Hi everybody, I just got my H3!
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Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 10:31:33 AM
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CerberusSVT
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Like the title says, I just got my H3 because of the great $299 a month lease deal that HUMMER is offering right now! Right now, its nothing special, but I have already started planning to order some stuff to make it "mine". Its an 2006 black base model, so nothing special there I guess, but I still love it!
I do have a couple of questions for you guys if you don't mind:
-what is the best way to have my wheels painted? body shop? powdercoat (can't powdercoat the plastic centercap though because it would melt in the process)? do it myself wheel paint?
-what kind of tool do you use to adjust the torsion bars? I took a look under my truck last night when it was kind of dark, but my only guess was to crank the torsion bars with a wrench?
Thanks guys,
Bo
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RE: Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 10:37:25 AM
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dilo2001gt
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congratulations
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RE: Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 10:52:51 AM
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HummerGuy
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Congrats on your H3!
There is actually a service on eBay that I see often, where if you send in your original H3 wheels, they will send you back a set of original wheels that have been chromed. The service is $600 I believe, but I have seen H3 wheels on that site for $600 OEM with chrome.
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RE: Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 11:04:33 AM
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CerberusSVT
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Thanks dilo & HummerGuy,
actually I was going to paint my wheels black, but thank you very much for the insight!
I plan on putting 295/75/16's on the factory wheels after I paint them black (I just ordered the other set of factory rims). puting on a black brushguard, either buy a leveling kit or crank the torsion bars, and maybe paint the front grill black (the large chrome piece in the front, I don't know if you'd call that the grill?)
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RE: Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 11:13:40 AM
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HummerGuy
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I am truely jeolous. I have the only wife in the world that wants chrome everything, and yes, loves football. To most men, I would be worth killing to have her, but, I'm not a big football fan, and I wanted my H3 to be as plain as possible. I even wanted to get the matching RED front end grill, but NOOOOOOOOO, it's chrome chrome chrome, but yes, I must admit I like the look, and love my wife, so I'm kinda stuck :)
And, yes, I am slowly easing my way into being a real man and watching football. Maybe one day I'll even like beer instead of only mixed drinks. THEN my manhood will be approved by all
what was I saying?
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RE: Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 11:27:44 AM
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CerberusSVT
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hahaha, thats pretty funny stuff Mike... besides, you have one of the best looking h3's on the board... so I don't think there is anything to worry about! 
^^this is what I was talking about with the painted front end
< Message edited by CerberusSVT -- 8/10/2006 11:28:16 AM >
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RE: Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 12:50:36 PM
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dilo2001gt
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ORIGINAL: HummerGuy
Congrats on your H3!
There is actually a service on eBay that I see often, where if you send in your original H3 wheels, they will send you back a set of original wheels that have been chromed. The service is $600 I believe, but I have seen H3 wheels on that site for $600 OEM with chrome.
NO NO NO NO do not do that. I did they only last one month before the chrome came off your better off getting factory chrome rims off ebay around $500.
< Message edited by dilo2001gt -- 8/10/2006 12:54:17 PM >
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RE: Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 1:31:14 PM
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HummerGuy
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Thanks! and Thanks!
Hopefully one day we can all take some quircky road trip to the middle of nowhere and have some kind of hummer forum desert camp out off road adventure week!
That is, of course, after I get my Airstream trailer ;-)
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RE: Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 1:58:07 PM
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CerberusSVT
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quote:
ORIGINAL: dilo2001gt
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ORIGINAL: HummerGuy
Congrats on your H3!
There is actually a service on eBay that I see often, where if you send in your original H3 wheels, they will send you back a set of original wheels that have been chromed. The service is $600 I believe, but I have seen H3 wheels on that site for $600 OEM with chrome.
NO NO NO NO do not do that. I did they only last one month before the chrome came off your better off getting factory chrome rims off ebay around $500.
yeah, I never trust stuff like that, usually its crap...
speaking of ebay stuff though, does anybody know anything about Hunter brush guards? The ebay ad was pretty convincing of their quality, but hey, anything for a sale I guess...
what do you guys think: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HUMMER-H3-SUV-OEM-06-UP-Grille-Brush-Grill-Guard-Black_W0QQitemZ110019073701QQihZ001QQcategoryZ33645QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Black 06 H3
SMA Brushguard
Black Grill
Black factory rims
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RE: Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 2:28:53 PM
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Golden Shellback
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ORIGINAL: HummerGuy
Hopefully one day we can all take some quircky road trip to the middle of nowhere and have some kind of hummer forum desert camp out off road adventure week!
;-)
Sounds good to me! 
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RE: Hi everybody, I just got my H3! - 8/10/2006 2:32:36 PM
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Golden Shellback
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ORIGINAL: CerberusSVT
Like the title says, I just got my H3 because of the great $299 a month lease deal that HUMMER is offering right now! Right now, its nothing special, but I have already started planning to order some stuff to make it "mine". Its an 2006 black base model, so nothing special there I guess, but I still love it!
I do have a couple of questions for you guys if you don't mind:
-what is the best way to have my wheels painted? body shop? powdercoat (can't powdercoat the plastic centercap though because it would melt in the process)? do it myself wheel paint?
-what kind of tool do you use to adjust the torsion bars? I took a look under my truck last night when it was kind of dark, but my only guess was to crank the torsion bars with a wrench?
Thanks guys,
Bo
You can probably Powder coat the rims then Line-ex the Grill, like "Green Lantern" did. You can use truck bed coating on the wheel center piece covers. 
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