H3 Door Swap?

[SC_Hummer_Guy]

Just wondering if anyone knows if it possible to swap the doors from my 06 Lux (tan interior) to have the ones where the window controls are at the slanted position. I find myself always hitting the controls when I don't mean too because mine are the original ones where it's on the flat bottom.

TIA
-Cody

 

[SC_Hummer_Guy]

Just a bump to see if anyone has any idea still or not on this!

 

[cbetts]

I remember someone from CHO doing it but I do not recall if the wire harness is compatible. If I have time, I will pull the panel off mine and snap a few pics. I would like to move my controls up as well since mine seem to collect a lot of dirt.

 

[H3slate]

After having the controls down on the arm for so long, it was weird to me to find the controls up on the arm when driving a rental h3. I also like having the smaller handle vs. the bigger handle with the controls on it.

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[reaper]

More than likely-- you should be able to check out that harness at a dealership where they're selling a model with the same type of doors you want. Backcountryislife runs without his doors all the time, taking them on and off is pretty trivial (but heavy), you could always buy a new connector and connect it to the wires if it's not.

 

[tfm-Neil]

The harnesses are different to accommodate the different location of the switches. You should be able to de-loom your existing harness and rewrap the wires to accommodate the new location of the switches. Just make sure you use fleece tape when you rewrap the wires, it will help keep everything quiet.

Also I might add to be careful when detaching and re attaching the connector in the door jamb, there is little locking tabs that keep the lever in the closed position.

When you have the door connector apart I'd add a little dielectric grease to help keep water out of the connector. It is supposed to be a sealed connector but apparently they don't seal the way they should... Over the years the connector on my driver’s door has leaked causing the pins to corrode, a problem that's been giving me allot of headaches lately.

 

[SC_Hummer_Guy]

Thanks for the info everyone! Will def check into everything and then get going on this project!