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What Warn winch for a factory steel bumper?

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I see that Warn winches are on sale and wondering what is a good one that will fit the factory steel bumper with no issues.
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Start by browsing this section of the forum and the "Winches and Recovery Tools" section. There are a ton of installation threads, so you can see what luck people have had with different winches. (I have the HF Badlands Apex 12k, so I can't really advise on Warns.)

One point that you probably already know: with the factory steel bumper, you need to start with a winch plate. "Winch ready" isn't really winch ready after all. All winches and mounting plates have a universal bolt pattern, so you can mix and match brands. (I used the Bulldog plate.)

Good luck, a winch is a great insurance policy off road!
 
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I think im looking at going with the standard Zeon 12-s, Warnount plate and an Epic series 1" fairlead. It all comes out to around. $500. The winches seem stupid cheap on their site.
 

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I think im looking at going with the standard Zeon 12-s, Warnount plate and an Epic series 1" fairlead. It all comes out to around. $500. The winches seem stupid cheap on their site.
You're on the wrong site.

To be clear, I don't know what site you're on......but if it's listing all that for $500, it ain't right.
 

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I saw Zeon 12s’s at a screaming price of $1100 somewhere at a recognized site two weeks ago but that’s as low as I’ve seen.
 
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Warn issued a warning today by email about a spoof site that looks identical to theirs. Just don't want to see anyone get scammed!
Just looked up their Facebook page and they did indeed have a post on it. Fraud
 
 







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