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TamarBlue11



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tamar Blue
Winch solenoid location?
Just looking for ideas where people who mount their winch solenoids separately to the winch mount them?

Cheers
Post #974230 11th Dec 2022 11:49am
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geobloke



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Miffy has her's mounted next to the PAS reservoir and the wander lead connector is mounted on the blanked off wing vent.
Post #974232 11th Dec 2022 12:02pm
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markb110



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Mine (TD5 90) is mounted on the nearside wing (UK).

This way it is high and out of the way of water and general road and off road muck.

Good luck

I also have a generic neoprene cover for the winch that i got off ebay, it does the job.
Post #974248 11th Dec 2022 3:00pm
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geobloke



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Ah you remind me I need to replace the winch cover. The last one fell apart due to sun damage. But, I came to check the winch yesterday and the rope is a HUGE block of ice... Rolling Eyes Balls... That s going to take some warming up... Rolling Eyes
Post #974250 11th Dec 2022 3:17pm
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TamarBlue11



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geobloke wrote:
Miffy has her's mounted next to the PAS reservoir and the wander lead connector is mounted on the blanked off wing vent.


That might be a good shout thanks. Have you got any photos for reference?

Cheers
Post #974289 11th Dec 2022 7:06pm
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geobloke



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No problem. You'll have to zoom in to see the wander lead socket in the vent. It is close enough to be able to have the winch controller easily inside the vehicle when required. The solenoid pack is up and out of the way of most of the dirty water and road salt and it is not covering 1/3 of the intercooler...



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Post #974294 11th Dec 2022 7:46pm
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TamarBlue11



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Thanks that's really helpful. Mines a Puma but might be able to do something similar. Thumbs Up
Post #974436 12th Dec 2022 4:41pm
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geobloke



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If you lift that blanked off wing vent there is quite a lot of room under there behind the headlight. Might be an out of the way place to put the solenoid with the wander lead socket close by.
Post #974437 12th Dec 2022 4:44pm
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Mo Murphy



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Mine is under said wing blank. Easy access, well protected.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen.

50 Shades of Pennine Grey
Post #974457 12th Dec 2022 6:51pm
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