Hello; my name is Gary and I live in Calgary Alberta Canada...

"Inspector" is a 2006 LT (only LT version available in Canada). He is 27 months old now and has enjoyed 24,000 miles (43,000KM) to date. No damage other than a few rock chips. Runs great and has never needed any repair or warranty work. Oil gets changed every 3,000 Km (Mobil 1) and still get lots of questions , grins and lookers.

From the factory, the HHR came with basically everything except the rear spoiler;

2.4L auto (175 HP rated in Canada for 2006)
Sun roof
Running Boards
XM radio and OnStar
Roof Rails
Polished chrome package (door handles, mags, grille, exhaust tip, roof rack, etc.)
17" polished chrome wheels
Heated leather seats (Driver's seat has power and lumbar)
Remote starter
6 CD changer, RDS and theftlock
Electrochromatic mirror, and steering wheel controls for phone and radio along with cruise control
ABS brakes
Front and side air bag option
Fog lights
Upgraded HHR floor and cargo mats (grey)
All weather HHR factory floor mats (for winter)

Inspector was delivered on August 18, 2006 so all of these additions have been done since then and include;

New Grille (upper and lower) along with additional chrome accent stripes around both of the grilles

Clayed and 5 Star wax treatment
Chevrolet decal for the grille (EBay)
Belt line chrome trim
Wheel well chrome trim
Lower door panel (rocker panel) chrome trim
Rear chrome pad
Chrome valve extensions for rims with Chevy logo black/siver
CSG Intake (painted black)
Underhood retractable light and wire looms with hood pin for auto operation (EBay)
Chrome fuse panel covers under the hood
Chrome Billet oil filler cap
55 piece wood dash for interior (EDash)
Chrome stubby door locks
Stubby Antennae
"RARE HHR" 3rd brake insert
Elemmat made for the HHR for protection of rear cargo area. (Elemmat)
Custom built rack for tools and laptop in rear (upholstered in grey denim)
Undercoating and Rustproofing (Selling Dealer)
3M scotch film guard (entire front end including bumpers from the Dealer)
Modified molded mud flaps to work around wheel well chrome
Painted rear brake drums (black)
Painted bowties on rims and hatchback (to black)
Chrome reflectors
Chrome bumper guards
Rear reflector chrome trim
Chrome door handle inserts
Rear brake light chrome bezels
Magellan GPS portable mount system
4 Spare rims (black) and winter tires; Hancook B/W Tires
Locking nuts (4) for tires
B & M Shifter module
Jegs Stage 1 performance module

 

That really is sharp... I didn't think I would like chrome trim on the HHR but it creates a whole new line of sight. I like that.

 

Nice HHR ya got there, im not normally a chrome fan, but its cleaner than most

 

Great job on the car and the pics, they show great detail.
I too have not been a huge chrome fan, but your car looks good the way you did it.

P.S. you need a shot of the grill/front

 

Great job. I can tell you really have done a lot to your HHR which is impressive. I must admit I personally am not a big chrome fan either. However, you HHr pulls it of nicely.

I would like to see some better pictures of the wood trim. What type of wood was it? From these pictures it looks pretty good but you can't see the details. Also are your mud flaps painted?

Again "Kudos" to the great attention to detail. "Very Nice"

 

Thanks for the kind words. All the submissions are good I think. In my case, the wood dash is burled walnut stained grey. It is available from Edash. The mudflaps are the factory molded ones. I modified the flanges to fit around the chrome wheel well trim, thats all. If you are interested in getting wood trim, Edashkit.com is the best for price and selection that I found. They offfer the real wood, simulated wood and various other more funky options as well.