Ghostwave
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Just some random thoughts before I mentally move on and forget.
1.) The Warn instructions are pretty minimal. In fact, there are none at all included for the winch plate, nor does Warn publish any on their website.
2.) I found the Northridge video to be the best for me. They move at a quick pace, stop and pause as you like. My personal style is impatience, so this vid worked extremely well for me. Even hinted that the extra five bolts from warn were for the filler panel that comes out of the bumper. aha! Of course!
3.) When you Re-install the bumper, the inside nuts are murder. Get your socket extensions, wobblers, and such ready because you will have precious little room. I found on the drivers side the top nut has the least clearance. Starting it with my fingers was the way to go. Get a fine ratchet as toward the end I was one click between swings.
4.). Reel in the line BEFORE offering up the bumper. There is extremely little access after the bumper is on. Would have been way easier.
5.). You can get 7/16ā bolt fish doohickeys from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GN6UGS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Makes fishing the fair lead bolts simple and you donāt have to make one then.
6.) Solenoids are a good idea, but beware, most of the 300 amp units on Amazon are NOT continuous rated. Might be best to just go with the WARN kit and get a solenoid and small wire sprig. Iāve got the right crimpers as I have a set fir my boat where I have a lot of 12 banks, but for a single wire and not having to return an under duty solenoid. Just sayin, probably easier to just buy.
what I like? The winch really sits inside this bumper. If I make up a small bit of canvas as a cover, it wonāt take much. On the downside? Everything sits so tightly enclosed, I think you might have to remove the bumper just to change the line and those bolts are really a pain. Difficult maintenance has a way of not getting done. If I expected to use this all the time, Iād probably change bumpers to something more exposed and super easy to maintain.
Thatās it so far.
1.) The Warn instructions are pretty minimal. In fact, there are none at all included for the winch plate, nor does Warn publish any on their website.
2.) I found the Northridge video to be the best for me. They move at a quick pace, stop and pause as you like. My personal style is impatience, so this vid worked extremely well for me. Even hinted that the extra five bolts from warn were for the filler panel that comes out of the bumper. aha! Of course!
3.) When you Re-install the bumper, the inside nuts are murder. Get your socket extensions, wobblers, and such ready because you will have precious little room. I found on the drivers side the top nut has the least clearance. Starting it with my fingers was the way to go. Get a fine ratchet as toward the end I was one click between swings.
4.). Reel in the line BEFORE offering up the bumper. There is extremely little access after the bumper is on. Would have been way easier.
5.). You can get 7/16ā bolt fish doohickeys from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GN6UGS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Makes fishing the fair lead bolts simple and you donāt have to make one then.
6.) Solenoids are a good idea, but beware, most of the 300 amp units on Amazon are NOT continuous rated. Might be best to just go with the WARN kit and get a solenoid and small wire sprig. Iāve got the right crimpers as I have a set fir my boat where I have a lot of 12 banks, but for a single wire and not having to return an under duty solenoid. Just sayin, probably easier to just buy.
what I like? The winch really sits inside this bumper. If I make up a small bit of canvas as a cover, it wonāt take much. On the downside? Everything sits so tightly enclosed, I think you might have to remove the bumper just to change the line and those bolts are really a pain. Difficult maintenance has a way of not getting done. If I expected to use this all the time, Iād probably change bumpers to something more exposed and super easy to maintain.
Thatās it so far.
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