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Discovery winch bumper?
Disco Matt:
I was just about to PM you and ask if you'd had trouble!
I have just spent a very frustrating hour trying and failing to fit mine. The outer part of the "jaws" that go around the chassis legs seems to be too long, and hits the body mounting there. The whole thing also appears to be too low and doesn't sit tightly against the base of the trim below the headlights like yours does. I've just sent them a message via ebay to ask what they suggest, as I can't see how it's supposed to fit at all and having paid the best part of £250 I'm not too happy!
Looking at yours, mine definitely sticks out further presumably as I ordered the aircon type. I would therefore wonder if there's a design problem with these?
Yoshi:
No idea, mine was lifted at first by a high lift on one side, and my 15 year old step son on the other side :D
Basically i found it was fouling on everything, so i jacked it up, managed to get the top 2 bolts in place, and then it just seemed to go how it was supposed to when i let the jack down!
Also mine looks the same as yours in the picture?
Yoshi:
I take that back, mine is alot slimmer than yours in the pics!
Disco Matt:
Mine's evidently intended so that the winch ends up in front of the grille, leaving plenty of space for the aircon gubbins to do their work. It just looks as though they welded the brackets onto it too low and made them a bit too long. I'll see what they say, may well have another try on Sunday and get some photos to show the problem if they want evidence. However, it doesn't look "fit for purpose" to me at the moment.
Really frustrating as it's well made and I like the design, it just doesn't fit!
Yoshi:
I hate it when that happens :D
Its a shame you have air con, cos this fits nicely in and doesnt protrude too far at all!
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