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Mounting the relay unit for a winch

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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 ??

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