The Bronco FINALLY gets a WINCH - Install and Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ค. 2024
- That's right, I have finally put a winch on the Bronco and I couldn't be happier with the outcome!
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Watching from south africa, love your videos. The winch will give much more confidence I suppose especially overlanding alone. Love the bronco and the way it looks, I drive a ford everest 3.2 five cylinder turbo diesel.
Thanks so much! So sick that you’re watching from South Africa! I wish diesels were more common in the states
Kudos to Ford for at least installing a solid front bumper
The factory steel bumper is actually really nice. I liked it a lot
Glad you're able do this full time. Just retired and hoping to be able to video my adventures soon. Keep up the good work.
Sick upgrades, looks great! A winch is a must piece of recovery gear nowadays. Can't wait to see what this opens up for you and your adventures
I agree. I went long enough without it
It looks crooked, lower on drivers side….
Watching from Zimbabwe,that winch look cool on the bronco
Wow that’s awesome! You might be the furthest viewer! Thanks!
Very Cool, Bumper does look good, and much better than many Bronco Bumpers which are putting the Winch up on top or way out in front!
Right!? I like the more subtle look of this one
Were you able to get the adaptive cruise control relocated and calibrated? That's my main concern about mounting a new bumper/winch.
I haven’t yet. I’ve had a couple people say that they had to get it recalibrated at the dealer and it’s worked perfectly since then though
Looks good!
Heck yeah awesome choice!
nice work!
But have you spooled and tensioned your winch? Mandatory part of every winch install that rarely gets talked about. Loving the look dude, Warn makes a fantastic product and their bumper is pretty cool too. Have fun out there!
Congratulations, mate. Now let's start thinking about 37s to run harder trails which would be nice to drive in a 37s instead of 35s. In my humble opinion.
Literally installing a lift and 37s as we speak
you probably have seen it by now, but the drivers side is way lower than passenger side on the bumper. Its not sitting square. You can easily see from the gap between the fender and the bumper at the end of the vid when you're sitting in front.
Yeah… I had to go get my son so I was in a rush. It has since been corrected. Thanks though!
@@OFFTHEGRIND I only looked cause I did the same when reinstalling my modular bumper after my winch install... Didn't notice for a while!
Love the channel.
Great video, I bought a fab fours (same company as Warn) bumper for the Tundra and happy with it as well. The Bronco really looks good. You know this, but recheck those torques after a few hundred miles. Like you, I am doing a suspension upgrade this week. I just ordered the Ironman4x4 suspension. I really like the "what to do" and "what not to do" in videos, I suspect a lot of people go back and redo because we failed to read the directions......
Thanks man. Yeah warn bought Fab Four like last year I think right? Maybe longer ago but it was still pretty recent.
I’ve heard a lot of good about the Ironman kits. I’m sure you’ll love it!
That looks great. I am leaning towards the ARB, but that Warn does have a great look to it.
The warn is just a little cleaner and not as bulky which is what I like. But to each their own! Thanks god we have plenty of choices
Nice looking bumper, I thought about going with that one but ended up going with the Fab Fours Premium Winch Bumper as it seemed more streamline to me. I also had to move the ACC and didn't like the performance using the most common relocation bracket out there that moved it to the upper driver's side of the grill, it didn't work consistently. I ended up making my own bracket moving it towards the center lower part of the grill and it works perfectly. Looking forward to seeing what lift kit you end up going with.
That’s good to know. Hopefully mine will work. I have heard they need to be calibrated
When I added a winch, and moved the sensors, I had to take it to the dealer to have it recalibrate. I thought the same as you that I had damaged or done something wrong. But just a recalibration. I would wait until you move the radar head. Get it all done at once.
That’s good to know. I’ll plan on doing the same
Great install, I installed the exact same bumper as a solo install myself, but I went with the Warn Zeno 12-S and Rigid Amber fogs, love my bumper. I did the ACC Relocation bracket which was a bigger pain for me than the bumper. Was not happy in cutting the shutters behind the grill option. And I also had a issues with my parking sensors because I damaged a few of them when taking them out, I ordered some new ones and works except for the two middle sensors, in Texas we have to have a front license plate and the sensors are detecting the backside of my plate. So for now I took it off till I can flip the license plate bracket upside down so the plate will sit lower than the sensors and should fix my issue.
So the ACC sensor is pretty hidden? This bumper/winch is probably the best I've seen but the relocation of front cameras, ACC sensors, and parking sensors gives me heartaches.
@@LatinoComedian true my front camera is total garbage right now till I get the relocation bracket to move it to the front of the winch which sits right on top of the fairlead, which what pics I’ve seen I don’t like the way it looks, kind of looks like a weird alien eye at the front of your bronco. Consider moving it to the bullbar and just cut a hole big enough for it to fit and wire the harness down into the tube out the bottom.. that’s if it is even possible. As for the ACC relocation bracket I used one by Turn Off-road and it took longer to install than the bumper, mine works about 95% of the time, occasionally I’ll be doing 75 on the toll road and I’ll be coming up on someone and it’s like are you going to ram them and I’ll have to tap on the brakes, but most of the time it will slow down and match their speed. So I trust it but trust it with my foot hovering over the brake.
I almost went with rigid fogs. They fill the fog pocket really well. But yeah the parking sensors are a pain. Honestly I want to just disable them cause I hate them anyways. The ACC is something I love though. Still haven’t got it relocated but I will. Someone else said they had to get their ACC and parking sensors recalibrated and then it worked great
@@OFFTHEGRIND I’ll have to check out about getting them recalibrated and see if that helps. And I was mistaken, I only damaged the plastic housing that the sensors fit in, so I ordered some new housing for the sensors, my issue was because they were damaged the sensors were facing down in a angle towards the road making my system thinking I was about to have a wreck. Can’t wait to see you do more mods on your Bronco. This past weekend I just installed the new KC Titan lightbar along with the Auxbeam switch panel due to that KC’s new lightbar is to powerful for the factory Aux switches. Love it so far, but definitely some whistling noise but I can live with it. Do you have a Gram account?
Great video... but have you learned nothing from me? @ 8:50 ... where was your Toilet bucket to hold the bumper?
Oh shoot you’re right man!! Would’ve saved me some pain and made my emergency poop more easily handled
I laughed way too hard at this 🤣
Did you wire the winch directly to the battery or to the auxiliary switch? And where is the control for the winch?
I hooked it straight to the battery. The remote is in the cab of the bronco and is wireless but can also be plugged it.
Watching from just north of you. Sad you’re getting 37s, I liked knowing I could go the same places you were with my 35s. Had my Heritage a month now and already gave it a BC Paint Job. They’re made for off-roading…
Well I have about a year and a half of content with the 35s lol so you can go through all that! But yeah the 35s just weren’t cutting it for me anymore. Congrats on the bronco though! Just the beginning for you!
My first vehicle was a ‘66 Bronco. This is just a return.
ooh fancy pants rich mcgee over here...... I've got the Harbor Freight Badlands Apex 12k which is essentially a clone of the Warn but for about 1/3 the cost...
warn has been making winches for a long time and is a vital part of recovery especially as a solo traveler. I’ve heard good things about the badlands, but Warn has a long reputation of working when you need it, so yeah, I spent the extra money
Great video David. The bronco needed a face lift. I can’t wait to see it with a lift and 37’s👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Me too! lol the install has been a pain cause rocks have bent a lot of things out of place, but we’re getting there
I hope you installed a battery isolater. Looks great. ( its 180lbs minus your old bumper).
I did not. Quite honestly have never heard of it. Is it supposed to protect your battery and accessories from power surges from the winch?
David it's a simple on off switch ( available on Amazon). The winch will wire into switch then to battery. Right now you have a live 12 volt source at the winch in a front end accident would most likely short out causing a short and possible fire.
Looks good, and that was waaaaaaay easier to install than my arb summit bumper :) And doing a lot of solo overlanding/rockcrawling myself.. the winch is a nice bit of security.
I've been wondering when you'd get around to the suspension... looking forward to the video.
Parking sensors.. mine have been a bit temperamental after my bumper installs as well. You probably already know this, but they're orientation sensitive .. like the plug ends need to be facing inward I believe (so the two driver side pointing to the passenger side and two passenger side pointing to the driver side).. and that isn't in all of the instructions. And even when you have them generally pointed the right way, there's some wiggle room to get it right. Even so.. still fiddling with the sensors whenever it annoys me enough.
I’ve actually tried changes the orientation of the problem sensor and it hasn’t worked. I think it needs to be calibrated. Which is pretty annoying but it is what it is
Its on crooked, also get a Factory 55 hook. Nice bumper tho
Yeah I had to go back and fix it. Was on a time crunch to pick up my son lol. And the hook is already on the way
OK, so since we can't complain about the lack of winch anymore, lets talk about full underbelly skids... since you beat us to the punch on lift kit.
lol yeah that’s fair enough. Honestly though the stock skids have been really good and taken a lot of abuse. Haven’t seen the need to swap them
Thanks...did you measure the front end sag before and after?
I didn’t measure before, but after it sits at 22” even from the center of the hub to the bottom of the fender flare
Thx
Cool bumper and winch combo. It looks like the bumper sits Lowe on the driver side than it does on the passenger side.
Yeah 8 went back and fixed that after the fact. I saw the same thing when editing lol
@OFFTHEGRIND aaaaah!? Hence, the cover pic of the video! Cool! GTG! Please do a follow up after you have used it for a while. My wife is looking to get a bumper winch combo on her Bronco; so we're paying attention to what you're up to. Good content! Keep it up. We enjoy your channel!
Like you, I didn’t like the bumpers on the market. I’m liking this one! And all the electronics work with it! I’m curious to see how the cruise control will work.
I still don’t have the relocation for it but I’m hoping it works! But yeah, good looking bumper right!?
Dude great install but get rid of the hook and the little red flag, get a factor 55 hook and reel it all the way in leaving a foot of rope to the sun and environment is just for show. Enjoy your post!
Thanks! I like it a lot. I said in the video that I have an ultra hook on its way though. Definitely not trying to run the hook long term
Any chance for a view from the front camera? Is it blocked by the bar or control head? Great videos. I really appreciate the work you put in color correcting your videos.
Thanks! I think you’re the first person that has commented on my color grading which is a freakin process lol so thanks!
I am going to Tahuya tomorrow for some off-roading and I will try to remember to include a front camera shot in that video
@@OFFTHEGRIND there is a sailing channel called Gone with the Wynn's who does amazing color correction as well. You two guys are my favorites for the technical side of video editing. Always great work.
Did they add back wireless capability to the 10s by default? My 10s only came with a wired remote because of a recall but Warn did give a rebate for $100 to get a Bluetooth module so that it can be controlled with my phone.
I like that bumper. I am at the suspension and tire stage on my Bronco, too. What did you decide to do? I had to get the tailgate tire carrier from Smittybilt. They have the strongest setup out there. You're gonna want to do that. Hurry though, they are discontinuing it. If you have trouble finding one, let me know, and I can help. I am going with Mickey Thompson MTs and the Falcon coilovers. I look forward to seeing what you're doing.
I already have reinforced the tailgate hinges with a havoc off-road hinge kit so it’s ready for 37s! And I’ll be running dobinsons suspension
Looks great and good job with the install. Maybe it's the camera angle, but looking at the bumper at 11:53 when you are talking about the install - it looks crooked. like the driver side is lower than the passenger. also looks like there is more gap at the driver side fender.
It is crooked
It was indeed. I needed to get my kid so I was in a hurry. I have fixed it since then. I appreciate it though!
@@OFFTHEGRINDnice. Glad you were able to fix it. Enjoy the new additions 🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@OFFTHEGRIND Did your kid have anything to say about the face lift?
@@thebob6385 he noticed it and quickly moved on lol
What lift kit and tires are you going with? I followed your lead with the 74 Weld + icon tie rods awhile back, it's working great for me.
Got a 2” lift from dobinsons on there now and a set of 37x12.5 nitto ridge grapplers
Looks great dude. What are you doing with your off unit fogs?
Winch and bumper looks great! Really enjoy watching your build develop. What are you using to hold your Rocky Talkie Radio? Thanks in advance!
Thanks! It’s getting there!
I recently switched to pro clips actually. It mounts just below the inner passenger vent
Which model warn winch did you get?
I like the compact size of it
It’s the VR evo 10s
@@OFFTHEGRIND thank you I was wondering what model winch it was, I want to get one for my bronco
Selling the old fogs?
Already sold actually
Did you get any money from warn
Nope. All out of my pocket
@@OFFTHEGRIND props
Does your wife know you used her favorite comforter on the ground when removing the OEM bumper?
lol, it’s the old mattress out of a roof top tent
Looks like some bd lights in bumper on thumbnail pic.
Squadron pros! Although not wired in yet lol
@@OFFTHEGRIND well they look good!!
Something else to complain about… how about you show the product and not yourself? You legit don’t have a shot of the bumper without your face in front of it.✌️
The entire intro was the bumper without my face in it
Just wondering are you on instagram?
Yes I am. @_offthegrind_
@@OFFTHEGRIND I just joined instagram a couple of days ago