This is a very inexpensive way to wire in the winch into the cab of your
vehicle. This article is based on the newer Warn winches that have 4
solenoids under the cover of the original remote black box. You will need
to run four wires into the cab for the remote to work properly. I used a
wire bundle that has 5 wires in it. The wire bundle is from the hardware
store and it is for the thermostat in your home. Also, you will need a
spring loaded switch, that returns to neutral when you let go of it. I
picked up an electric antenna switch from a Lincoln while I was in the
bone yard. Finally, I used a simple on/off switch to activate the antenna
switch, so that I didn't accidentally hit the winch switch climbing in or
out of the EB. I have less than $5 in the whole setup, since I already had
the on/off switch. You will need to find a place on the dash or as in my
case, the rollcage to mount your switch(s).
Wiring colors:
White - 12 volt Green - winch out
Brown - Ground Blue - winch in
Looking at the picture of the solenoids, you will only be using the
bottom two solenoids. The left lower solenoid has two wires; a white 12v
hot wire and a green remote out wire. The right lower solenoid has the
brown ground wire on top and the blue remote in wire on the bottom. You
can see where the brown wire goes by finding the red insulator cover on
the top of the right lower solenoid. I ran these into the cab and to the
back of the switches.
The Brown (to white) wire, I hooked to the on/off
switch and to ground, the 12v (yellow/white), the Remote Out (green to
gr/yellow) and the Remote In (blue to red) went the antenna switch. (I
had already hooked the wires to the solenoids and ran the wires into the
cab, before realizing the colors I had to work with on the switches.
Hence, the odd color match-ups) The on/off switch just grounds out the
solenoids when flipped on. I also saved the plug from the car, as you can
see it on the back of the switch. It is very straight forward to wire the
winch up this way. If you don't want the add a second "excitor" switch,
you can simply ground the brown wire to the body/frame somewhere.
A very
inexpensive and time saving way to use your remote in a "sticky"
situation!! I have also left the original plug/switch attached, in case I
need to use the remote way from the Bronco.
Dave "CRACKER" Pool
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