Serious question here. I’ve been starting to notice more and more trucks out there with aftermarket bumpers with fairleads, but no noticeable winch. The first time I saw it, I thought the owner was just trying to look “cool” by adding his Factor55 fairlead. What is the purpose of this? Recently, I noticed a lot of people doing this. Am I missing something? I do have an actual winch mounted on my steel bumper so I’m not sure if this is becoming a trend or if there’s a winch out there with a hidden “hook”.
Fairlead No Winch
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Whippersnapper02
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Truck ricers like people that add on Raptor lights.
salsanacho
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It's the mall crawler build. Doesn't really hurt anyone, keeps all these fine offroad accessory suppliers in business.
Old Tanker
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A couple good recovery points doesn't hurt.
I think you know the answer to this. You can ask the same question for people who tack on 100+ lbs of metal to the nose of their truck and decide not to run a winch. Vanity is a powerful thing
and here I am turning down a 1k deductible bumper replacement thinking I'll just swap in an after market off road one at that price
CF_Machete
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I personally haven't seen it, but maybe they don't have a filler plate and they're saving up for a winch. I had to buy my set up in stages... but my sso bumper had the filler plate option.
04rnr
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cmilviper
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I am one of those truck ricers....For a short time, I ran a Factor 55 fairlead, before unbolting my bumper, to get my winch installed........and I also have those damn amber marker lights, AKA "Raptor" lights....Haha.
"Truck Ricer"........I have to admit, that is pretty funny.
"Truck Ricer"........I have to admit, that is pretty funny.
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patkelly4370
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Where I live there aren't any trees to winch to. The ground is so hard you'd need dynamite to use a sand anchor.
But steel bumpers are good protection on the trail and in traffic.
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But steel bumpers are good protection on the trail and in traffic.
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04rnr
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Some just want the look, of an "off-roader" or wheeler maybe even the look of an Expedition rig, but have zero scratches and only "camp" out and campgrounds next to the prius pulling a popup camper lol. We generally call these people "posers" we see it all the time out here.
IMHO its your money, your rig so do what makes YOU happy. If you want the "look" go for it. If you want to scratch your rig up on the rocks and trees, go for it. If you want to go fast over the desert, go for it.
Bottom line is, we all will die so go out there and do what makes YOU happy, have fun, be safe.
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IMHO its your money, your rig so do what makes YOU happy. If you want the "look" go for it. If you want to scratch your rig up on the rocks and trees, go for it. If you want to go fast over the desert, go for it.
Bottom line is, we all will die so go out there and do what makes YOU happy, have fun, be safe.
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CF_Machete
Senior Member
More buyers the better, poser or otherwise. Increasing demand for products will get more companies with innovative ideas in the mix.
Amen. I had a winch on my 2012 JKU and never used it once in typical Arizona, Colorado and Utah 4-Wheeling. I probably could have recovered other vehicles with it once or twice but always felt more secure just grabbing my snatch strap.
I am looking forward to adding a metal lower at some point though to get better front recovery points, an integrated light bar mounting position, and possibly high clearance integration (if I decide to go with C4).
Even with a nylon rope a winch will easily add another 60+ pounds to your vehicle and just make you even more nose heavy. I think the majority of people who have them like the "coolness" factor of having one.
Hyde802
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I want one of these for my wife q5. lol.
Jetboy
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I love that.
RC has some great parody ads.
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RidgeRunnin
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Yeah... Don't know how i haven't seen these yet, but thank you, because they are hilarious.
