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| noworries4x4 Member Since: 24 Dec 2010 Location: Newton Abbot Devon Posts: 1195  
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Have a look in my Gallery (working Land Rover) you will see pictures of a goodwinch being fitted If everything is under control you are not going fast enough.
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28th Jan 2013 10:46pm |
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| Rakthi Member Since: 30 Nov 2012 Location: Where the cats are Posts: 200 
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Installed mine yesterday.
Looked under bonnet for a place for the solenoid but didn't find anything convenient. Left it on top of the motor for the moment. There is room for it under the diver's side fender. You can install one of those little lock boxes to replace the plastic bit covering the hole in the fender and install the plug for the remote there. (In the Malaysian version bits of the cheap non-Land Rover alarm are mounted in that location, so I can't use that spot until I move the alarm stuff) As for the wiring. no need to drill holes in car (except for the interrupt switch at the battery box) I pulled the negative in through the rubber grommet where the earn goes out. and cut a cross in the rubber grommet covering the 2nd hole through which I pulled the positive. Goodwinch supplies plenty of straps to secure the wiring to the chassis. I ran my positive through a protective flexible plastic pipe. There are some rather sharp bits on the chassis. Didn't want the wire to rub and short out. |
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29th Jan 2013 1:07am |
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| gertjand74 Member Since: 01 Sep 2014 Location: utrecht Posts: 2 
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Is that a terrafirm commercial bumper? I think a have a fitting problem with the eyes from the bumper and the connection from my bottom protector which use the same position. Do the bottem eyes from the bumper go on the outside of car chassis bar or the inside? My protection plate is connected on the inside.
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16th Sep 2014 11:59am |
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| Ady Member Since: 08 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 37  
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I have a Warn xd9000 with a separate solenoid pack, couldn't really find anywhere to fit it under the bonnet so I fitted it next to the battery in the seat box along with wireless remote unit. It meant I had to make up extended cables from the solenoid pack to the winch which I ran in cable protection sleeving along the chassis. One advantage is the solenoid acts as a battery isolator so there is never any power to the winch unless it is in use
Cheers Ady Avon & Somerset Search & Rescue http://www.assar.org.uk/ |
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1st Oct 2014 1:28pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8024 
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but there is power to the isolator all the time. if the isolator fails it can fail to allow current to the winch motor, how would you then turn it off? Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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1st Oct 2014 7:37pm |
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| Bionicmunky Member Since: 15 Oct 2013 Location: High Wycombe - Buckinghamshire Posts: 108 
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Fitted mine yesterday using the Defender wiring kit from Goodwinch/David Bowyer.
Left the solenoids where they are and ran the wiring along left side chassis rail, earth I connected to the main earth on the transfer box as per the Topix document. Live I ran through the grommet using the supplied conduit and wired up to the battery positive via the provided cutout. Only hole drilled/cut was for the cutout through the front of the seat box. Cheers, JT |
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2nd Oct 2014 12:42pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8024
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i would be tempted to run the earth straight to the battery. although the connection is good now, corrosion there will impair the winches ability. in my experience always run winch terminals straight to battery, with cut off fitted in the +ve. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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2nd Oct 2014 1:33pm |
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| Bionicmunky Member Since: 15 Oct 2013 Location: High Wycombe - Buckinghamshire Posts: 108
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Noted.
I was going to do so but there was no terminal bolt on the negative side of the battery - need to procure one. My cutout was pre-wired on the +ive on the kit
John |
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2nd Oct 2014 2:35pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17372 
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I'd second that. I ran both winch connections to the battery terminals, and also used unusually heavy gauge cable (industrial arc welding cable). I replaced the rather inadequate earth terminal connector on the battery with a traditional clamp to allow the additional connection. I fitted a manual cut-off switch to the front of the battery box. The earth lead runs from the battery to the winch itself, and both the winch and cable are properly grounded at the winch end.
The original earth lead (which runs from the battery to the chassis then on to the gearbox) is barely adequate and it is not at all unknown for it to fail. |
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2nd Oct 2014 2:39pm |
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| Ady Member Since: 08 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 37
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I totally agree with your point which is why I also have an additional isolator fitted in series before the solenoid pack mounted on the front of the seat box. My point was that I never have a high current feed to the front of the truck powered up unless the winch is actually in operation. Avon & Somerset Search & Rescue http://www.assar.org.uk/ |
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2nd Oct 2014 5:58pm |
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