I knew a guy in high school that sold those chicken mesh grilles on ebay for s10's and integra's. Made a ton of money! Super easy and quick. Never thought about one for the H.

 

Actually it's the A/C condenser that is in front, & most vunerable.
Mine came stock w/ plastic guards, but I wanted a lil more peace of mind.

I powder coated the gutter guard black gloss. & as tim_tenn mentioned, you would be surprised the bugs, crud & etc that gets caught on it..

Since I don't want to be the 1st to post about A/C condenser damage...
I'm gutter-guarded....

 

Far from being the first. 2006 thread about it....................

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/problems-service-repairs-42/c-went-out-completely-2689/

 

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Wow!!! 21 page thread !!! Bummer, but just makes me more certain than ever that adding the Gutter-guard grill was worth the few pennies & minutes of my time..

& guess I should have been more specific about not wanting to be first with the GM "plastic protection" & possibly get damage.

PS: I have modified the install on mine, it bolts in..So it's pretty tough, sure it could get dented,
but pretty hard to get thru..