Buckle up Buttercup winch mount.

[Az_Squatch_Bronco]

BuckleUp looks like a drop shipper for most of the products....she needs to get with her website designer to delete the "stock" text in the website template.

Rookie mistake....

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[GoHack]

Here's my IAG I-Line Modular Front Bumper Winch Mount setup, including a Warn Zeon 10s winch, which I just purchased and installed today.
I still need to wire it, as well as install the rope.
It was an easy install, w/the only issue being, needing to run a tap in the threaded holes, because of paint and such.

 

[ScLeCo]

Has someone made a video of TD's frame horn reinforcement brackets yet?

No video but I installed them last week.
I found the instructions to not really be that helpful but if you look closely at all the pictures on the website you can figure it out well enough. A 6" C clamp was very helpful to me. Drilling the holes was the biggest PITA of the install.

 

[mpeugeot]

Why anyone would be surprised that Buckle Up is using the same overseas supply chain as IAG is beyond me. Clearly, they knew how IAG's business worked from the inside, replication just requires a little money and a little effort.

 

[Blue Hen]

Don't forget her partner is a former employee of IAG. ScLeCo did your kit come with instructions because mine didn't. Sending mine out to get powder coated. Anybody that gets the kit be careful edges are sharp.

 

[ezapar]

Here's my IAG I-Line Modular Front Bumper Winch Mount setup, including a Warn Zeon 10s winch, which I just purchased and installed today.
I still need to wire it, as well as install the rope.
It was an easy install, w/the only issue being, needing to run a tap in the threaded holes, because of paint and such.

Thanks for the pics.
I thought about this plate because it comes with the wiring for the sensors and camera and washer. I liked the built in "bull bar." But it turns out that the Rough Country one comes with the wiring for the sensor. I found several camera relocation kits on line. A friend of mine swears by the R/C set up, has used his winch with success.

I will buy this bar to throw on the bumper to help protect the winch.

I found a killer deal on a Warn. I know the Badlands is rated well. But. It costs 190 bucks to warranty it for 2 years. The Warn comes with a 7 year warranty for the electronics and lifetime for the mechanicals. Same price in the end, @900 bucks. (100 dollar rebate right now) And I get to support a local business who advertises through our local Bronco group's facebook page.

https://www.northridge4x4.com/part/...103255-warn-vr-evo12-s-winch-w-synthetic-rope

 

[GoHack]

Thanks for the pics.
I thought about this plate because it comes with the wiring for the sensors and camera and washer. I liked the built in "bull bar." But it turns out that the Rough Country one comes with the wiring for the sensor. I found several camera relocation kits on line. A friend of mine swears by the R/C set up, has used his winch with success.

I will buy this bar to throw on the bumper to help protect the winch.

I found a killer deal on a Warn. I know the Badlands is rated well. But. It costs 190 bucks to warranty it for 2 years. The Warn comes with a 7 year warranty for the electronics and lifetime for the mechanicals. Same price in the end, @900 bucks. (100 dollar rebate right now) And I get to support a local business who advertises through our local Bronco group's facebook page.

https://www.northridge4x4.com/part/...103255-warn-vr-evo12-s-winch-w-synthetic-rope

I considered the Warn VR EVO 10-S Winch but was told that it didn't fit my IAG I-Line Modular Front Bumper Winch Mount, while the Warn Zeon 10s did.
Plus, it was on sale, as well as in stock at a local 4WP store.
Just need to wire it up.

 

[carrellslake]

Here's my IAG I-Line Modular Front Bumper Winch Mount setup, including a Warn Zeon 10s winch, which I just purchased and installed today.
I still need to wire it, as well as install the rope.
It was an easy install, w/the only issue being, needing to run a tap in the threaded holes, because of paint and such.

Thank you for some good close-up pictures of this mount. I’ve been considering it.

 

[Felix808]

Why anyone would be surprised that Buckle Up is using the same overseas supply chain as IAG is beyond me. Clearly, they knew how IAG's business worked from the inside, replication just requires a little money and a little effort.

Don't forget her partner is a former employee of IAG.

Hmm sounds ethical Yeah, hard pass.

 

[NorthTexasBronco]

I just bought it because of lack of other options with ACC, I will let yall know how it turns out.

 

[ezapar]

I just bought it because of lack of other options with ACC, I will let yall know how it turns out.

Appreciated. I already bought the Rough Country hi mount. I also bought the Tricky Dicks reenforcement kit.

 

[NorthTexasBronco]

BuckleUp looks like a drop shipper for most of the products....she needs to get with her website designer to delete the "stock" text in the website template.

Rookie mistake....

I can confirm that it did ship from Nahm Industries.

 

[Felix808]

I can confirm that it did ship from Nahm Industries.

Of course, drop shipping avoids warehousing logistics for a small company.

 

[NorthTexasBronco]

So an honest review so far is that it is very heavily built with good welds, install instructions could use a little work but if you have decent knowledge of wrenching you will be fine.

The finish is painted, but would probably last a couple of years, with the exception of the painted zinc hardware (the 6 bolts on top the rest is stainless). The beautiful part is that is Adaptive cruise, parking sensors and front camera all work with no issues.

I chose to go with 12k Badlands Apex winch, well because it was easy to get and return if needed. Also I figured if Matt's off-road recovery uses them on their recovery wrecker then it is probably good enough for me. I also looked at Smithy Built and Warn Evo (Evos seem to have issues).

One thing to note is this mount goes around the modular bumper but does not bolt to it. It is instead sandwiches the bumper from the front. I didn't do any frame reinforcement but I probably should, because I could see the amount of leverage being great with the 12k winch.

Only issue I had was the Aluminum Fair lead that came with the winch had to be mounted upside down to clear the sharp bend of the camera mounting bracket.

 

[Lcubed]

So an honest review so far is that it is very heavily built with good welds, install instructions could use a little work but if you have decent knowledge of wrenching you will be fine.

The finish is painted, but would probably last a couple of years, with the exception of the painted zinc hardware (the 6 bolts on top the rest is stainless). The beautiful part is that is Adaptive cruise, parking sensors and front camera all work with no issues.

I chose to go with 12k Badlands Apex winch, well because it was easy to get and return if needed. Also I figured if Matt's off-road recovery uses them on their recovery wrecker then it is probably good enough for me. I also looked at Smithy Built and Warn Evo (Evos seem to have issues).

One thing to note is this mount goes around the modular bumper but does not bolt to it. It is instead sandwiches the bumper from the front. I didn't do any frame reinforcement but I probably should, because I could see the amount of leverage being great with the 12k winch.

Only issue I had was the Aluminum Fair lead that came with the winch had to be mounted upside down to clear the sharp bend of the camera mounting bracket.

very nice! i looked at some of the other options (including the IAG twhich this is a near clone of. IAG is located just a couple of towns north of me) and all the add-ons options for mounting the camera were more than 50% of the cost of the buttercup!

how much did your front end sag with the additional weight?

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