Harvo
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This isn't tough stuff here, but I have seen posts where people wanted to run in cab winch switches, and they seemed to think they had to get the whole remote inside. It's an easy mod, and I'm really surprised that more people don't do it. It is much easier than digging through a pile of crap to get the remote, then tossing it out to someone who drops it in the mud, or down a hill...
This is the winch that is going in. It's a REP6000 I got in a trade. It will be going into an AJ's bumper. I haven't got the bumper yet, but AJ is making it now.
The only location I found under the hood for the solenoid pack was behind the master cyl. on the inner fender. I just used an existing hole and mounted the entire pack, plastic case and all. I had to mount it upside down to isolate it, and to make connections of the 4 gauge wire easier. The zip tie is to hold everything secure until I can get a cover made.
It may be tough to see, but I cut the wires to the plug, added some length, bunched the 3 controller wires together, and ran them through the fiewall through the rubber grommet that the hood release passes through. I used some flex conduit to clean it up. Next I need to cover the solenoids and run the heavy wire to the battery and winch.
I ran the wires to a momentary (on) toggle switch mounted between the switches for my aux. lights.
It's tough around here to find good heavy gauge wire by the spool, but I ended up with this 4 gauge.
I have yet to run the wires because I want to get the bumper on and the winch placed so I'll know exactly how long to cut the wires. They will be connected to this Optima that I just picked up today. The wires will go to the front posts to keep everything clean. I had to ditch the factory battery hold down because it didn't fit the Optima.
For the incab (3 post) toggle with a 3 wire winch remote, you just wire the hot to the center post and one each of the 2 solenoid wires to the top and bottom posts on the switch. Sorry no picture.
That's it. When I get the bumper and winch on, I'll post up pics of the finished product.
My Stable. Can you tell I like Dirt?
This is the winch that is going in. It's a REP6000 I got in a trade. It will be going into an AJ's bumper. I haven't got the bumper yet, but AJ is making it now.
The only location I found under the hood for the solenoid pack was behind the master cyl. on the inner fender. I just used an existing hole and mounted the entire pack, plastic case and all. I had to mount it upside down to isolate it, and to make connections of the 4 gauge wire easier. The zip tie is to hold everything secure until I can get a cover made.
It may be tough to see, but I cut the wires to the plug, added some length, bunched the 3 controller wires together, and ran them through the fiewall through the rubber grommet that the hood release passes through. I used some flex conduit to clean it up. Next I need to cover the solenoids and run the heavy wire to the battery and winch.
I ran the wires to a momentary (on) toggle switch mounted between the switches for my aux. lights.
It's tough around here to find good heavy gauge wire by the spool, but I ended up with this 4 gauge.
I have yet to run the wires because I want to get the bumper on and the winch placed so I'll know exactly how long to cut the wires. They will be connected to this Optima that I just picked up today. The wires will go to the front posts to keep everything clean. I had to ditch the factory battery hold down because it didn't fit the Optima.
For the incab (3 post) toggle with a 3 wire winch remote, you just wire the hot to the center post and one each of the 2 solenoid wires to the top and bottom posts on the switch. Sorry no picture.
That's it. When I get the bumper and winch on, I'll post up pics of the finished product.
My Stable. Can you tell I like Dirt?