I just finished the install today and thought I would share. I used an XRC10 winch and a Harbor Freight mounting plate. I mounted the control box in the engine compartment and use the driver side air vent to lock and un lock the winch.
Winch in stock bumper (1 Viewer)
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Nice, clean install. 
Very nice job... sleek install... 
Looks good, sleeper.
Lookin good 
hm, could make it even more stealthy with a hinged license plate, especially with a frame around it.
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Ya my friend has a Baja bug and wants to take it out and see how it does after his engine rebuild. I guess a couple of Bajas and Heaps are going as well. I haven't really done much off roading with mine so I will probably be watching for the most part.
Very nice. Any more information on the mounting and the mounting plate?
Nice
I got the urge to order a winch today. Should be here later this week and I am going to do what you did! Thanks for the pics and confirming that it can be done with a stock bumper! While I was at it I ordered winch accessories (snatch block, d rings, straps, etc.) then I threw in a MV50 compressor because I might as well after ordering all of the winch stuff. Now I need to find places to get stuck!
I got the urge to order a winch today. Should be here later this week and I am going to do what you did! Thanks for the pics and confirming that it can be done with a stock bumper! While I was at it I ordered winch accessories (snatch block, d rings, straps, etc.) then I threw in a MV50 compressor because I might as well after ordering all of the winch stuff. Now I need to find places to get stuck!
Outstanding! I'm wanting to build my own tube bumper and didn't know how to start the winch mount. This is ideal, thanks for posting.
