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If warn wasn't now made in China, you might have a point.I’m sorry, but does no one else see the irony of owning a Toyota/Lexus with an ARB bumper and then putting a Harbor Freight winch on it? I mean.....
Pretty sure the Warn VR series is 100% made in China, M#### series has Chinese/foreign parts, and Zeon is made in USA. The Apex competes directly with the VR winches, but can be had for much cheaper. And some replacement parts for the Apex are available now, but I don't think they were yet at launch.My understanding is that none of Warns are MADE in China...parts sourced yes, but made in Oregon. Not positive on that tho... this may have changed.
BUT what I’m sure of is you can get parts for all Warn Winches by simply calling Warn...try calling HF for parts for their winches.
If warn wasn't now made in China, you might have a point.
The Warn guy has posted throughout the forum on this topic and sufficiently debunked this rumor in my mind.
My point is you have arguably the best production 4x4s with the best production or custom bumpers out there and then people are mounting the cheapest winch you can find on that rig.
I just find that very ironic.
Not a rumor and not debunked.The Warn guy has posted throughout the forum on this topic and sufficiently debunked this rumor in my mind.
My point is you have arguably the best production 4x4s with the best production or custom bumpers out there and then people are mounting the cheapest winch you can find on that rig.
I just find that very ironic.
A quick look over Warns website and the only winch I could find that is advertised as "Made in the USA" is the M8274. The FTC is fairly strict about these guidelines but even with "Made in USA" the FTC allows small non critical parts like nobs and wires to be imported. So if you want a new "Made in the USA" Warn get the M8274. Safe to assume everything else is a 50/50 USA/Global parts mix so they don't have to slap another county sticker on the side.
Yeap, not saying it's bad. It's just the reality of the world we live in now. I don't blame Warn either. They don't make all the parts that go into their winches and when those parts manufacturers move over seas they can't really do much about it."The rest of the Warn winches have a final point of assembly in Clackamas, Oregon." Good enough for me.
Weird, I bought one today and that coupon only made it 449. How is yours 374?
APEX Synthetic 12,000 lb. Wireless Winch - https://www.harborfreight.com/apex-synthetic-12000-lb-wireless-winch-56385.html?ccdenc=eyJjb2RlIjoiMzgxOTkwMDkiLCJza3UiOiI1NjM4NSIsImlzIjoiMzc0Ljk5MjUifQ%3D%3D&cid=paid_google|||56385&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&gclid=CjwKCAiArbv_BRA8EiwAYGs23L_9T1drh3i561JOKPsEBddd2ErN4YkZTmk9bQVWcw4p7wUkC9RBTBoCD0MQAvD_BwEWeird, I bought one today and that coupon only made it 449. How is yours 374?