difference in winch bumpers

[disco-v8]

ok whats the difference in a normal winch bumber and a low line winch bumper????


do they take different sorts of winchies or something???

i dont want to buy the wrong sort of bumper, and find out when it comes to buying a winch that it doesnt fit!!!!

[Budgie]

The main difference is that with the normal one the winch sits in front of the radiator grill but the low line bumpers make the winch site further back and reduce the front over hang to improve your vehicle's approach angle.  

If you've got Air Con then you may have to move the air-con fans and the same goes for the oil cooler if it's an auto. The front grill is also cut around the winch and you have to make allowances for operation of the freewheel clutch lever.

Even if you go for a normal bumper then you still have to make sure that the winch will fit.
The Superwinch EP9 & EP9i have a different footprint to the likes of the Warn XD9000 and the Superwinch X9. This is because the EP9 has the brake on the end of the gearbox and not in the drum like the others.
As a result the EP9 has the drum located in the centre of the bumper where as the others have the drum slightly off centre.  

[Dr Neil]

Hi there,i have a low profile bumper fitted to mine from Padia4x4 as seen on their website.It will fit a vehicle with air con aslong as you don't have a full width intercooler aswell.
If you need any further help cotact them they are very helpful

hope this helps

Neil.....

[muddyjames]

i like the look of low lieing bumpers. are they tricky to use the winch as you cant see how it is spooling in and does it scoop up mud more etc?

[extreme90]

adam, why u need a winch ??
just hook up to the trust tdi  :lol:  
i dont mind pulling a fellow mc'er out  
   up for it again on the 11th ??
should be a laugh again, lets hope it rains more  :twisted:
jims selling his tyres btw, dont know if yer interested  :?
speak to him sunday want drive up together ?? as i go your way afink  :P
dan

[disco-v8]

well i just want one, it aint a proper off roader unless its got a winch..... and i want more protection to my front end when offroading, especaily the place u take me lol

plus cant rely on you all the time, yours may break by pulling a stupid disco out with it hand break on  :shock: what idiot wud do such a thing lol


oh and u can defo count me in on the 11th, u try and stop me from going there again, what an ace day that was, like i said before, where ever you go ill be there with a fuel tank full of go go juice to follow.....


well if i go coyney, yeah ill follow u up, i only live 5mins away from it so aint much of a convoy lol