Different Hub Caps - Why?

I have the hub caps shown below:

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All Silver.

Why are these different?

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Silver with black.

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Well.. You get the idea.
I'm just wondering why they are different. I like the black in with the silver. I may paint them that way.

I think we need to set up a hub cap exchange thread! I'm sure someone has the black inserts that is envious of your silver!

I got Chrome to replace the originals..I think they are common on the LUX packages..But I still have the silver/black ones

I too have wondered about this. You may be on track with lux vs. the adventure pkgs. I was thinking that it might be a mid-year change.

Crank- I wasn't kidding about maybe someone on this forum wanting to swap with you. You may want to wait a bit on the paint.

I think it was a mid year change by gm, just like the gm badge location change and a few other minor changes they made. older ones were black and newer ones all silver.

I always have seen the black and silver caps on aluminum Rims and the total chrome caps on the chrome rims? I have the total chrome cap and have chrome wheels and I bought a base package with the chrome trim package added. I never seen the chrome/black cap on a chrome factory wheel?

chrome wheels will only have the chrome caps, the silver and silver black caps were on the aluminum wheels. Also unless things changed chrome wheels do not come with the chrome appearance package, the package is just chrome mirrors, door handles, nerf bars and I think fuel fill door. At least thats what it was when I bought mine, things may have changed.

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ORIGINAL: importkiller

chrome wheels will only have the chrome caps, the silver and silver black caps were on the aluminum wheels. Also unless things changed chrome wheels do not come with the chrome appearance package, the package is just chrome mirrors, door handles, nerf bars and I think fuel fill door. At least thats what it was when I bought mine, things may have changed.

........correct, as of 5 wks ago, the chrome appearance pkg did not include wheels. The wheels are a separate option.

Yes, importkiller is correct in that the chrome wheels don't come with the chrome package. My answer may have been misleading in that I was just stating that I bought the base model with the chrome package to state that the chrome caps don't only come with the LUX package only. Also, if you buy the chrome package, you will not get the chrome nerf bars (chrome step rails) as I paid extra for that option along with the chrome wheel package (chrome wheel package was $900.00). The Chrome fuel door was factory installed and on the invoice was $185.00. I also had to buy my roof rails seperate and bought the black to give a contrast to the other black features I had on my H3 as the front hood louvers.

Importkiller is right on the difference of the hub caps. The earlier trucks had the silver and black and the later the all silver. Steve

Earler models had the GM logo in a different spot, parking lights were DTRL, and balck and silver hubs.

That is exactly mine..Build date was 09/05

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ORIGINAL: finskeeper

I think we need to set up a hub cap exchange thread! I'm sure someone has the black inserts that is envious of your silver!

I will trade silvers for blacks!! ...except i'm missing one....stupid car wash....

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ORIGINAL: H3X442

Importkiller is right on the difference of the hub caps. The earlier trucks had the silver and black and the later the all silver. Steve

A guy I know at work just bought an 07 and has alluminum wheels (2 thin spokes) with the silver and black cap (not chrome and black cap). I really don't think it has anything to do with when it was made just what type wheel you buy with your H3?

more than likely the guy you know got old caps, all new ones are all silver now. The truck probably had those rims put on at the dealership for whatever reason and they had those laying there. They were probably take offs from an early model 06 that switched to chrome rims.

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ORIGINAL: importkiller

more than likely the guy you know got old caps, all new ones are all silver now. The truck probably had those rims put on at the dealership for whatever reason and they had those laying there. They were probably take offs from an early model 06 that switched to chrome rims.

Here is my take on the different caps for 2007.

Buy a 2007 H3 with Cast/Brushed Aluminum double spoke Wheels you get these caps.


Buy an 2007 H3 with Chrome Aluminum double Spoke or Solid Spoke Wheels and get these caps.


I have seen many new 07's with the silver and Black cap on the lot at my dealer in the cast wheel and would assume they are not all take-offs.

Ya know..There must have been three versions of the 06 build:

1. The original with the GM logo by the H3 emblem..With the tow hooks screwed on from behind the bumper and with Silver/Black caps

2. Second version with the only difference that I know of from the original, is that the tow hooks are screwed on from the outside. (Mine)

3. The third version with the GM logo mounted closer to the front fender flare and it has the ALL silver caps..

Just a little observation when I have nothing better to do.

That makes me #3. Thanks for the analysis, I always wonder why... I can now put that one to bed.

Thanks all for the inputs. Good info.
I may just keep everything as is.

We have an 07 we just bought about a month ago. It has the factory wheels with silver caps. Our H3 is black, I like the black spoke on the older caps. I may just add a little black paint to them.

Silly question where do I find the build date on the H3?

When I was installing my step tubes on the truck, I found our build date on a sticker on the frame just under the doors on both sides of the truck.

I too have spent countless nights pondering over this very thing.

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ORIGINAL: Trey124

Silly question where do I find the build date on the H3?

The build date can be found on a white sticker on the driver's side door sill..upper right hand corner of the sticker (Month and year) only..i.e., 09/05 is what mine says.