Mabett Front Winch Bumpers

[BroncoKong Jr.]

Why would people want the winch WAY out front like that?

What do you mean? Looks pretty tucked in.

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[Stitchxp626]

Dayum. Now I need to see if I can switch my order to the Mod bumper (currently unscheduled with capable bumper)

 

[BottleShark]

What do you mean? Looks pretty tucked in.

I have the Hidden Winch and it’s tucked. Nothing blocking camera or ACC sensor. Plus it’s out of the weather.

 

[Hemisfear]

What do you mean? Looks pretty tucked in.

But just try to do any sort of cleaning, I worry of a drastically reduced life!

 

[BroncoKong Jr.]

But just try to do any sort of cleaning, I worry of a drastically reduced life!

Get a cover

 

[Hemisfear]

Get a cover

Right, try to put a cover on when it’s tucked up under the skid plate! lol

 

[BroncoKong Jr.]

Right, try to put a cover on when it’s tucked up under the skid plate! lol

I was referring to the mount that this thread is about

 

[7.3ltr bronco]

More pics more pics come on. What happened mabett did Xi Xi pings people finally figure out your having all this fun on the internet with us Yankees and pull the plug. We want more info.

 

[internationlriders]

I have the Hidden Winch and it’s tucked. Nothing blocking camera or ACC sensor. Plus it’s out of the weather.

Hidden winch looks really great, until you hit any sort of mud hole, ice water, etc. then it's just a pain. I'm always function/performance over form when necessary. If you never get your Bronco's front end in deep then hidden is money though.

 

[Aim]

I couldn’t wait any longer. Went with a functional affordable option that is low profile and looks decent until someone comes out with a hitch mount option I like. Did not have to move my camera. Function first, aesthetics always second if planning to take your truck off road.

 

[zerk4321]

I couldn’t wait any longer. Went with a functional affordable option that is low profile and looks decent until someone comes out with a hitch mount option I like. Did not have to move my camera. Function first, aesthetics always second if planning to take your truck off road.

What did you fo with?

 

[BottleShark]

Hidden winch looks really great, until you hit any sort of mud hole, ice water, etc. then it's just a pain. I'm always function/performance over form when necessary. If you never get your Bronco's front end in deep then hidden is money though.

I hear this all the time, but hook it to the D-ring and it’s not any harder to get to.

 

[internationlriders]

I hear this all the time, but hook it to the D-ring and it’s not any harder to get to.

Yes that helps to access the pull line, but what about the mud and ice water that the winch now ends up sitting in? It's the exact reason I avoided the hidden mount on my old grand cherokee. I guess is depends on where you live and the conditions you wheel in. Where I live the main reason I would need a winch would be one of two scenarios: either getting out of a mud pit, or moving large fallen road debris. There are a lot of deep water crossings and mud pits here in the PNW Rockies and the winch if located there would spend a lot of time submerged. I can't argue that hidden looks by far the best.

 

[BottleShark]

Yes that helps to access the pull line, but what about the mud and ice water that the winch now ends up sitting in? It's the exact reason I avoided the hidden mount on my old grand cherokee. I guess is depends on where you live and the conditions you wheel in. Where I live the main reason I would need a winch would be one of two scenarios: either getting out of a mud pit, or moving large fallen road debris. There are a lot of deep water crossings and mud pits here in the PNW Rockies and the winch if located there would spend a lot of time submerged. I can't argue that hidden looks by far the best.

I got to take it through the TFL off road course today. They have one mud pit we had to winch and it was perfect. If I would have had the winch hanging out front, it would have hung up on the winch before I could have gotten into the crossing. I guess there are pros and cons to each.

 

[AK007]

I got to take it through the TFL off road course today. They have one mud pit we had to winch and it was perfect. If I would have had the winch hanging out front, it would have hung up on the winch before I could have gotten into the crossing. I guess there are pros and cons to each.

Do you have the 2.3 or 2.7? I see that Rough Country just came out with the hidden winch for the 2.7, curious to see if there is any trimming involved for that install too?

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