Modifying an universal winch mounting plate for a hidden winch

[alia176]

Has anyone gone the route of a DIY hidden winch mounting solution using something like this or similar? At $32, it seems like a good way to start out building your own hidden winch plate. The plate on this item is 1/4" thick and one can easily build gussets and bracketries to tie in with the frame horns better.

https://www.amazon.com/Goplus-Mount...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=W7ZVBVBB501Z2RXFFJ9E

 

[jhanner1]

I've looked at these before, it sure beats $250 for other mounts. I think it's worth the effort.


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[dta1984]

Interested in this as well. Had thought about building my own hidden winch mount.

 

[alia176]

I like the idea of having a pre-bent piece of 1/4" steel so I'll order one of these universal plates. I'll start a new thread with pics when the time comes.

 

[dta1984]

Here's another hidden mount I found. Crazy expensive.

HWMS ? Hidden Winch Mount Specialist ? Online Store

 

[blackoutt]

Except for the price I like that one! Might be able to keep the flush lightbar mounted in the grille and winch down lower.

 

[alia176]

The Amazon unit seems robust so I'll have some options. Material thickness is a hair less than 1/4", not bad. I'm putting this on the back burner until the current slider fab project is complete.



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[dta1984]

Looks like a great starting point.

Here is a cool DIY build by [MENTION=111073]stickw[/MENTION] ; http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/194591-factory-bumper-winch-install.html

The winch plate he used; Universal Channel Winch Mount

 

[alia176]

Looks like a great starting point.

Here is a cool DIY build by [MENTION=111073]stickw[/MENTION] ; http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/194591-factory-bumper-winch-install.html

The winch plate he used; Universal Channel Winch Mount

Another nice one and it's one inch longer than mine which can help with adding brackets.

 

[dta1984]

For those that have done this, does anybody have a pic of the AC line moved? Looking at mine, it appears there's a bracket on the left side that supports the AC line. I believe this will need removed and then the AC line zip tied along the rear support rail.