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2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/19/2008 4:58:12 PM

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Anyone know how involved it would be to upgrade my 2008 H3 ALPHA (with off road package) to a Front Locking Differential like being offered for 2009?

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/20/2008 8:58:58 AM

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With your Alpha you should allready have the cast iron housing so you just need to add the 09 front locker and switches and dash plate etc.
My guess would be $1,000 part and labor at a dealer.

Checkout some of the "other" forums. There is a thread on a front locker upgrade that includes the info and part number on a complete front cast iron housing with diff and locker.. ready to bolt in.

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/20/2008 6:42:13 PM

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Rumor...

The part number is 25892846 and it belongs to the front, cast iron carrier housing out of an 09 H3 (3.7L) with the front locker. It is complete without CV''s so it should bolt right in. The price is 1866.00.

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/20/2008 9:12:59 PM

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Great info..., thanks guys!!

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/21/2008 3:36:10 AM

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I am sure everyone knows this but the 3.7 is a 4:56 ratio and the 5.3 is 4:10 ratio. Just so no one goes and orders a front diff and gets the wrong ratio. Steve

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/21/2008 2:36:57 PM

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I just got off the phone with my Hummer Dealer/Service center & he said that the retofit was pretty involved....., something about having to drill the housing or something????

Anyone know what he''s refuring to?? Maybe for a servo or something??

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/21/2008 3:54:24 PM

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Was he talking about putting a locker in your existing housing or putting in a new complete housing?

I know when adding an ARB locker to a diff you have drill/tap a hole to allow for the locker air line so I would think it would be similar when adding an e-locker so you would need a hole for the wiring

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/21/2008 6:03:21 PM

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I would think they would be using my existing housing....., they haven''''t done a 09'''' front locker to 08'''' retrofit yet & they sounded a little confused!!

When I first asked about the retrofit....., they said "Oh.., eh..., well..., we don''t do that" So I asked them "If not a Hummer Service center...., then who??"

"You don''t do that...., or you haven''t done that yet?"

That seemed to get the ball rolling a bit!

The Dealer is Doug''s Lynnwood Cadilic/Hummer in Lynnwood, Washington (State)

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/22/2008 2:17:19 PM

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ORIGINAL: Alpha

When I first asked about the retrofit....., they said "Oh.., eh..., well..., we don''''''''t do that" So I asked them "If not a Hummer Service center...., then who??"

"You don''''''''t do that...., or you haven''''''''t done that yet?"

If they don''''t trust themselves to do the work, I wouldn''''t trust them either..

Make sure you can get the locker carrier assembly from your Hummer dealer.. Go across the bay to Bremerton and talk with Dave at Northridge 4x4 and see if he can help you out with the install. He''''s primarily a Jeep guy, but a setting up a locker in a Jeep can''''t be much different than setting it up in a H3..
http://www.northridge4x4.com/

Tell him a friend of Mark Opinoski from the Mid-South Jeep Club in Memphis sent you to see him..

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/22/2008 2:19:29 PM

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Just sent you a PM with updated info.

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/22/2008 2:26:31 PM

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Come on James, what about the rest of us..?? We want locker info too..

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/22/2008 5:26:19 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Crash

quote:

ORIGINAL: Alpha

When I first asked about the retrofit....., they said "Oh.., eh..., well..., we don''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t do that" So I asked them "If not a Hummer Service center...., then who??"

"You don''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t do that...., or you haven''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t done that yet?"

If they don''''''''''''''''t trust themselves to do the work, I wouldn''''''''''''''''t trust them either..

Make sure you can get the locker carrier assembly from your Hummer dealer.. Go across the bay to Bremerton and talk with Dave at Northridge 4x4 and see if he can help you out with the install.   He''''''''''''''''s primarily a Jeep guy, but a setting up a locker in a Jeep can''''''''''''''''t be much different than setting it up in a H3..
http://www.northridge4x4.com/

Tell him a friend of Mark Opinoski from the Mid-South Jeep Club in Memphis sent you to see him..

Problem with having someone other than Hummer service center do the work is that I only have 9,600 miles on a 100K warranty & I''''m thinking that would probably void the warranty!!

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/22/2008 5:36:05 PM

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Just sent you a PM with updated info.

Thanks...., but I didn''t get the PM...., apparently I had my old email addy in my profile.

I have updated it now...., if you could re-send the PM the info. will be much appreciated!!!

Thanks!!

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/22/2008 7:14:35 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Alpha

quote:

ORIGINAL: Crash

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ORIGINAL: Alpha

When I first asked about the retrofit....., they said "Oh.., eh..., well..., we don''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t do that" So I asked them "If not a Hummer Service center...., then who??"

"You don''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t do that...., or you haven''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t done that yet?"

If they don''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t trust themselves to do the work, I wouldn''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t trust them either..

Make sure you can get the locker carrier assembly from your Hummer dealer.. Go across the bay to Bremerton and talk with Dave at Northridge 4x4 and see if he can help you out with the install.   He''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s primarily a Jeep guy, but a setting up a locker in a Jeep can''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t be much different than setting it up in a H3..
http://www.northridge4x4.com/

Tell him a friend of Mark Opinoski from the Mid-South Jeep Club in Memphis sent you to see him..

Problem with having someone other than Hummer service center do the work is that I only have 9,600 miles on a 100K warranty & I''''''''m thinking that would probably void the warranty!!

You have the dealer open up that front end and put in a non-OEM part (non-OEM for YOUR truck) and it''s gonna void the factory warranty on the front end anyway.. If the dealer does give warranty on the part, it''s only going to be 9 months or so. If they offer anything more than that, I doubt any other dealer will honor it.

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RE: 2009 H3 Front Locker? - 11/22/2008 7:26:06 PM

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Good point.., you''re probably right....., I will definatly have to ask about that!!

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