I didn't want to spend a fortune on a bumper so I went with the DV8 Offroad bumper and was still able to use the factory skid plates. Goes on the same way they all do. I have an openroad 12k winch and I can reach in and switch to free spool.
At some point I will switch to this. It will be an expensive adventure though because when I do this I want all might lights to be DD's so all my ambers are the same shade and because I think it will just work seamlessly that way. I might need to just drive to DD and have them wire my rig up...
Yes. it's tight but the square openings on the side of the fairlead. I was able to rotate the handle forward to make it a little easier. Now, connecting the hard wire controller might be another story. I have 2 wireless controllers and I think I'll keep a couple of spare batteries handy to...
I went with the DV8 offroad bumper. Fits well and was still able to use the factory skid plates on my Trailhunter. I used the Openroad Panther 3s 12k winch. The only thing I had to relocate was circled in blue.