Mounting the relay unit for a winch

[weeone]

I'm fitting a winch to my disco (300tdi, with 200tdi engine), and I'm wondering about mounting places for the control/relay unit.

I'd rather not fit it on top of the winch, as this is (a) very public, and (b) restricts the airflow through the radiator & intercooler

I've a busy engine bay (second battery, 200tdi air-filter, 300tdi screenwash bottle; 300tdi fuse-box, ARB compressor, peddles) so I was wondering: why can't I mount it where the aircon pump would go?

Would the engine-shake damage the relays?

I realise I would need to open the bonnet to plug the wander-lead in, but that's possibly a good thing (and the wander-lead can be fed out under the bonnet anyway)

Thoughts?

[Disco-Ron]

You'd be better to mount it to the inner wing somewhere if you don;t want it on the front of the truck, i wouldn't mount it on the engine, the leads to/from would be constantly flexing, which i wouldn't be happy with....... i mounted my soleniod pack behind the grill, and then put the plug in the face of the grill.......

[weeone]

Both inner wings are full..... hence the need to place it elsewhere.

Maybe an Albright solenoid pack is the way forward: solid state & much smaller than the 4-solenoid pack I currently have :)

[boss]

i can get you N/O or N/C contactors with rubber buttons and emergency stops if you want. all you would need to do is find a box to fit them in and you could mount it all in/around your dash.

[stretchy]

just a quick side track, was it easy to put your 200tdi in the 300 ? im planing to do this next year. could you please put some pictures up ??

[weeone]

just a quick side track, was it easy to put your 200tdi in the 300 ? im planing to do this next year. could you please put some pictures up ??

You need:
200tdi; 200 tdi radiator & intercooler & frame; all the pipes between engine & the outside world; 200tdi exhaust..
... and engine mounts from a 200tdi chassis (that's the hard part)

Other than that, it basically plumbs in. You can lose half the wiring loom, keep the 300tdi alternator (35amp extra ;-) )

Oh... and you need the 300 temperature sensor, so you need to drill & tap a 200 one to act as a sleeve

(I'll do photos sometime)

[Budgie]

How about an Albright with a Wireless Remote?
As Ron suggested, you could also run a cable with the normal remote plug into the grill and mount it there for any long pulls.