What have you done to your h2 today?
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I ended up changing the cam phaser and magnet after getting a P0011 code and while I was in there I went ahead and replaced the oil pump, front main seal and gasket.
No more codes and all is good,
Neal
No more codes and all is good,
Neal
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Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Deep South Louisiana
Happy Easter!
Edit to add one thing I forgot about..... I also swapped out all of the old ugly hex bolts in the dash for new stainless steel ones. Not terribly obvious but they do look a lot better and with a dab of anti-seize on the threads the go in an out smooth as silk. Size I used was 6mm 1.0 x 30mm.
A bit of this I did over the past couple of weeks. Today I gave her a real good cleaning and redid the steering wheel control button lights. Over the past couple of weeks - I located a set of factory chrome wheels in very good condition. I know it goes against the grain of everyone blacking everything out but literally around here it seems like 75% of truck around have all black wheels and it just does not do it for me. So I had a local tire shop pull the literally new brand new Rockstar wheels off and put the tires onto the stock wheels I bought.
Prior owners had a steering wheel cover. Something I'm also not terrible fond of. Problem is it rubbed the wheel so much that it wore through the wheel in places. So I found a great condition Escalade steering wheel on eBay in excellent condition. I went ahead and converted the control buttons to light up red since I've done that to the rest of the dash lighting and installed the wheel. Love it! By the way, yes the Escalade and all other GM trucks from the same years use the exact same steering wheels, just with different airbag covers and some like the Escalade ones have partial wood sections. One other recent thing was I wrapped the roof bars in carbon fiber vinyl.
Another I did this morning was on looking at the wheels it struck me that I might like the look of the Hummer lettering on the center caps being white to match the truck. I also wanted to be able to reverse this if I did not like it. So I got a can of the peel off stuff everyone blacks out their wheels and stuff with but in white. I sprayed about a quarter ounce of it into a cup then took a large syringe with a blunt needle and sucked it up. I then used the needle to deposit the plasti-dip stuff into the letters on the center caps and let them sit and dry while I cleaned the truck. I think it looks pretty spiffy myself.
I think I like it enough that I'll redo it sometime soon with actual paint since I know those will eventually come out after a few washes. I'm thinking on also doing the small hotdog shaped insets in the wheel spokes in white too. I might have to test that first in the same way though.
Edit to add one thing I forgot about..... I also swapped out all of the old ugly hex bolts in the dash for new stainless steel ones. Not terribly obvious but they do look a lot better and with a dab of anti-seize on the threads the go in an out smooth as silk. Size I used was 6mm 1.0 x 30mm.
A bit of this I did over the past couple of weeks. Today I gave her a real good cleaning and redid the steering wheel control button lights. Over the past couple of weeks - I located a set of factory chrome wheels in very good condition. I know it goes against the grain of everyone blacking everything out but literally around here it seems like 75% of truck around have all black wheels and it just does not do it for me. So I had a local tire shop pull the literally new brand new Rockstar wheels off and put the tires onto the stock wheels I bought.
Prior owners had a steering wheel cover. Something I'm also not terrible fond of. Problem is it rubbed the wheel so much that it wore through the wheel in places. So I found a great condition Escalade steering wheel on eBay in excellent condition. I went ahead and converted the control buttons to light up red since I've done that to the rest of the dash lighting and installed the wheel. Love it! By the way, yes the Escalade and all other GM trucks from the same years use the exact same steering wheels, just with different airbag covers and some like the Escalade ones have partial wood sections. One other recent thing was I wrapped the roof bars in carbon fiber vinyl.
Another I did this morning was on looking at the wheels it struck me that I might like the look of the Hummer lettering on the center caps being white to match the truck. I also wanted to be able to reverse this if I did not like it. So I got a can of the peel off stuff everyone blacks out their wheels and stuff with but in white. I sprayed about a quarter ounce of it into a cup then took a large syringe with a blunt needle and sucked it up. I then used the needle to deposit the plasti-dip stuff into the letters on the center caps and let them sit and dry while I cleaned the truck. I think it looks pretty spiffy myself.
I think I like it enough that I'll redo it sometime soon with actual paint since I know those will eventually come out after a few washes. I'm thinking on also doing the small hotdog shaped insets in the wheel spokes in white too. I might have to test that first in the same way though.Neal
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Added 360 degree camera's and controller. Front/Rear and sides. Since the H2 has terrible blind spots and there is not way to see anything directly in front or to the rear (kids bike/scooter) then this was a smart add. Already had the back-up camera so integration was pretty simple. Controller turns on camera in reverse, then once you put it into drive it goes to the front camera for 10 secs then back to the normal display on the head unit.(Kenwood). When you turn on the turn signals the corresponding side comes on to give a clear view on the blind spot then goes back to normal display once it is off.
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Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Deep South Louisiana
Added 360 degree camera's and controller. Front/Rear and sides. Since the H2 has terrible blind spots and there is not way to see anything directly in front or to the rear (kids bike/scooter) then this was a smart add. Already had the back-up camera so integration was pretty simple. Controller turns on camera in reverse, then once you put it into drive it goes to the front camera for 10 secs then back to the normal display on the head unit.(Kenwood). When you turn on the turn signals the corresponding side comes on to give a clear view on the blind spot then goes back to normal display once it is off.
Neal
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I installed new LED bulbs in the DRL's in both trucks. All I need now iinstall HID's in my 08 and replace the aged headlights in my 05 which already has HID's. These lights are starting to bubble up from age.
I also ordered 2 shorty antennas for both trucks. I also need to install my 4 black chrome door handle buckets in my 08.
I also ordered 2 shorty antennas for both trucks. I also need to install my 4 black chrome door handle buckets in my 08.
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Added 360 degree camera's and controller. Front/Rear and sides. Since the H2 has terrible blind spots and there is not way to see anything directly in front or to the rear (kids bike/scooter) then this was a smart add. Already had the back-up camera so integration was pretty simple. Controller turns on camera in reverse, then once you put it into drive it goes to the front camera for 10 secs then back to the normal display on the head unit.(Kenwood). When you turn on the turn signals the corresponding side comes on to give a clear view on the blind spot then goes back to normal display once it is off.
can you link to what you bought? I did not know something like this existed.
Added 360 degree camera's and controller. Front/Rear and sides. Since the H2 has terrible blind spots and there is not way to see anything directly in front or to the rear (kids bike/scooter) then this was a smart add. Already had the back-up camera so integration was pretty simple. Controller turns on camera in reverse, then once you put it into drive it goes to the front camera for 10 secs then back to the normal display on the head unit.(Kenwood). When you turn on the turn signals the corresponding side comes on to give a clear view on the blind spot then goes back to normal display once it is off.
I am curious as well. I'm always down for more gadgets on my rig!
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Replaced tranny filter and gasket. Pumped out old fluid and added new. I was pleasantly surprised the pan look like new. There wasn't any sludge, etc. I could not get the filter gasket out so I re-used the old one. All seems good.
