ISO PICS: Badland Apex winch with stock steel bumper with mopar winch bar- Can it fit with Mopar bar?

[Sarge502]

And here I thought I was king of OCD LOL

And the winch otherwise has fantastic reviews, inexpensive, etc. so it was a balanced out thing for me.

If there's a way, I'd also like to know how they did it...........

Yeah I've heard nothing but great reviews which is kind of why I never just threw away the idea of it. Now that I'm looking at the previous picture enlarged and comparing it to the normal size of the handle, not 100% but it kind of looks like he (or someone else) did also trim it too. Not the best picture. But if not Id like to know as well. More curious now than anything.

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[UsuallyLost]

So no trimming required on your set up with the Apex? Any better close up pics?

I'm thinking the trimming of the handle to clear the bull bar that others are speaking of, may possibly vary depending on what winch plate people are using with the Apex. I know generally speaking there can slight differences in measurements on the actual winch mounting placement based off the brand of plate and it's particular mounting locations. Which I feel like could possibly determine whether trimming of the handle is necessary to clear the bumpers bull bar for some. I could be wrong. But doubt I am and could be the reasoning on why some would say it works without modifications versus any handle trimming. Basically, Warns winch plate for example may have different mounting distances measuring from L to R/ F to B on that plate itself, than say JCR Offroads plate, etc. Exactly why some plates have slotted style holes.

What brand plate are you running with your Mopar bumper?

I used the Grimm off-road plate. It seems to allow more room than some of the pictures I’m seeing here. That said, I did end up trimming the handle. I used a band saw and cleaned up the edges. It’s a 5 min task and it looks fine when done. I spend another $1000 on a winch just to avoid trimming the handle.

 

[RedChili]

Which winch plate is everyone using? I've seen someone mention Grimm, and on a wrangler forum someone mentioned Rusty's. Any other options?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Which winch plate is everyone using? I've seen someone mention Grimm, and on a wrangler forum someone mentioned Rusty's. Any other options?

I like the BullDog plate I got. Good fit, very strong, thick steel, ribs on the bottom side to make it more rigid.

This shows the reinforcement on the bottom -

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