fortunately the car wash that scratched it paid for it but still it's ridiculous.

RIC-H0

12-01-2003, 05:39 PM

If you happen to find a wrecked H2, I am looking for an onboard compressor.
Give me a posting on the forum if you find one, and I will do the same in return.

Orbital H2

12-01-2003, 07:32 PM

My rear glass was quoted at $800, got a friend of mine with connections to get it for $500, thats still a lot of money for a flat piece of glass

H2 Black Lux

Cranky Steve

12-01-2003, 08:19 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by crash:
I feel your pain, I miss- drilled one and had to order a new one for the rig.. MAJOR OUCH! I can't figure out why they are sooo much... The ones they have in the tahao's and burbs are pretty close to the H2 and are not even half that..

certified H2 tech. troll http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ok, i'll bite, who footed the bill?

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Hummer Man

12-01-2003, 09:05 PM

Well Plastic can be alot of money and besides they have to keep the parts that never break expensive so that the parts that do wear are cheap (IF THEY DIDNT DO THIS PEOPLE WOULD BE BUILING THERE OWN H2's IN THEIR GARAGES FOR 30K). You just broke the part that was never supposed to break.

crash

12-01-2003, 09:08 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Cranky Steve:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by crash:
I feel your pain, I miss- drilled one and had to order a new one for the rig.. MAJOR OUCH! I can't figure out why they are sooo much... The ones they have in the tahao's and burbs are pretty close to the H2 and are not even half that..

certified H2 tech. troll http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ok, i'll bite, who footed the bill?

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Pirate4x4.com Vendor & Toyota Truck and 4Runner Talk Forum Moderator<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

The dealership had to. I don't know what we paid for it, but I know retail was just plain stupid..

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Drag

12-01-2003, 09:12 PM

Hummerman, I feel a song coming on....

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR> (IF THEY DIDNT DO THIS PEOPLE WOULD BE BUILING THERE OWN H2's IN THEIR GARAGES FOR 30K). <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

[Johnny Cash voice]

Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line
The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs

Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry
'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black.

One day I devised myself a plan
That should be the envy of most any man
I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand
Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired
But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired
I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand.

CHORUS
I'd get it one piece at a time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one there is a round.

So the very next day when I punched in
With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends
I left that day with a lunch box full of gears
Now, I never considered myself a thief
GM wouldn't miss just one little piece
Especially if I strung it out over several years.

The first day I got me a fuel pump
And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk
Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome
The little things I could get in my big lunchbox
Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks
But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home.

Now, up to now my plan went all right
'Til we tried to put it all together one night
And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong.

The transmission was a '53
And the motor turned out to be a '73
And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone.

So we drilled it out so that it would fit
And with a little bit of help with an A-daptor kit
We had that engine runnin' just like a song
Now the headlight' was another sight
We had two on the left and one on the right
But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on.

The back end looked kinda funny too
But we put it together and when we got thru
Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin
About that time my wife walked out
And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts
But she opened the door and said "Honey, take me for a spin."

So we drove up town just to get the tags
And I headed her right on down main drag
I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around
But up there at the court house they didn't laugh
'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff
And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds.

CHORUS
I got it one piece at a time
And it didn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one there is around.

(Spoken) Ugh! Yow, RED RYDER
This is the COTTON MOUTH
In the PSYCHO-BILLY CADILLAC Come on

Huh, This is the COTTON MOUTH
And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there RED RYDER
You might say I went right up to the factory
And picked it up, it's cheaper that way
Ugh!, what model is it?

Well, It's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56
'57, '58' 59' automobile
It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67
'68, '69, '70 automobile.

[/Johnny Cash voice]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!

MAC

12-02-2003, 01:06 AM

My Jaguar's cup holders hook is a bit loose, drive over a bump it will open automatically. No big deal but certainly want it fixed. But I have to buy the whole darn Connelly(sp?) leather center armrest console or compartment at some eye poping price. I feel your pain but this is nothing unusual and done by all auto brands. Wait till you see Mercedes's or Audi's prices. I don't feel strongly about it, no big deal; life is good, little things are not going to bother me.

I don't agree with "the general lack of dedication and serioussness for design issues on GM's side", but that's ok, hinten is a nice guy, we don't have to agree. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

HUMMERDOGG

12-02-2003, 01:17 AM

MAC-

C'mon now. That is a freaking rip off. That overhead console should cost no where near $1000. It's a vacuum formed piece of plastic for crying out loud.

-HUMMERDOGG

TROLL POACHER (I hunt trolls even if it ain't troll hunting season...)

TROLL TAXIDERMIST (For those of you who get to them before I can. I provide this service free of charge...)

MAC

12-02-2003, 01:40 AM

Dogg, he was talking about the whole roof, not just the console. For $1,000, you get the whole roof, the whole inside roof, lining, the roof consoles, 3 compartments, 3 doors, everything. Just for that size, $1,000 is not that crazy. The upseting part for hinten is that he cannot just buy the console ONLY, without the roof or the ceiling, whatever it is called.

HUMMERDOGG

12-02-2003, 01:49 AM

Well, if that is the case, then I stand corrected and would have to agree.. However, that is not how I am reading his post...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR> Rather, I would have to by the whole roof console which is $1000. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

-HUMMERDOGG

TROLL POACHER (I hunt trolls even if it ain't troll hunting season...)

TROLL TAXIDERMIST (For those of you who get to them before I can. I provide this service free of charge...)

MAC

12-02-2003, 02:21 AM

Maybe you read right I read wrong. $1,000 for that roof console is a lot.
Here's an idea, I've seen those custom low rider Hummers, the entire ceiling was changed to something absolutely low class low life butt ugly stuffs in purple velvet or puke green. Also many Hummers have drop down LCD screens, plus many limo conversions, those owners couldn't wait to dump the factory roof console and doors, bet you them those custom shops must have a bunch of these roof consoles and doors and parts in a big box somewhere. Give them a call.

hinten

12-02-2003, 04:45 PM

MAC, yes, I will start shopping around for just the little door. The way I understood the Hummer parts guy was that I would purchase the whole ceiling console for $1000. Just the center plastic with three doors and two lights, nothing else is included.

They were nice enough to call their west coast distributor (?) to check if they can just make a door available. I heard the other person on the phone laugh across the room, I guess I wasn't the first one with this problem.

Circuitguy

12-02-2003, 05:12 PM

If the door just has a hole drilled in it then mabey I can fix it for you. no cost, just trying to help out and save you some $. If I can't I most likley can get my dealer to replace the door for you. LMK!

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MAC

12-02-2003, 09:54 PM

My wife reminded me that when a small plastic clip on Jag sun visor broke, we had to pay $190 for one whole sun visor. I forgot about it. There must be many more similar past experiences which I forgot. It shows 2 things, this is common. 2- The pain is brief and will be forgotten soon. But I feel your pain and I will not mess with my console.

Centerfire

12-02-2003, 11:25 PM

How about a retro repair.. Go back to the 60s and use a piece of fake fur. $2.00 fix.

Mike

F15PLANE

12-19-2003, 03:57 PM

I also feel your pain - installed monitor in middle overhead panel, messed it up bad. If anyone out their can come across one I would be willing to pay up to $200.00 for one.
Thanks,
Glenn

Hummer__Viper

12-19-2003, 05:29 PM

Hummerdogg:My Viper hood costs 17,000. Now that is a ripoff. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif

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barbender

12-19-2003, 09:36 PM

For the $1000 why not install a sunroof?

hinten

12-19-2003, 10:24 PM

Because Hummer would charge you another $1000 for the short console...

Klaus

12-19-2003, 11:34 PM

Try to get the part number and check with:

www.gmpartsdirect.com (http://www.gmpartsdirect.com)

Klaus

"God made some men big and some men small, but Sam Colt made them all equal."