Why are plastic parts for the Hummer so expensive???

[4u33er]

Its plastic/abs for god sakes! I was looking for a spare tire cover (those color matched ones) and they go for $300+ :whaa:

Then I saw some nice fender flares that come with mud flaps and they were $400+ :whaa::whaa::whaa:

Are they like Carbon Fiber infused plastics or something???

 

[08H3]

Because they can get it. Supply and demand.

 

[3Hummers]

Basically supply and demand. probably a lot of the parts aren't being made and the NOS parts are disapperaing or being held back for higher prices. Check the junk yards.

 

[Portager]

Low volume production equates to higher unit prices. Plastic parts have a high non-recurring cost to make the molds. This cost is amortized into the number of units they expect to sell. If you reduce the quantity the amortized unit cost goes up.

That and the fact that GM has given up on keeping Hummer owners satisfied, so why not screw them?

 

[machineguneddie]

Everything is expensive for the H3

 

[alrock]

What Portager said. Molds aren't cheap to make - the R&D took time and money.

 

[reaper]

I was looking for a spare tire cover (those color matched ones)

Can I sell you some chrome with that???? :gaah::shame:

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

What Mike (Portager) said. Plus sometimes your stuck paying for the name, or what people refer to as Hummer tax. They think if you can afford to buy a Hummer, you can afford to pay a little extra for parts. If you think those prices are high, look into anything made by RealWheels. Check eBay, you can find both those items on there for much less from time to time. I have seen new color matching tire covers for $80-150 and the E&G fender flares for $250-300.


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[4u33er]

I have the realwheels hood louver, I didn't mind paying for a well made solid piece of metal.