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H2 Advice for newbie   Printable Version Hummer Forums >> Hummer Lineup >> Hummer H2 >> H2 Advice for newbie Page: [1] Login Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >> H2 Advice for newbie - 3/7/2008 4:45:25 AM    bobandangie   Posts: 6 Joined: 6/24/2006 Status: offline We have an H3 and love it so it seemed a good idea to add an H2 to the family. We just brought her home last night. 2006, Luxury with nav, 3rd row seat, spare tire hanger etc etc. Burgandy....Love that color! Anyway....I am sure we will have tons of questions but here is my first one. It came with 20" chrome....they look great....but not too much like the diggers we have on the H3.....should we keep them? We were thinking it might be better to swap them out for something a bit more rugged. We do some four wheeling in our H3...nothing major but we do play in the mud and snow. Do you think our local dealer would be interested in swapping them? They have less than 20K on them. Might be far less....the H2 only has 20K miles and we don't know when these tires were added. Or are they good enough...and look cool and we should keep them? next....best brush guard in black....she doesn't have one and we know we will need it! Last question of the moment....the CD player....doesn't like our CD copies....are they all like that or is it just ours? Not too fond of this nav system...didn't realize it had to have the disc in, can't play my tunes at the same time....easier to just toss our portable unit up on the dash! Pics to be up soon.....somehow we get so busy playing around with our toys that we forget to take pics of them. Oh...and for the humor of it....the dealership had an internet coupon for a free tank of gas.....bet they didn't expect to have to fill that bad boy up for free!!!! But I clip coupons! If anyone gets together in the central Pa area....let us know...we are ready for some mud and to learn what this monster can do! Bob and angie Post #: 1 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/7/2008 5:46:26 AM    vkh2 Posts: 157 Joined: 10/30/2005 Status: offline  welcome,enjoy your new rig _____________________________ 03 Black H2,Kenwood DDX+Navi,SS Door Sillplates,Red Hummer Domed Letters,Borla Headers+Dual Catback, K&N 77 Series,3 Piece Engine Cover,9" Headrest-Monitors,Taylor Pro-Race Wires-Red,NuImage Chrome Cluster Bezel and Metric Gauges,Hood Bling,Chrome Rims (in reply to bobandangie) Post #: 2 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/7/2008 7:18:09 AM    shortbus   Posts: 3602 Joined: 6/27/2005 Status: offline you can probably find some stock H2 rims on ebay for ~$25 each.  then get some BFG a/ts for them and you'll be good to go.  you can decide to keep the 20"s or sell them - personally i'd get rid of them, but it's up to you.  i doubt the dealer will give you much of a deal on them.  as for the black brushguard, i bought a takeoff from my dealer for $100.  you may want to try that route first - if it doesn't work go the ebay route. what part of central PA? (in reply to bobandangie) Post #: 3 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/7/2008 9:07:24 AM    Trey124 Posts: 4626 Joined: 7/20/2006 Status: offline There will be a bunch of us out at Rausch Creek this June, is that close to you? _____________________________ Slate Blue ''07 H3 Owner, THCI member and Driving Academy Graduate For Off Road Use Only & ''08 Boulder Gray Metallic H3 Alpha for the street (in reply to shortbus) Post #: 4 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/7/2008 9:17:25 AM    bobandangie   Posts: 6 Joined: 6/24/2006 Status: offline We are about an hour due north of Harrisburg, some great off road territory right out our back door. Angie (in reply to shortbus) Post #: 5 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/7/2008 9:21:09 AM    bobandangie   Posts: 6 Joined: 6/24/2006 Status: offline I don't know where Rausch Creek is but I am sure it is within driving distance of us. I have to get used to off roading first so I am not screaming in his ear the whole entire time! I am thinking about signing us up for one of the driving academy's just so I can gain some confidence and not be a nervous nellie all the time. We have taken the H3 off road but nothing too serious...or maybe it was and I just didn't realize it :) We are both new to it so I am sure we have tons to learn and we are both excited to spend some time seeing what this monster can really do. We have the next two weeks off and we are planning to get it muddy while we have the time! Mud I can handle but hills make me shriek in his ear! Angie (in reply to Trey124) Post #: 6 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/7/2008 10:46:18 AM    shortbus   Posts: 3602 Joined: 6/27/2005 Status: offline do you live in Perry County somewhere?  do they have more than one redlight in the county yet?  or are you further north? (in reply to bobandangie) Post #: 7 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/7/2008 8:33:20 PM    HummBob Posts: 16152 Joined: 5/6/2006 Status: online Hey BobAndAngie!!! Welcome to our HOME!!! _____________________________ 2004 Black Hummer H2 2007 Black Escalade (in reply to shortbus) Post #: 8 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/7/2008 9:08:53 PM    3hummers   Posts: 11819 Joined: 9/23/2007 Status: offline Hi guys, welcome to the forum. Congrats on the new H2. Everyone starts off as an off road newbie. Only way to get past that is get out an do it. Almost everyone will want to help you learn what your Hummers can do. My dealer takes stock and stock chrome wheels off of new cars all the time to put the big bling wheels and tires on. They usually have sets of the chrome wheels with brand new ATs on them for $275.00 each. That's mounted, balanced ready to go. I haven't seen the brushguards but that is worth a shot also. Call the dealers in your area and see what they have. _____________________________ 2006 H1 Alpha wagon 2000 H1 Slantback 1997 H1 wagon 2008 H3 Alpha (in reply to HummBob) Post #: 9 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/8/2008 12:48:41 AM    HummBob Posts: 16152 Joined: 5/6/2006 Status: online quote: ORIGINAL: 3hummers Everyone starts off as an off road newbie. HELL, Some of us live their LIVES as an off road newbie!!!! _____________________________ 2004 Black Hummer H2 2007 Black Escalade (in reply to 3hummers) Post #: 10 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/8/2008 6:37:32 AM    Muddydawg75 Posts: 9959 Joined: 3/11/2007 From: South Jersey Shore Status: offline Welcome to the site... You can get 5 Takeoff's with new/near new tires on this site... just check out the classifieds... then put your 20's on here... your MP3 CD's don't work???  I don't think mine do either... but I use XM so I could care less. GM Nav's are awful... I agree. I doubt you yelling in his ear will ever go away... especially if he drives the truck anywhere near the way it is designed to be driven... _____________________________ Graphics by HUMMER DRIVER "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." --Frank Sinatra (in reply to HummBob) Post #: 11 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/8/2008 10:47:57 AM    djguy988   Posts: 52 Joined: 4/8/2007 Status: offline Advertise the rims on this site or craigslist for sale w/trade for stock rims and tires.  Should be able to put a little cash in your pocket and get stock.  I have a set of the limited editions w/BFG"s I'd planned on putting on ebay just hadn't gotten there yet.  As for the CD, try a different brand of cd and if that doesn't work use a different program to burn it (if you are using windows media to burn, try nero or something else). (in reply to Muddydawg75) Post #: 12 RE: H2 Advice for newbie - 3/9/2008 6:43:15 PM    bobandangie   Posts: 6 Joined: 6/24/2006 Status: offline Thanks for all the help, we finally got her dirty today. Tons of mud here from all the rain. These blingy tires suck! We didn't get stuck but they spin wayyyy too easy. We did manage to pass by the Jeep guys though :) So we will definitely be getting rid of these fancy and useless wheels. We are going to our local dealer tomorrow and maybe he will want to trade. If not I will start posting ads and find someone who prefers bling to tread! We love this ride!!!!! The Nav does suck but it does work, the radio and CD player sound great so I can live without playing the ones I rip but that darn noisy/loose moonroof has gotta get fixed!!! We have the next two weeks off so if anyone heads for Bear Valley to play....we will be out there as much as we can! 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