radchad074
Member
Does anyone have a hidden winch with stock bumper? If so, can you share some photos and stories? How it works for you, what winch, pros/cons? Etc…
Cheers
Cheers
Hidden Winch
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CharlieNorth
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Yup, I run a Ramsey REP8000 on a simple custom bracket. The bracket is a 2" box tube with one hole drilled through each end that take a long 12mm or 1/2" bolt dropped down through an existing hole in the frame. This was originally installed on my turbo Gen 1 back in 1990. Later transferred to My 95 SR and now on my RHD Pajero. No changes to it. I had always run a steel cable, roller fairleed that came with the winch but am changing to a Dyneema rope and Hawse this time and upgraded the motor.
CharlieNorth
Well-known member
Here are a few shots when I swapped my winch to the Gen2 SR. No changes from the Gen 1 Turbo. Nothing pretty here after 200K miles over 20 + years of trails and winters. I have plenty of shots of the Gen 1 but they are on slide film and not easy to post. Anyone who claims you can not hide a winch on a Montero should be banned from this site as a troll.
What is not shown here is the original under guard that is trimmed to fit snug to the rollers, it is buried in snow right now so no shots of it.
This winch has been used for recovery as well as a tool on construction sites.
What is not shown here is the original under guard that is trimmed to fit snug to the rollers, it is buried in snow right now so no shots of it.
This winch has been used for recovery as well as a tool on construction sites.
Peter_n_Margaret
Adventurer
My Warn 16.5Ti is attached to the chassis, not the bumper.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome
CharlieNorth
Well-known member
Who are you defending yourself from with that statement?
Peter_n_Margaret
Adventurer
No one. I simply do not understand the presumption that many have that winches are attached to bumper bars and that they therefore need to be "special".
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome
alanymarce
Well-known member
The winch is fitted to the monocoque and the cover is so that the winch will not be seen as a hazardous protrusion, where this is illegal.
radchad074
Member
cool and interesting responses… i actually purchased a hidden winch mount from ASFIR.com and grabbed a comeup winch… will see how it goes. ha.
alanymarce
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MontySquareo
Active member
that's a really clean install. i honestly couldn't find the winch in your first post, I didn't realize it was completely covered so i was looking for the cable and hook.
MontySquareo
Active member
winch is in the back of the truck, totally hidden. i can use one winch for every vehicle, but I also don't always have a winch with me.
Michael Brown
You followed me, so now we're both lost
Asfir 4x4 makes a hidden mount for Gen 3 as well.
It is not cheap, though.
https://www.asfir.com/hidden-winch-mount-567020.html
It is not cheap, though.
https://www.asfir.com/hidden-winch-mount-567020.html
CharlieNorth
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To me that depends on where you locate the relays, I mount my relay up high on the inner fender and utilize a cutoff switch since my early style Ramsey relays found a way to turn itself on which did me no good when hours from home some years back. Destroyed the battery but not the alternator.
