Install assistance por favor

[Rubiwoo]

Artec Industries winch plate
Smittybilt XRC gen 3 12.5k winch

The winch alone touches the grille. with the control box installed I do not see a way to mount it. Any suggestions?

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[bgenlvtex]

The Warn plate comes with a half inch spacer for exactly that reason, are you sure you don't have one?

 

[Rubiwoo]

The Warn plate comes with a half inch spacer for exactly that reason, are you sure you don't have one?

Didn't see spacers in the box. Instructions on Artec site don't mention spacers?

 

[Armyman247]

My winch wires are right up against the grill as well. It’s been that way for almost a year with zero issues. Honestly I wouldn’t worry about it

 

[Rubiwoo]

My winch wires are right up against the grill as well. It’s been that way for almost a year with zero issues. Honestly I wouldn’t worry about it

I can't even get it to sit on the plate?

 

[Armyman247]

I can't even get it to sit on the plate?

Oh ok yeah that’s an issue I couldn’t tell
From your picture. But I would agree with others as there should be some spacers. If I had put a few spacers on my bumper my wires wouldn’t be against the grill but to remove 200lbs is a major pain

 

[kevman65]

I thought I had read somewhere that anything bigger than a 10K wouldn't fit.

With that being said, can you relocate all the wires to come out the passenger side of the controller to gain you enough space?

 

[Rubiwoo]

Thank you all for your help. I went through everything and found the spacers. That helped. I was able to jam it in, but didn't like how the cables rubbed against the grille.

I had some clear vinyl laying around and put a 4x4 sheet on that area. Now I have to wait for daylight to finish.

Thanks again for your help.

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