I had this on another project truck for about two weeks and then decided to go another direction. It is a good, well built product, though. Save a good bit over buying new. Will be glad to meet up within a reasonable driving distance. Link...
Thanks. There’s a big ole sticker on the back side of the bumper that says “Designed in Australia. Made in China.” The engineering is fabulous. Aussies did a great job. No complaints about the construction so far either so apparently they keep an eye on QC. Everything fit perfect.
On and wired. Of course el cheapo winch only runs in the direction I don’t need it to go. I’ll have to troubleshoot that, but save it for a another day.
She’s bolted up. These highlighted fasteners are a major pain to use dueling socket wrenches with. My brain turned on at one point and brought out the impact driver. Knocked that problem out in no time.
On each side, four frame horn studs, the two tow hook fasteners underneath, and then the threaded rod in the chassis rail mount bar that spans the width of the frame.
There is a lot of room behind the grille for mounting the winch electrics. I moved the drivers side horn to next to the passenger one. I can reach the switch and plug through the grille which is nice. These pics are before cleaning up the wiring so dont judge too hard. Eventually, once I finish...
Made some progress today - at least to where I wanted to be with the winch and cradle mounted. One of the complaints I read about this installation on older 200s was the chassis rail mount bar (part no. 7) not fitting without grinding it down. They slid in just fine on mine so they must have...