Home made Winch Bumper?

PIGEON · Gate Opener Joined: 29 Oct 2010 Odometer: 8

Hi has anyone made their own Winch bumper?

Phil

DanWilliams · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:38 pm Post subject:

Ive been wondering the same thing my self recently! Ive also been wondering if i can amend the current bumper i have on my defender 90? Smile

leeds · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:30 pm Post subject:

I have seen various homemade/semi commercials bumpers/ground anchors etc.

Have also seen various ground anchors/steeringguards/recovery points fail.

Question really is how good are your design skills and welding skills?

Next question is what is YOUR insurance company attitude to home made kit?

Brendan

DanWilliams · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:35 am Post subject:

Do you have to update your insurer for every modification you make? including wheel sizes and lift kits?
Confused

Dan

excossack · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:15 pm Post subject:

Its up to you if you declare your mods or not. All mine are declared to my insurance co including:

Rear work light, change of steels wheels to alloys and what size and make of tyre I am using, A bar with spots etc. Some mods they may not be bothered about but just in-case I included them on the form they sent me.

Want I don't want to happen is, if I have an accident and the car gets inspected and they discover I have added an item that they class as a modification it could render my insurance invalid.

DanWilliams · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:27 pm Post subject:

Thanks
better give them a ring then!

spannerman69 · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:34 pm Post subject:

best option is to declare every mod , down to the smallest detail and let them decide . if poss put it in writing and have them send you a copy back . that way they can`t say they didn`t recieve it . Wink

DanWilliams · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:45 pm Post subject:

Does the price rise much for modifications????

spannerman69 · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:11 pm Post subject:

DanWilliams · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:31 pm Post subject:

good! will be letting them know tomorrow!

Many Thanks

Dan

winchman · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:18 pm Post subject:

winchman · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:24 pm Post subject:

minimog · Off-Road Guru Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1700

another handy tip that seems to help when insuring mooded cars
i send pics of the car (front/back/and both sides) that way if theres any probs you can prove they have seen whats been done before they accepted your money

simonallen · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:20 pm Post subject:

I've made a few:

RL12 · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:41 pm Post subject:

heres a pic of the one i made for my sportrak a couple of years ago. essentially a piece of box section with a winch tray welded in then tube bent around the middle and lights.
not the prettiest but nice and strong Smile

if you make one i suggest you but those swivel recoverey eyes/shackle things (goodwinch sell them i think) as they're pretty Cool

cynic-al · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:17 am Post subject:

I made this one as a bolt on for an RRC. It all depends what you want it to stand upto. We were using my car as a dead weight to test a twin motor warn winch to see if we could snap a cheap 12mm plasma. I drove mine into a gulley and burried the front end into the bank then got the warn to try winch it out. The bumper didn't come off so I was happy. I built a similar spec rear bumper and ripped the corner off the box section this weekend when my brakes failed on a trial and I fell on it.

No idea how they would look on these things from insurance / crash test point of view.

Drawings are available for the above.

paulmurray · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:49 pm Post subject:

so did you snap the rope then ??

cynic-al · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:33 pm Post subject:

No, it was a Chinese import, it seems some in the past haven't been up to it but this one was fine Smile

RL12 · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:39 pm Post subject:

i'm saving up for goodwinch bowrope atm, seems like pretty good stuff

paulmurray · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:08 pm Post subject:

i have been abusing one of the chinese winch ropes on my 110 for three years now and still haven't trashed it despite my best efforts Very Happy

cynic-al · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:49 am Post subject:

it was from LRS offroad, they do a few different makes. I'm tempted to swap my steel wire for one.

JonnyG · Gate Opener Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Odometer: 20

I done me a home made job, its 2x4 box section welded onto the original mounts and with a winch tray welded onto the bumper and braced up to the mounts