Etching of paint on rocker panel and rear door rock guard
New Member
Joined: 01-19-2006
Posts: 27
From: LA or bust
Running Boards price
I had the running boards put on afterwards -- they were like $525.00 for the parts, plus labor and taxes, came to around $700. total (felt like I was taken for a ride on this, but the HHR looks MUCH better with them, in my opinion) -- wish I had just ordered one with them... as SoCal said, they are $445 as an "original" dealer installed option...
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Joined: 12-17-2005
Posts: 28
From: Banff, Alberta, Canada
Marketing Flaw
If my car had been sitting on the lot with the running boards on I wouldn't have asked to have them removed, that is for sure...now I am about to attend a Costomer Appreciation Evening (aka Barbeque), and I will make a point of cornering the Customer Relations Manager on this issue...
Senior Member
Joined: 09-11-2005
Posts: 829
From: McLoud, Oklahoma
Originally Posted by HHRster
I had the running boards put on afterwards -- they were like $525.00 for the parts, plus labor and taxes, came to around $700. total (felt like I was taken for a ride on this, but the HHR looks MUCH better with them, in my opinion) -- wish I had just ordered one with them... as SoCal said, they are $445 as an "original" dealer installed option...
Senior Member
Joined: 02-06-2006
Posts: 297
From: Raleigh, NC
The funny thing is, the car doesn't come with the running boards from the factory. Even if you order it with them, the dealer installs them once the vehicle is delivered. Why does it cost extra to add them afterward? And can they be purchased and self installed? I mean, how hard can it be...
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Joined: 12-17-2005
Posts: 28
From: Banff, Alberta, Canada
Installing Running Boards?
Question: most HHR's with running boards had them factory installed?
...and has anyone tried to install them at home (ie: in the driveway)?
...it seems to me that the dealer is going to charge a couple of hours labor and shop time.
...and has anyone tried to install them at home (ie: in the driveway)?
...it seems to me that the dealer is going to charge a couple of hours labor and shop time.
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Joined: 10-14-2005
Posts: 9,121
From: Rochester,N.Y.
Originally Posted by lrg760
Question: most HHR's with running boards had them factory installed?
Senior Member
Joined: 12-26-2005
Posts: 830
From: GUTHRIE OK.
Boards
Originally Posted by Clarke33
Mine is on order, also. I called my dealer and told him I wanted to add runningboards and he told me that they would sell them to me, through the parts department, at cost. He is supposed to have the price tomorrow.
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Joined: 12-04-2005
Posts: 174
From: Hilton (Rochester),NY
If you look at the pics from SoCal's lake pipe exhaust installation, they used the mounts for the running boards to install the exhaust too. I would imagine a spot or two toward the middle to support the running boards with brackets with screws or rivets on the fenders to do the ends. Easier with a lift, but not impossible for the driveway/garage.
