All, just wanted to share my experience with installing the Trail Tailor Hidden Winch Mount on my 2011 LX as well as the mods I made for my specific needs. First thing to understand is that the version that I bought is designed for the LC and is not an exact fit for the LX when it comes to the bumper and fairlead placement. Attaching the HWM to the truck is extremely straightforward and there were ZERO issues there.
I know some folks have installed the winch to the HWM prior to installing it to the truck but I had no problems installing the winch after the HWM was attached to the truck. Just FYI.
Thanks to fellow forum member @mceagle555 for his help during the installation!
The only challenge is that once installed, there is a sizable space between the fairlead attachment portion and the LX bumper.
I did not do my research ahead of time and was initially disappointed. There is a YouTube video by @99toylc that I did not find until after I'd already cut a hole in my bumper. The video describes using an additional fairlead as a "spacer" which is the route I ended up taking. I went with a Warn Epic as the "spacer" and a Factor 55 1.5" for the exterior fairlead.
Here is the end result after the spacers and cleaning up the hole I cut out. I added some trim around the edges and I'm very happy with the final result and appearance (ignore the scrapes from the large rock on the bottom of the bumper ).
I know some folks have installed the winch to the HWM prior to installing it to the truck but I had no problems installing the winch after the HWM was attached to the truck. Just FYI.
Thanks to fellow forum member @mceagle555 for his help during the installation!
The only challenge is that once installed, there is a sizable space between the fairlead attachment portion and the LX bumper.
I did not do my research ahead of time and was initially disappointed. There is a YouTube video by @99toylc that I did not find until after I'd already cut a hole in my bumper. The video describes using an additional fairlead as a "spacer" which is the route I ended up taking. I went with a Warn Epic as the "spacer" and a Factor 55 1.5" for the exterior fairlead.
Here is the end result after the spacers and cleaning up the hole I cut out. I added some trim around the edges and I'm very happy with the final result and appearance (ignore the scrapes from the large rock on the bottom of the bumper ).
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