I emailed Hawks yesterday about my K-member that I have been waiting on since early November and got an interesting response.

My Email to Hawks:
" Just wondering how much longer it will be before the K-Member arrives or is sent. Also rumor has it spohn is making them for you. this wont be the NEW Spohn K-member he is suppose to have out in the next few weeks is it?"


Hawks Response:
Hi,
Yes it will be a spohn unit I should have the k-member to test fit the first week of January then you should have yours a week or two after if you have anyquestions feel free to call me.
Thanks,
Bruce Hawkins
Hawks Third Generation
864-855-2694
www.hawksthirdgenparts.com

 

Did Hawk's contact you first to at least let you know the delay or what was going on or did they respond only because you emailed them? I planned on doing business with these guys in the future due to the good things I've heard about them.

So I guess you are okay with extended time frame right since you'll be getting Spohn's K-Member right?

 

Well, Actually I have been pulling my hair out over this part. Its holding up my entire project. I wish i would have just did the custom mounts in November but now since i have waited so long i figure i might as well keep waiting. One of Two things will happen. It will finally be shipped or the competition will have one out and i can just order from them. As far as Hawks goes, they have not contacted me once to notify me of the delays. Dont get me wrong,I think they are a great company and do alot for our hobby and will be buying there headers as well but here is a break down on the K-member Issue.

11/1 Ordered (knew it would be a few weeks and was OK with this)
11/14 Emailed them for a status and was told First of December.( still OK with this)
12/3 Called them hoping for a tracking # was told it would be another 3 weeks. (Getting Agravated)
12/23 Emailed them again hoping for a tracking # and was told first couple of weeks in January. (Generally Pissed Off now but have no choice but to wait)

 

this has been holding up my entire project also, LS1 swap, i was planning on ordering it from spohns website when it got released, but should i just order it from hawks right now instead?

 

AJE racing makes one i believe

 

I just looked at the AJE site and didnt see one listed.....jt

 

maybe it was PA racing then. or pro-fab, i know i've seen them before though

 

well i dont think its much hawks fault, because all he's doing is telling you what spohn has told him. Spohn makes a good product but they're pretty bad on getting a release date set.

As for AJE i dont think they have it on there website, pretty sure you have to call about it.

Justin

 

BMR has one

 

Im sticking with the Spohn one because there quality is great! but for the love of *** hurry!! hahaha I miss driving my camaro

 

not for the LS1 swap yet tho.

justin

 

they have one listed on their website


KM008 Tubular K-member w/integrated LS1 motor mounts (1982-1992) $499.95

BMR Fabrication

 

oh huh missed that, saw all the coming soons and must have just skiped over it.

 

anybody check out the pa racing k-member? pictures of it sure look different than the BMR or hawks units.

 

We do offer a k-member for the 82-92 Camaro to put a LS1 in it. We also have them for the 4th Gen Camaro, 79-06 Mustang, and the 62-67 Chevy II.

 

The Hawks and PA are very simular, but yes the BMR is very much different in design. I think the BMR looks like they put more thought into theres.

 

Not anymore. The new Hawks one is totally different.

 

haha, well yea, i was just refering the the old design Hawks.

 

Cant wait to get it in! Hopefully the The January time frame will be a realistic one and not get pushed back again.

Kat, So is the Hawks and Long awaited Spohn unit one in the same or is Steve going to be making two completely differnt K-Members?

 

from my understanding they are going to be the same.

 

Called Hawks today, looks like it will be closer to the end of January Now.

 

Did you expect anything differant lol For all we know its never coming out lol. I would have liked to see a pic of price range so far.

If this piece comes out and looks bad and the price is high, I am going to kick somebodys a$$.

i'm sure it wont though.

 

i was told they were 445-495 by spohn

 

yea i emailed hawks last week and asked how fast it could get to my door and he told me 3 weeks, so im hoping for the end of january

 

man spohn has got to be under some pressure. He probably has close to 50 customers and 500 people watching the development of this thing. I think it's that pressure of making sure it's not a crappy part that's keeping him held up. I would be pissed too if i had to wait close to three months but i would be sure happy if came out awesome. my .02

 

3 months? i think some people have been waiting close to 6 months

 

i would still be ecstatic when it showed up. Like a kid who had been good for 6 months waiting for x-mas. At least they knew X-mas wasn't moving though. I understand everyone's frustraton. I really can't talk though since i haven't been waiting. I did wait 3 months for my hood though. They said 2 weeks.

 

Others have been waiting for years for his k-member to be released. All we hear is it's coming soon or should be ready next month! I'd be very surprised if it was released within the next 6 months.

 

I would say be happy your waiting on the Spohn one, cause the old one didnt fit my car well at all.

 

Cant remember who I talked to at Hawks but it had something to do with something being changed on the K-member. I guess Steve sent them one to try out and it needed to be modified somewhere so that is the delay now. It should only be a matter of weeks before they are ready............jt(I hope)

 

Yes we all hope!!

 

yeah, i think ive been waiting for atleast 2 years. only thing thats not spohn on my car is the wonder bar (tds) sway bars (stock) and sfc (i made my own). ive seen pieces by other companies, and just am not happy with the quality (except tds)

 

Well, its getting close to the end of the month. Guess its time to call hawks for an update. (once again) Just wanted to know if anyone else has talked to them about it and or has heard any new info on it. I will probably be calling them Monday........jt

 

i emailed them on thursday waiting for a response

 

I now remember another reason why I build my own stuff...

 

I called them about 10 am eastern and got the anwsering machine. Forgot to try back so will try to call again tomorrow...jt

 

Im glad you guys are staying on top of them, so I don't have to call or email them I just check the boards. Im still wanting for that knock at the door and its the UPS man with my Kmember

 

HERES THE UPDATE! he finally got back to my email and said
"You should have it in about 3weeks or so we just got done finalizing some of the changes."

-im not sure if i should be getting excited but i am!!! i cant wait. just hope this is the last delay ill have to hear about!

 

Man, I've heard "3 weeks" about every three weeks since Novemeber 1st when my order was placed. Its getting old and in a nutshell my car wont be on the road by april as planned. My guess is I may have the k-member by april but wont hold my breath.

 

welcome to spohn, makes good stuff but is never ontime with his products.

 

go with AJE they're a great company if you can't wait. They back their products 100%

 

i just got this email from spohn:

"They’re done, we’re waiting for our first run of parts to come back from laser cutting so we can start building them."

I don't know how long it takes, but it shouldn't be that much longer. It looks like the final design has been approved and they should be out soon.

 

good to hear. i wish i could sell my extra beater car, then i would have the cash for it!

 

Its the only piece thats holding me up lol.

 

Is this 3 week wait for the regular K members as well as the ones designed for the LS1's?

I'm in the same boat, this is the last thing I need and would love to be able to have this completed before spring time comes around.

 

i'm pretty sure, i think the only difference in the two would just be the mounts.

 

O'rly

 

i got this one today

"They’ll be on the website around mid-Feb. Our first run of parts will be done at the end of this week and then we can start building the first batch of k-members and finish taking pictures of them."

Can't be that much longer. You guys excited yet?

 

Dont know about excited but irritated may describe it better. If i was just waiting for the K-member to be built so that i could order one then maybe excited would be the word i would use. I actually ordered an LS1 K member through Hawks the 1st of November and am still waiting so i will stick with irritated. Granted I have not been charged for it, it was still ordered and was only suppose to take a few weeks to ship. Not to mention it doesnt help that not once has Hawks contacted me to say there was a delay and it will be 4 months before we can ship...........jt

 

UPDATE!!!! the best update ive heard yet.. I got a call from hawks, n he said there waiting for the metal to be shipped they there welding them, and powdercoating them and tehy will be shipped in the next 2 weeks!!!!!! this is coming straight from the man building them so im going to be getting exited waiting for it!!! he also said that everyone that ordered one from hawks should be getting a call to confirm everything.

Thanks,
Brandon