That is almost exactly what I had in mind! That looks great!!Ramrod,
That's more or less what I did. I haven't added a paddle style exterior handle yet, but that is in the plan. I found out the hardway that you need to keep the harness and switches plugged in, otherwise the other windows and locks don't work haha
SAME!!! Sunroof leaks In AZ too! Detail shop supposedly cleared them twice. Fronts test drained fine, rears immediately over flowed.Noticed some moisture underneath my floor mats and some mild mold. Come to find out the carpet was soaked underneath on the passenger side.
First time sunroof drains have clogged, not very excited to pull the carpet to dry it out. Been doing some dusty trail lately, paired with all the rain AZ has been seeing must’ve been the perfect scenario for them to clog. Oh well.
I REPLACED MINE WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE PARTS EVEN THE HOSESTrash can brake job.
Since I bought the Hummer I knew the brakes needed some attention.
Removed the wheels, unbolted the calipers and removed the pads. Front caliper bracket bolts were rust welded in place and I ended up breaking two caliper bolts off. Removing the rotors was just as bad. PB Blaster didn't work. Couldn't use my BFH. Couldn't use my very BFH. Ended up using a combination of a very large puller and bolts screwed into the calipers. When the rotors finely broke loose it sounded like a gunshot. The parking brakes were also a mess. Looks like they have been sticking. The shoes came off in pieces. Got out the trash can and threw everything away. Installed new actuators, parking brake shoes and hardware, new front pads/rotors and new rear pads/rotors. I used GM/AC Delco parts. Buttoned it up and took it out to burnish the brakes.
This was one of the toughest brake jobs I've ever done. It looks like the previous owner{s} couldn't get the rotors off so they just installed new pads. Once, twice, who knows. The brakes are now back to factory fresh and the Hummer has better get up and go.
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Wow! I don't think I've ever seen brakes in that bad of condition. Amazing that it even moved (or stopped). Glad I live in sunny SoCal (although we've got blizzard conditions currently).Trash can brake job.
Since I bought the Hummer I knew the brakes needed some attention.
Removed the wheels, unbolted the calipers and removed the pads. Front caliper bracket bolts were rust welded in place and I ended up breaking two caliper bolts off. Removing the rotors was just as bad. PB Blaster didn't work. Couldn't use my BFH. Couldn't use my very BFH. Ended up using a combination of a very large puller and bolts screwed into the calipers. When the rotors finely broke loose it sounded like a gunshot. The parking brakes were also a mess. Looks like they have been sticking. The shoes came off in pieces. Got out the trash can and threw everything away. Installed new actuators, parking brake shoes and hardware, new front pads/rotors and new rear pads/rotors. I used GM/AC Delco parts. Buttoned it up and took it out to burnish the brakes.
This was one of the toughest brake jobs I've ever done. It looks like the previous owner{s} couldn't get the rotors off so they just installed new pads. Once, twice, who knows. The brakes are now back to factory fresh and the Hummer has better get up and go.
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Hello Aspen.I REPLACED MINE WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE PARTS EVEN THE HOSES
Hello 650Hawk,Wow! I don't think I've ever seen brakes in that bad of condition. Amazing that it even moved (or stopped). Glad I live in sunny SoCal (although we've got blizzard conditions currently).
I have used the Raptor liner for several projects. It is very forgiving and far tougher than paint. I reduced it 20% for a smoother finish.Raptor Bed Liner
This is the stuff we used. Test sprayed the back sides to get the technique and distances right. Lots of very careful prep work. The kit came from Amazon, came with the sprayer we used it at about 60 psi. It’s pretty much just a cheap undercoating Gun. Per the videos you can reduce it 20% and use an HVLP sprayer for a smoother look. I think you can clear coat over it as well.
One of the main reasons we did this was to toughen up those trim panels. They were getting really sun damaged and brittle. I figure this stuff will help them live a bit longer.
Really it went on pretty easy. We think the textured look came out really well.
Good luck!!!
Matt
I'm interested in seeing a picture of this custom grille installed after raptor liner. I'm curious how it was made. Any photos of the back of it?
Some mostly finished pics. Need more hole plugs for the top roof brow panel. We like it. Need to find the right metal mesh to match the grill and bumper openings. Seems like the side plastics on the roof have shrunk and pulled rearward cracking the front attachment points. The AZ sun is brutal on plastics. More work in the following weeks.