90 Series Hidden winch Mount

[J66P Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close J66P]

What do you think, I am going to mount the solenoid in a waterproof box under the bonnet then put some remote switches into the cab, the remote plus will be mounted somewhere on the front grille area. The freewheel change over lever is easily accessed between the fins in the front bumper, hopefully get the winch in this weekend

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Re: 90 Series Hidden winch Mount

What do you think, I am going to mount the solenoid in a waterproof box under the bonnet then put some remote switches into the cab, the remote plus will be mounted somewhere on the front grille area. The freewheel change over lever is easily accessed between the fins in the front bumper, hopefully get the winch in this weekend

Nice job on the winch, when you mount the swictches in the cap, make sure you dont get cheap switch gear, and mount the switches in an easerly accessable spot.
On my vehicle I have a Tigers 11 winch, which uses the normal plug in winch controller as well as a wireless one, I only ever use the wireless remote as it still gives you free movement in the cab, you just need to keep a spare 9V battery with you. This also gives you absolute freedom as to where to mount the winch controller.

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Re: 90 Series Hidden winch Mount

nice job.
do you find you have anymore flex/movement of the bumper due to bumper being less rigid?

[Chriso57 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chriso57]

Re: 90 Series Hidden winch Mount

Sweet job J66P. Nice and stealth looking almost factory.

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Re: 90 Series Hidden winch Mount

nice job.
do you find you have anymore flex/movement of the bumper due to bumper being less rigid?

its cut so it still fits tight so to date no not at all

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Sweet job J66P. Nice and stealth looking almost factory.

thankyou :mrgreen:

[xlr8_87 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close xlr8_87]

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Looks sweet!

Only thing I would be concerned about would be having to reach basically under the bumper to reach the lever.
Might be a bit of a hassle if you're stuck in high mud or water maybe?

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Re: 90 Series Hidden winch Mount

changeover lever is in through the top slot in the bumper, given the height on my truck if I have an issue with mud that deep I dont think the winck will even get me out

I did have concerns and was going to rotate it through 90 degrees and have it through the front of the mount but decided against it

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Hi. Nice Job

what is the model of this winch?

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Yeah it does look good. You running synthetic rope or cable. I can see you don't have rollers so assuming synthetic.

How easy is it to plug in the controller? By this I assume you can't plug it up without lifting the bonnet which woulkd cut down on visibility during a winching operation. Any way to relocate the plug either within the cab or neatly out of the way on the side of the winch mount facia?

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I have my winch plug mounted under the bonnet and find there is enough space to be able to close the bonnet and not crush the controller cable

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Re: 90 Series Hidden winch Mount

Yes I use synthetic rope

winch is this one a Champion C9500TDSc http://www.winchsolutions.co.uk/index.a ... roduct&id={C589AE23-D198-4AAF-AB25-9756BB4FF98D}

Control are remote fitted into the cab, the remote can be plugged into a remote plug mounted ona small bracker that sits in amonst the front grille slats

also had it back off and coated, the salty road this winter had took theor toll on it

[Torrie 72 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Torrie 72]

Re: 90 Series Hidden winch Mount

Hey J66P that looks great! I'm trying to work out a way of mounting a winch behind my Smart Bar (poly) using a similar mount plate. Any chance you could possibly show us a pic of how it mounts to the chassis? Cheers mate, Ben.

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Re: 90 Series Hidden winch Mount

mounts on the 2 towing hook points (4 bolts)

[Torrie 72 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Torrie 72]

Re: 90 Series Hidden winch Mount

Thanks J66P! That looks like just the ticket for what I want to do! Cheers mate, I'm inspired!! :P
Regards, Ben.