The Bronco FINALLY gets a WINCH - Install and Review 

Thanks so much! So sick that you’re watching from South Africa! I wish diesels were more common in the states

Wow that’s awesome! You might be the furthest viewer! Thanks!

The factory steel bumper is actually really nice. I liked it a lot

I agree. I went long enough without it

It looks crooked, lower on drivers side….

Right!? I like the more subtle look of this one

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.

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!

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.

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 🤣

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

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

That’s good to know. I’ll plan on doing the same

I still don’t have the relocation for it but I’m hoping it works! But yeah, good looking bumper right!?

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

Literally installing a lift and 37s as we speak

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

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!

That’s good to know. Hopefully mine will work. I have heard they need to be calibrated

Thanks! It’s getting there! I recently switched to pro clips actually. It mounts just below the inner passenger vent

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.

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

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

Got a 2” lift from dobinsons on there now and a set of 37x12.5 nitto ridge grapplers

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

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

Already sold actually

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

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.

Nope. All out of my pocket

@@OFFTHEGRIND props

lol, it’s the old mattress out of a roof top tent

Squadron pros! Although not wired in yet lol

@@OFFTHEGRIND well they look good!!

The entire intro was the bumper without my face in it

Yes I am. @_offthegrind_

@@OFFTHEGRIND I just joined instagram a couple of days ago