Thread: To wire a winch

Originally Posted by drivesafe

...I supply a special stainless steel plate with my USI-160 D3 and D4 Dual Battery Kits. This plate comes with two 6mm holes and an 8mm hole, and the plate fits over both studs and the winch negative cable bolts to the 8mm hole.

Here is a picture showing the studs and the plate setup...

Tim, is this a recent inclusion in the USI-160 kit? I didn't see it in the kit I bought about 6 weeks ago.........

Originally Posted by winaje

Tim, is this a recent inclusion in the USI-160 kit? I didn't see it in the kit I bought about 6 weeks ago.........

Hi Will and sorry I should have posted it is only provided with the D4 kits, not as I posted, with the D3 and D4 kits.

It is not something that would be needed with the D3 because you earth the D3’s auxiliary battery on the other side of the engine bay, but it would still make it easier to earth a winch negative cable.

If you or anybody else would like the plate, M8 bolt and the 3 nuts, all stainless steel, I can supply them for $10, including postage.

Yet another joy of a Tdi car - no such dramas.

When wiring a winch,no wiring is needed inside the cab is it????
I only ask as when I wire my D4 for dual batteries/spotties/UHF/Electric trailerbrakes during my Xmas holidays I will add spare wiring for the future if need be.
Cheers
Andrew

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Yet another joy of a Tdi car - no such dramas.

Trodgolite
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

When wiring a winch,no wiring is needed inside the cab is it????
I only ask as when I wire my D4 for dual batteries/spotties/UHF/Electric trailerbrakes during my Xmas holidays I will add spare wiring for the future if need be.
Cheers
Andrew

Hi Andrew and if you are desperate for another hole through the firewall, there is a hole big enough to fit two 6B&S cables through, just behind the top of the accelerator pedal.

BUT!!

It is almost impossible to get at from the engine bay side.

If you need more info I can post up some pictures for you.

Thanks Tim.
I was hoping to get that lot thru in one go.
My question is more about the winch.There isnt any normal in cab wiring for a winch is there???? Most seem to be remote control of some description.
Andrew

I wouldn't be live so just for the winch. Not unless you want to run an isolation switch which some people to. prevent people from comming along with a controller and winching your car around when you've parked it (was apparently a fun thing to do for youths a while back)
Otherwise a an isolation under the bonnet, which would be easier anyway I would think.
I used to have two a carling switchs in the cab on an old 4wd one to isolate the winch, then a three way to control the winch, the solenoid box was under the bonnet.
don't think there is enough room under the bonnet for the solenoid box if you run three batteries though?

Leroy.