Thread: Genuine Winch

Ignore that winch behind the curtain!

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

I dont know much about winches.What size winch fits ARB bars for the D3/D4 and what size is needed?????
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
9500 lb is the standard size. There was a thread recently where someone contended that the bullbars are only designed to take 9500 lb winches, and a 12000 lb winch would put the bar at risk of damage. I have a 12000 lb Ironman and hope to never find out!

Originally Posted by Graeme

It protrudes forwards of the bumper so regardless of whether its LR supplied or not I would expect it not to be legal in Australia.

Well only an assumption, but as it was an option in the Australian LR accessory list for our D3/RRS and was on the Aust LR website as an option one would assume it was legal - if not, again one would assume LR would have been forced to recall it for removal from fitted vehicles.

I suspect that as it is an OEM fitment it then is considered as part of the bumper and is not protruding.

Garry

I fitted the OEM Winch kit on my D4HSE - but purchased it direct from Duckworth Landrover in the UK (purchased over the net, "Duckworth Parts") as it was half what the dealer in Adelaide wanted for the kit . With $A at $1.09 to the $US at the time and given I purchased all other G4 challenge parts I got a very good deal. It arrived within 10 days.

I went down this path to keep weight down having owned a kitted out D3 (ARB bar with winch) which was damn heavy, fully loaded.

Then RMP (moderator) on this site advsied he had a G4 challenge vehicle and he took the winch kit and front bash plate (separate purchase) off his car, weighed the parts, and found it was near as damn it same weight as an ARB bar (which incorporates a bash plate)


And I cried.

A little bit....

cheers!
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Noting the Aussie Landrover D3 site had the winch mount etc as an option for the D3 but it is not listed here for the D4.

Not exactly sure what you mean about the winch mount Garry, but the Australian LR site has the the winch and underbody protection available as a dealer fit option for the current Discovery, or have I misunderstood what you meant?

Originally Posted by tiddy

Not exactly sure what you mean about the winch mount Garry, but the Australian LR site has the the winch and underbody protection available as a dealer fit option for the current Discovery, or have I misunderstood what you meant?

Ok - you must be able to find yourself around the current site - I had a look for the winch and mount but could not find it anywhere so thought it was not available.

I find that site one of the worst for navigating around - maybe designed that way to force people into the dealerships to get questions answered.

By the way - how do you find the accessories section.

Cheers

Garry

Obviously I have this winch cradle setup on my car and having gone through the import / engineering inspection process, I can tell you it's perfectly legal, despite sticking out beyond the front bumper. The engineer asked a lot of questions about it, I had to show him it was OEM and essentially 'factory fitted', after which he then called a local LR dealer for confirmation as he still didn't believe me. Once advised it was a genuine part, it was signed off.

It is stupidly expensive here. I know Jamie Gilmore also bought his RRS winch setup from Duckworths, way cheaper than buying it here.