Similar to Factor 55 Prolink winch thimble?

[MeefZah]

So I'm putting together my winch / recovery accessories. I really like the somewhat flush appearance of the Factor 55 Prolink - I hate the "cable extended 2 feet and clipped onto the front of the bumper" look, and this seems like a nice way to have the cable accessible, run a closed system, and look decently low profile.

Problem, it's freaking $142... which seems like a lot for a piece of aluminum. Yes, I get that it's US made, and there's engineering costs and overhead and yadda yadda yadda, but... $142? That's 1/4 of the cost of the winch!

I've searched here and on Google, and I'm not really finding anything.

Is there an off branded Factor 55 - style winch thimble that is less than $142?

 

[Ol'Blue]

Here is the deal with the Factor 55 in my opinion. If you ever loose a rig off a cable if will cost more than 150 bucks in damage. Yes it is expensive but most things that are worth it are. I pulled a broke Jeep Rubie off a nasty trail last year with a 2:1 pull and that factor 55 and it never slipped a bit. Know you have the ability to recover out of some nasty places and situations is a great piece of mind when things go bad fast. They really are worth the little extra money. Once it is locked in with a crevice your golden.

Hope that helps you out man.

Blue

 

[MeefZah]

Here is the deal with the Factor 55 in my opinion. If you ever loose a rig off a cable if will cost more than 150 bucks in damage. Yes it is expensive but most things that are worth it are. I pulled a broke Jeep Rubie off a nasty trail last year with a 2:1 pull and that factor 55 and it never slipped a bit. Know you have the ability to recover out of some nasty places and situations is a great piece of mind when things go bad fast. They really are worth the little extra money. Once it is locked in with a crevice your golden.

Hope that helps you out man.

Blue

Yeah, if there isn't another similar option I intend to get one, but I like to do my research first. I hadn't found anything really similar, but the members here have a way of knowing all manner of shit that isn't necessarily "Googlable"!

 

[Bandit Runner]

I was in the exact same predicament as you. Didn't feel like spending $150, so I decided to make my own. Started with this:

And ended up with this:

Here is where I documented it in my build thread:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/70298-bandit-runners-build-thread-36.html#post2218976

and here:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/70298-bandit-runners-build-thread-37.html#post2224441

Might be an option for you?