Are the winch guards shipping from Savvy these days including the thimble hanger or are they nothing but tubing the whole way? Mine has the thimble hanger and I hate looking at it 
Savvy winch guard question
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Are the winch guards shipping from Savvy these days including the thimble hanger or are they nothing but tubing the whole way? Mine has the thimble hanger and I hate looking at it
You don't like the Safety Thimble holder mrblaine designed to improve the approach angle?Are the winch guards shipping from Savvy these days including the thimble hanger or are they nothing but tubing the whole way? Mine has the thimble hanger and I hate looking at it
Jerry, do you even read what the OP is asking anymore?
He is asking about the thimble hanger that is shown on the webpage (photo below), not the safety thimble fairlead.@HornedToad - they are just shipping the tube AFAIK (if they are selling it at all). That said, you can consider getting a safety thimble fairlead from Blaine. Link below and it's an very nice solution. Certainly not an eyesore!
https://www.shop.blackmagicbrakes.c...ST-FAIRLEAD-WRG-ST-FAIRLEAD.htm?categoryId=-1
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Jerry, do you even read what the OP is asking anymore?
@HornedToad - they are just shipping the tube AFAIK (if they are selling it at all). That said, you can consider getting a safety thimble fairlead from Blaine. Link below and it's an very nice solution. Certainly not an eyesore!
[URL]https://www.shop.blackmagicbra...ST-FAIRLEAD-WRG-ST-FAIRLEAD.htm?categoryId=-1[/URL]
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It looks like the winch bar is in stock so I’ll probably go ahead and order one. I bought the whole bumper used with the thimble hanger winch guard so it’s probably just an early version thing.
My recollection is that the winch bar thimble keeper was only available for a short period of time when the Savvy bumper was first released. It's a rare piece.
Are the winch guards shipping from Savvy these days including the thimble hanger or are they nothing but tubing the whole way? Mine has the thimble hanger and I hate looking at it
The hanger solved a big problem. Do this to a few thimbles like we have many times and a different solution is warranted enough to overcome most any annoyance over some aesthetic nonsense.
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It is a good idea. What I failed to mention too is that mine also has a crooked, poorly welded license plate mount that I am also tired of looking at. If the bumper itself weren’t so nice looking I would just leave it be.
I bought one because it was the only thing Savvy I could afford. While installing it, my welder neighbor commented on how good the welds looked. Weird and true. Stickers would have made it better.
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@mrblaine I have that exact brand of thimble!
@HornedToad i just bought one of the winch guards in the last year or so, and it was just the tube.
@HornedToad i just bought one of the winch guards in the last year or so, and it was just the tube.
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