front undershield
#11
01-19-2021, 04:33 PM
Recovery Vehicle
SmokinV10:
I am planning to use the JLR tray (unless someone else makes one?). But, if so I do NOT see the necessity in my United States, small-town, Southern mountains to stop my easy access to the winch by installing either a bull bar or the upside down Ubar thing. Instead, like every other vehicle with a winch I know of driving around here, I will expose the front of the tray and not have to bother with the cut-outs they want me to make into a perfectly good front bumper facia.
I am thinking it should not look horrible NOT being hidden (I did not buy the defender for its looks, in any case) -- cause a hidden winch is a strange usability approach to me.
If I am wrong I can add the bull bar, later. At least these are my thoughts, today.
I am planning to use the JLR tray (unless someone else makes one?). But, if so I do NOT see the necessity in my United States, small-town, Southern mountains to stop my easy access to the winch by installing either a bull bar or the upside down Ubar thing. Instead, like every other vehicle with a winch I know of driving around here, I will expose the front of the tray and not have to bother with the cut-outs they want me to make into a perfectly good front bumper facia.
I am thinking it should not look horrible NOT being hidden (I did not buy the defender for its looks, in any case) -- cause a hidden winch is a strange usability approach to me.
If I am wrong I can add the bull bar, later. At least these are my thoughts, today.
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gwelland (02-22-2021)
#12
02-06-2021, 06:45 PM
Winching
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I just placed my order and requested a port install per your message. My salesman said its not able to be installed as a port install. It costs over $800 to have the dealer install. Was curious if you have any thing that I could use to show that a port install is possible?
#13
02-06-2021, 07:02 PM
I just placed my order and requested a port install per your message. My salesman said its not able to be installed as a port install. It costs over $800 to have the dealer install. Was curious if you have any thing that I could use to show that a port install is possible?
#17
02-19-2021, 10:47 AM
Recovery Vehicle
#19
02-22-2021, 05:00 AM
I bought mine with an underbody protection option and although port install wasn't available the price was the same as if it was. Ditto my winch & roof rack.
Last edited by gwelland; 02-22-2021 at 05:07 AM.
