Nice toggle for the end of the winch line! And nice job on the catches for the recovery hooks!As promised (finally!) a couple of pics of a flat winch plate on a stock bumper.
Nice toggle for the end of the winch line! And nice job on the catches for the recovery hooks!As promised (finally!) a couple of pics of a flat winch plate on a stock bumper.
Nice toggle for the end of the winch line! And nice job on the catches for the recovery hooks!
Sorry to revive an old thread, but it was useful reading for me. I have one really dumb newbie question. With a flat winch plate, how are the bolts holding the winch onto the plate accomodated, surely the winch plate ends up sitting on the bolt heads? Or is a flat winch plate not completely flat with recesses for the bolt heads?
Many thanks fuse. It took me a while to get my head around the pictures, but if I understand correctly the winch plate is wider than the bumper, so the bolts attaching the winch to the plate 'straddle' the bumper. Is that correct?View attachment 214981 View attachment 214982
The bolts clear the bumper just fine. The rear bolts can be a little tough to reach, so it may be easier to bolt the winch to the plate before installing the plate on the bumper.
Yes, that's right. Clearance for the rear bolts isn't so good, which is why it can be easier to mount the winch on the plate before installing the plate.Many thanks fuse. It took me a while to get my head around the pictures, but if I understand correctly the winch plate is wider than the bumper, so the bolts attaching the winch to the plate 'straddle' the bumper. Is that correct?
That's brilliant, many thanks.Yes, that's right. Clearance for the rear bolts isn't so good, which is why it can be easier to mount the winch on the plate before installing the plate.