Front lower Guard protection

[Hoppy99]

Originally Posted by timsarg

the offroad animal one looks like a 2 year old slapped it together. what frustrates me about uneek/OA gear is not the quality of the product but the thought and attention to detail that you get with chief. Shits me to tears buying chief gear but at least bill puts some thought into the finished product.

The OA lower fascia really makes the front of the car look shit , OA could smash chief out of the ballpark if they finished off their products better. Take the rear bar for example. Half covers the rear reflectors and just looks shithouse .

Tell us what you really think! Ha Ha

[Troutman]

Originally Posted by timsarg

The OA lower fascia really makes the front of the car look shit , OA could smash chief out of the ballpark if they finished off their products better. Take the rear bar for example. Half covers the rear reflectors and just looks shithouse .

I tend to agree mate, every solution I've seen seems to be a hotch potch of bolt on panels with lots of shiny bolt heads. Would be great to see a factory quality fully integrated lower fascia alternative that matches the great looks of the WK2.

[Mudguard]

when I fitted the ORA pre-runner & er "nudge" bar, I fitted 8mm bolts to replace the standard use of the (3) 6mm bolts & strengthened the wing bracing brackets. I also "shimmed" mine to sit neater & tighter against the fascia. ORA has elongated holes in every plate & "nudge" bar bracket so its relying only on bolt tension to hold everything together. The UNEEK bar had welded nuts & clearance holes but then if you "nudged" anything it was a bitch to line back up.

[Grippy]

Pics of how you shimmed it mate?
Mine site pretty close but does have a slight gap where the wings join

[Mudguard]

Sorry Grippy didnt get a photo of that bit,
In the ORA wing sections I have drilled & fitted a 5mm SS bolt + nyloc nut to pick up the tab slot in the fascia does'nt need much to bring it flush
As every bolt hole has a considerable amount of slop, I pulled the tow hooks forward to the extent of the clearance ( as thats the direction you'll be pulling from) pushed the Pre-runner back as far as it would go (thats the direction it will go if you face plant it) so when you go to bolt the bracket on the tow hooks to hold it all in position... In my case I had a gap to shim,

[Grippy]

Originally Posted by Mudguard

Sorry Grippy didnt get a photo of that bit,
In the ORA wing sections I have drilled & fitted a 5mm SS bolt + nyloc nut to pick up the tab slot in the fascia does'nt need much to bring it flush
As every bolt hole has a considerable amount of slop, I pulled the tow hooks forward to the extent of the clearance ( as thats the direction you'll be pulling from) pushed the Pre-runner back as far as it would go (thats the direction it will go if you face plant it) so when you go to bolt the bracket on the tow hooks to hold it all in position... In my case I had a gap to shim,

Ah I see, mines slightly different being the earlier model, it was however quite tight to fit and needed quite a nudge with my feet to get shit to bolt up, so it's pressed firmly into the plastic bumper.