Winch in existing bulbar

main thing is to check if the winch will fit behind the bullbar if thats where its going.if it does,get a cradle to suit the bullbar and dont worry if the holes dont line up as a drill will rectify that.its really a hit or miss affair sometimes,good luck.i bought a bullbar and a winch from 2 different suppliers and they matched,may have been just luck but it worked,cheers

what year patrol? 2006 on factory bars had provisions for winches

Hi,

I made up a cradle and fitted a winch to my GU without drilling another hole in the vehicle.

I am no longer a member but was at the time and understand that the photos etc from my member page are still accessable via the search function.

Mine is a Ti with the plastic bumper and the chrome "nudge bar".

Cheers

Trev

I think the winch is visible in my picture below when you click on it.

GU 2002 model , took some minor cutting , but not all winches are the same size.

If the Superwinch bolt holes are the same as a Warn or a Ramsay then it will simply bolt in to the factory bar. No need for any cradle as the original roo-bar is made for a winch to be mounted directly into the bar.

I had to remove my winch today (Ramsay 8,000lb) from my 2003 GU so it is fresh in my memory. The only thing that had been slightly altered was the fairlead holes, just had to make the round holes slightly oval to line up. Other thing to note is that the winch is mounted "upside down" so the rope departs at the correct angle thru the fairlead.

Cheers

Captain

If its a steel bar, it will be a winch bar. If its alloy, it can't take a winch.

Thanks for all info, didn't think I got all the response that kwick
Cheers

The build is 2003 Patrol GU III 3.0l