Hey Guys,
It's been awhile since I've had the time to jump onto the forums and make a post. The Chief team is growing and that seems to be helping. In fact, this weekend I might even have a bit of time to do some wrenching on the Chief WK2 that's just for fun.
I wanted to give everyone an update on the
WK2 Lower Front Guard.
First and most importantly, the WK2 Lower Front Guard is in-stock and ready to be shipped. It took us almost a week to get all of the pre-orders shipped out, but we're now able to ship orders out on the same day.
Second, the Install Instructions have been updated and are now available for download from our
website. A big thanks to Bob T. one of our MY12 WK2 customers in Sydney for his tips and notes during his install. We've installed the WK2 Lower Front Guard so many times, it's helpful to get input from someone that is doing it for the first time. He provided some great tips to make solo installation easier and pointed out a few things I had forgotten about the MY12 WK2.
It took us awhile but we also published a 'How To' article for removing & installing the lower front fascia,
WK2 LOWER FRONT FASCIA (REMOVAL & INSTALLATION). Once you've done it a few times it's fairly easy, but we get calls regularly from WK2 owners who are attempting it for the first time and would like a bit of advice. Hopefully this helps. If you're interested, we've also made it available as a
PDF Download.
I'm happy to announce that the WK2 Lower Front Guard is fully compatible with OEM Tow Hooks. It requires a very slight modification to the Tow Hook mounting bracket, but saves our North American customers from needing to remove their OEM hooks or replacing them with ours.
It took a bit of time but I'm really happy with the final result. We were able to get the fully installed weight all the way down to around 15kg. The design preserves as much approach angle as possible. In fact, on WK2s without the ACC Camera, the approach angle is practically the same as running with nothing installed. Making it all fit behind the lower front fascia was quite a challenge, there's not much room behind there. It fits so well now, that when we took photos of everything installed (including the lower front fascia) you couldn't even see the WK2 Lower Front Guard was installed.
Finally we wanted to make sure it would be compatible with older WK2s, USA models with different bumpers as well as a collection of other products. In the end, we were able to deliver on all of those goals. If you get a chance I encourage you to check it out.
The latest photos are now up on our website, but I've also included a few here. We'll be organising an off-road trip towards the end of the month to take some more shots of the WK2 Lower Front Guard in action.
I think that's it for now. If you have any questions, just let me know.
Cheers,
Bill