Thread: Where to stick the winch control box?

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Work out where to mount the winch control box

The ARB bar came with the usual tab to mount the control box. Which conveniently doesn't fit the XDC control box. The winch came with a nice solid mount, that would be perfect if the winch was mounted feet downwards.

I only need access to the control box in worst case as I have also bought the wireless remote. I've been toying with down the passenger's side guard or just making a bracket for the front above the winch in the normal way. Any suggests are welcome - pictures would help

I assume you have already fitted your control box but if not, this is another option - probably not the best for cleanliness etc but in your case with the solid state relays you should not have the contact and earthing issues suffered with earlier units.

Also this is a Warn 10,000 lb unit and an earlier ARB winch bar. I made an offset bracket to get the control box square with the winch bar and drilled several holes onto the bar for mounting. Also connected the earth of the control box to the main earth.

These pics were taked during our Defender build stage

Thanks Erich, I've already mounted it in the standard spot on the bar (after making a bracket to fit). This will be temporary until I can make up some longer leads and move it up under the driver's side wing or in behind the bullbar itself.