I'm new here to this site. I picked up a 2006 HHR 2.2 LS in Metallic Blue. Has 98k on it. A ladies better half passed. She kept his car in the criveway for 5 years and never drove it. I picked it up for $1K. Paint is good, front clip was was pushed in and forward frame support bent just a bit. I got it straightened and clip I heated from inside and got it back to normal. Ran an OBD and got a non firing #2 cylindeer. replaced the coil packs and plugs and code cleared and purred. Little vibration on motor so i replaced motor mounts/ serpentine, air filter, all fluids redone. All brakes replaced drums polished and painted, rotors and front pads replaced. All shocks and struts redone and the rear bumpers. stripped the inside complete and cleaned everything all looks great now. Still up on stands as I'm waiting for the new Swing arm rods to arrive and finish getting them installed. Repainted the wheels they were fading and some rust. fixed all the minor broken parts by going to the local auto wrecking yard and bought parts for net to nothing. Hope i haven't bored ya but glad i found this site and gets some advice as I move forward on this rig. Planning on towing behind a motorhome. I'll try to get some picks up.

 

Looking for info on pulling some running boards from the junk yard, is it hard? I posted in the thread for it, just hoping to get a little help quickly. I want them at $22 bucks for the pair.

 

Read the first 4 pages of the How-to you posted in. Pictures and parts included.

 

You will need a can or 2 of PB Blaster for the mounting hardware!

 

And a threaded insert installation tool.
Thee 2006 has the body holes but no inserts to bolts the brackets to.

 

Welcome

What are “swing arm rods “ ?

 

Sway bar rods, my bad.

 

Sway bar end links , always a fun job!

 

I hope you got the 10 inch links.

 

t the corret ones and went on fine. The clunk was still there. I got 2 new contol arms arriving thursday. Old one out and they were bad. Looking forward to a quieter ride. Thanks for commenting.