kiwipete wrote:C'mon Cloggy, picks please, picks old chap.
Just curoius as to how and where you mounted the electrics.
No worries Pete, more pics below.
First photo of the front of the Disco with the now modified grille in place. The winch is still hidden. Observant people will notice the grille is cut and has a new (red) latch.
Push the latch down and the whole centre part of the grille hinges forwards to reveal the winch. Thought this was better than making a little trap door to get to the clutch. This way one can see the cable spooling onto the drum which would have been difficult otherwise.
This also allowed me to fit the plug for the wired remote behind the grille and still make it easily accessible. The wired remote will more than likely only be used as a back-up when the wireless remote(s) either fail or have flat batteries or when precise control of the winch is required. There is a little (half second or so) delay in the wireless remotes.
Mounted the second battery on the passenger side of the vehicle in a spot obviously designed to be used for such a purpose. Just meant relocating the power steering reservoir and vacuum reservoir. To hook the two batteries in parallel I used some 750 amp jumper leads courtesy of Supercheap, and discarded the clamps (which now make handy quickclamps for holding stuff during welding or glueing).
I modified the standard winch solenoid so I can now use either the wired or wireless remotes without having to swap plugs around. Also removed the little power on/off switch mounted on the solenoid to a switch inside the vehicle where it is out of harms way (water and mud). The solenoid itself is mounted as close as possible to the winch but out of the direct splashing of mud or water. The solenoid itself is remarkable well sealed. I took it apart with the intention of sealing it but the chinese have beaten me to it. Every screw is fitted with rubber washers and a nice silicone like seal is used between the two solenoid halves. I was quite impressed to see this.
The top yellow cable is an addition which now runs to the wireless remote control box. The bottow yellow cable goes to the plug for the wired remote mounted behind the grille.
The wireless remote control box is mounted high and dry further back in the engine compartment. I took apart this box and sealed every nook and cranny just in case.
To finish off the installation I fitted some longer front springs which raise the front by some 35-40mm to counter the extra weight of the winch, the extra battery and the bumper which is yet to come.
The bumper may have to wait till I am back at work late January so I can get the steel and other materials cheaply.
Santa Claus brought me a tree-trunk protector strap. I then shouted myself a 6.5 tonne bow shackle and an 8 tonne snatch block, both purchased by mail order from the guys of 4wdbits.co.nz who advertise here on this forum. I can definitely recommend dealing with these guys. Placed my order the day before Christmas and received the goods yesterday morning 28 December. That is excellent service considering there are 2 public holidays in those 4 days from order to delivery.
Thanks guys
Been a ittle delayed due to an un-expected expence of having to replace my battery, blowing the budjet for the second battery install. 
