COMPLETELY Replacing The Convertible ROOF On My GMC Envoy XUV 

Props to the packing/shipping folks at J&J, they make some solid shipping pallets.

I know why the roof won't relearn! I had the same thing happen to me with my XUV and it is an issue with the Autel scanner. If you use a GM Tech 2 it will relearn perfect. Any Autel scanner cannot do the relearn feature. No idea why. My roof was working perfectly and after running the relearn feature it "bricked" the roof close. I had to buy a used Tech 2 to be able to get it relearned. The rear glass relearn does work on the Autel however.

So many RU-vidrs start projects and don’t finish. It’s so much more satisfying to see you get all the way through them. Great job!!

Don't sell this one. Keep her in the fleet, just because it is so unusual.

I can’t believe J&J had parts laying around for this. Those guys have everything!

Most automotive you tubers don’t know Jack about cars. It’s refreshing to see a car guys car guy making content.

I bet that guy at J and J who took the roof off of the donor car is really good at solving puzzles too. He does really nice work.

I'm 64 years old and I live vicariously through John Ross.

This must be one of the all time oddball repair on RU-vid...good job JR!

Blow some compressed air through those holes to make sure it's unclogged so the roof doesn't leak again or collect water

Heck of a job. That paint color is pretty sick. It's like you get 3 colors in one. A nice dark aqua in the sunlight, charcoal in low-light, and black at night. You definitely deserve to enjoy that thing for a while after all the work you put into it. After all, spring is here and I'm sure you'll enjoy driving it to O'Reilly's completely opened up instead of that gas hog F250, not that the F250 isn't. Maybe you can find a meetup of some kind or cars and coffee where you can show off the only sorted XUV in the country.

Wow! I'm super impressed with J&J's packing of the replacement roof. Really well done on their part. That XUV is super neat now that everything is working. I'd love to see the completely finished product after detail, etc. Nice work on the repair JR!

I remember the feeling I had the 1st time my XUV roof opened... it was such a relief and a big accomplishment. Luckily I did not have to do all that you did... mine just needed a rear tailgate window regulator.

I prefer your videos over many other automotive RU-vidrs. Thank you for taking us on such awesome journeys.

Very neat that you got all the parts working. That's great. I did notice that when you jumped in the back it bounced more than it should. Time for new shocks to keep it safe. This rare a unit is a keeper. Sure is pretty.

At the rate this is getting fixed, you should soon have spare space to work on a 2004 Malibu Classic...

Awesome job on the packaging and help from J&J. You needed your Wheaties for that disassembly. Love how you will tackle any job. Thanks for sharing your adventures. Peace

Nice work! Man, the complexity involved in that truck is pretty crazy. YOU are definitely the warranty when you buy one of those. Looking forward to seeing it cleaned (as always).

I love this channel. I enjoy having to turn the volume way down after I've been watching literally any other channel. Seriously, just came in from Hoovies, at a regular volume and HERE'S JR SHOUTING AT ME

Imagine what a GM dealer bodyshop would have charged for this job

Don't leave us hanging JR! We love the little things. They make the biggest difference. We demand to see Q-tip cleaning and greasing....

Agree , you definitely need to keep this one around for awhile. It is unusual and rare. Glad to see your father is doing well. Family is most important. 😊

When you were having trouble with the roof working, my first thought was that you should probably pick senior's brain. Your dad is a mechanical genius (and you're not far behind). I've loved this series so far. Honestly had no idea this truck existed.

I think you should keep this thing. It’s cool seeing these weird repairs that are vehicle specific. We had to tackle putting in a new trunk popper on my Veloster today. Wasn’t a terrible job to do. I have friends help me since I’m not very mechanically inclined. My car tried to kill me too when we went to replace the hatch struts and the hatch slammed down on my head. 😂

I was impressed you know what VPN’s do not many people do, but then I remembered what you used to do before full time RU-vid. Great video! That XUV is wild how it was built!

I work as a mechanic day in day out...sometimes with some jobs the frustration level gets so high that honestly...stepping away for a bit and clearing the head isn't a bad thing. In most cases you come back to the job at hand and get it done or have an alternative solution that does work in the end.

Gotta get JR making these ultra rare parts with a 3d printer! You got the room for it!

I bet when that thing went to water test it leaked like crazy at first and someone said “let’s add a bunch of urethane”.

Really like this project. Didn’t even know the XUV was a thing. J&J to the rescue!!!

Glad I could be of service. Taking that top off in the yard was tricky. That glue had me ready to burn the car to the ground!!!

JRGO - Thanks for recommending J&J Auto Wrecking for rare auto parts. Today I will purchase parts for my ‘07 Charger police interceptor.

JR, you did some good work on this one 👏. It always feels good when you repair something like this. Cheers 🍻

Boy, you need like an HHR SS panel or an SSR or some other oddball gm vehicle

I hope that this amazing GMC Envoy XUV is never left out to rot again, because there won't be anymore parts to rescue it again! Thank you so much.

But you HAVE to haul something taller than the roof to prove its usefulness!

What a cluster ****. Your patience knows no limits. Even if I knew how to do any of that, you couldn't give me enough money to mess with that kind of TEDIOUS work. I admire your tenacity. How 'bout a new rear end for the Rolls, hmmmm?? 😒👌

I was dying for you to clean the tracks!! Good stuff man. Very happy for your growth

Glad you got it done & happy J&J had the roof for you

JR, I thoroughly enjoy watching your channel, and watching you work. You're so thorough and patient as you work. I never liked the look of the Envoy/TrailBlazer... until now! Seeing what you did to fix the Envoy made me re-think my dislike of the design. Seeing what GM engineers designed made me realize that they were really pushing forward. I had never seen the inside of one of their XUV's. Now I get it. And now I want this Envoy! 🤣 Watching you work is just incredible. Honestly, I would buy anything that you repaired because you are so detailed and thorough. One day, I believe I'll be purchasing a vehicle from you. Take good care!

VIP award to the parts puller at J&J

Really interesting truck, thanks for working on it for us!

Take care and stay safe. I saw on tv, that you guys are in for some really bad weather tomorrow. 🌸

J&J for the win! Well done, JR.

The XUV has to be the only one in America that still works. Dude I am impressed with you getting this thing working. That roof was living on borrowed time the day it rolled out of the GM plant LOL!!!

Way to stick it out with this one and to persevere to get it all working! Nice job.

What a treat a back to back . Thanks!! Imho the best You Tuber.

Great job on the roof swap. Just curious what adhesive you used when reinstalled, if any. Also, I would give it a water test and check for leaks.

Well, it's obvious the XUV wasn't ready for prime time when it came out. I'm am amazed that you fixed it. But you're an unbelievably qualified technician. Now go hit Tyler Hoover for a ride in his new Beck, looks like a hoot.

liking the show again with all the work done on so many different vehicles, plus i am amazed on how much i learn. preesh the hard work and great content!

This is pretty entertaining. Very technical and, well, technical. Which I dig.

I was loving the building videos! Can't wait to see more!

Thing needs some new shocks watch the video back when you do your little victory dance in the back lol

I have always liked these XUVs!, but definitely cant find a good one here in Connecticut. Plus people run their Envoys to the ground here! Who ever gets this XUV is going to be stoked!!

JR I should compile this series on the XUV for ya, this was an entertaining series lol, I loved the same commercial, my uncle even had one as a company car for a while, though we never knew what the features did

I was the engineer responsible for designing the installation station in Oklahoma City assembly plant for the XUV. The “adhesive” he’s referring to is Urethane similar to what holds windshields in place. It’s structural to the vehicle and MUST be properly applied. In the plant it was robotically applied to the roof rails. DO NOT INSTALL ONE OF THESE WITH OUT URETHANE AND EVEN THINK ABOUT USING ROOF RACKS. Those rivnuts that the fasteners are installed into have very little holding power..

I bet Hoovie would love a crazy GM product like this. You should sell it to him.

looks like previous owners didn't show it much TLC, great series of videos

Good job GM! As he’s fixing the broken crap!

Very Cool . Honestly I really enjoyed watching oddball repairs and Unusual builds . I really hope you make $$$ on this cause it’s awesome

Wow, J&J came through, great job

The $8 harbor freight heat guns are the absolute best!!! That thing has made me a fortune! 💪👍💯👍

You better be sending J&J a Christmas card 😃

Excellent Job Glad my roof system still works good

He shoots and he SCORES! Nicely done!! Love J&J!! Cool job packing/shipping too! So you're gonna sell it after all that? Right, I know...it's 1 of 27000. 17 years later...and parts are next to non-existent. Those numbers make my old 1997 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC look like it was a Ford Taurus.

Came back to this channel since the dirty old impala and my god you have grown!

JR and J&J for the win on the XUV

I remember when these first came out, I said, that thing will be a nightmare in the future when it comes to repairs.

Cool. I watched part one of this at lunch today

Man those guys at J&J are pros.

When you said J&J had the parts for the Envoy I was quite surprised

I almost bout one of these, seeing some of the longtern issues, glad I didn't. They reminded me of the station wagon (60's) with a movable roof. Think Studebaker. I remember seeing promo pictures where the car had a fridge standing up in back. Glad it all worked out, they are a cool car! 👍👍

I have said it before, you owe those folks at J&J ! Get them some Swenson! (best drive up burger place in AMERICA!

Dude after all that work. You should keep that as the WATCHJRGO official parts-getter. Always parking it inside is a no brainer with that dogs-breakfast design(Aussie term). Still a cool example of what GM occasionally did for fun.

great job! I hope that you glued the track.

18:00 I've never seen a man happier than that

I watch shows "NOT LIKE THIS" every chance I can get.

Sometimes just because it appears to work it doesn't mean it really works. Glad they gave ALL the parts for it or you might never have figured it out. Now that you have plenty of indoor storage your allowed to keep a few of your favorites around...

Glad you got it going..... You know you can run the whole tailgate operation (open/close gate glass and open roof) by turning the key in the tailgate lock?

JR remember to lube the tracks and gears on your XUV. 🚙

They always pack stuff so nice at j&j

That packaging is amazing!

Great job JR. I wish you were my mechanic.

Watching that unboxing was nerve racking. Good thing you didn't accidently strike the new part.

VPN's don't do crap if you connect to a "man in the middle" hacker. ( like at a public wifi ) Also, VPN's only encrypt from you to the VPN server. VPN's are not perfect security things, don't treat them like one. You can still get malware down the VPN just like any other connection, it would just get encrypted first on the way to you. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

That would be a nice gift for your Dad

I might have missed something over time, but whatever happened to that Geo Tracker thing? It was kinda fun seeing it being restored over time, as it is fun to see unloved cars get good treatment, including models not commonly loved on. Also, love the XUV, reminds me of a fancier version of the 90s Bronco my dad had, only the roof is electric, so you don't have to unbolt it and lift it off. There's a lot of strange models around that you rarely ever hear about, I've gotten to learn about some working in a parts shop, like the fact there's a Cadillac version of the Avalanche using Escalade, or the fact there's an EV Dodge Caravan from the 90s, Dodge Caravan EPIC, yes... they actually called it epic :P Which randomly reminded me that the Plymouth Prowler uses Dodge Caravan front rotors... Being Norwegian I don't know about all the weird models, so it was news to me when I ordered parts for a Chevy Colorado, that they got a 5cyl engine, or when I borrowed a car from my boss while welding on my own car, that the '89 F150 I borrowed didn't have a V8 or a V6, but a 4.9 I6, paired with a 4-speed manual, god I hated that gearbox, 1st was just for decoration, you started in 2nd, and once in 4th you were happy the truck had 2 fuel tanks, as keeping the speed limit you could almost hear the fuel tanks draining. Now that was a farm truck, it definitely wasn't meant for daily driving, especially if you had a passenger with a bag and you drove to the shop, single cab... manual meaning you can't put things on the floor there, so your shopping went on the bed... I don't get the obsession with trucks in America :P I have no idea how I ended up rambling on random topics... I'll just blame it on my ADD and apologize, despite the fact I still posted it.

I have never been so invested in something, bravo sir

Amazing! You doubled the value.

Hi - when will this be closed captioned? I’m deaf and that’s how I watch your videos. You have great content.

Best how-to since the Rolls.

JR no doubt means Just Rad, great job John Ross, I'm impressed. Hoovie and Tavarish would have cut the back off and made it an avalanche! :)

Normally what I do unbolt the motor , close by hand the top or open, activate the switch on open and hold 2 sec close hold 2 sec bolt the motor back and done erase the errors and u good to go , good content

Way to go. Honestly was ahead of it's time.

I love that envoy, I remember thinking they were so cool when they came out..

"Seems to be pretty straightforward..." Famous last words.

nice fix! this roof series was exhausting to watch though

Snow was not the issue with those roofs, they broke in FL too at a alarming rate. Friend had to replace his under warranty 3 times within 15 months. It was quickly traded as the rest of the vehicle was less than spectacular as well.

Love the concept of this truck. I would lube the heck out of that mechanism so you never have to go through that again.

You should see if you can turn the broken roof into a manual sliding roof.

Good work commander. Conduit your search bring his companions to me.