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Isn’t this the popper the black round piece above the tether
Interesting, what year is your HHR?
Is that factory or someone add it in? First time I've seen a plunger in that hole.
I've been unable to locate a part number on the plunger too.
I have 2 - 2008 HHR Panels, LT & LT2 and both have a plastic plug cap over the hole and if removed, it's empty.
The LT poppers work great, both sides by remotes or dash buttons. The LT2 makes the POP sound, doors flinch but don't open enough to clear the latch.
It does look like a great location. That is a large hole, would have to be a proprietary GM Popper to fit that size hole. Again you'd think there were be GM Part number for the Plunger.
Aha. Good call Don. I didn't know since I don't have a panel.
I thought that picture Oldblue posted earlier sure looked like a door ajar switch and not any kind of "popper".
The poppers I have noticed on other cars are simply a spring loaded thing, not electrical. When the latch is released the spring pushes the door open.
yes, same here... like the link provided above to a mechanical popper.
Interesting the above pic being the door ajar switch. Again since my 2 08’s are just an empty hole plug and door ajar still indicates correctly. I took a look and don’t see a door sw... a lot are in the latch too.
Don, so it’s accurate that the door seal and the link positioning (hump & rollers) is the inertia to pop doors? No wonder some function poorly.
Looks Ike I’ll install some poppers to insure a positive opening on both HHR’s.
The panels use the electrical characteristics to sense door ajar. it looks for a ground on the latch; that is good enough since you can't manually open the doors.
If you have had the car "detailed" they usually put something on the gaskets that sticks making the doors useless, but it is shiny!
The panels use the electrical characteristics to sense door ajar. it looks for a ground on the latch; that is good enough since you can't manually open the doors.
If you have had the car "detailed" they usually put something on the gaskets that sticks making the doors useless, but it is shiny!
Correct, that's what I was familiar with... using the latch as ground or a simple small brass contact lever on the latch that makes ground too.
BTW... that door switch is a pretty big switch for door ajar switch... that hole is what 1.25" (30~35mm) diameter hole?
Door edge seal sticky: Nope, I haven't applied anything to the seals other than a little silicone (dries basically dry) to help with not sticking. But when temps are freezing or hinges have little age, they can loose their smoothness. The rubber seals also loose some of their rebound tension too.
