Winch Use!

Got a chance to use the 2010 mount in the snow! I was stuck with bald stock tires. Got one front tire of of the packed and sunk down to the frame. Mount and winch (ENGO) worked GREAT!

Xterra Stock Winch Mount

I was lucky enough to get Engo 12k Winch from a group buy on thenewx.org.  A user on there makes winch mounts for the stock bumper that fit the second gen Xterra.  I finely got all of the parts collected to do the install.  

My truck before the Install:

Unpacking the bumper:

-I started by removing the outer bumper cover.  It was relativity easy, just tons of little tiny phillips head screws.  I used rags on the edges to prevent scratching the paint on the fenders.
-After removing the bumper cover there were 4 bolts holding the stock mettle "bumper".
-Then I installed the ROCKYMTNX winch mount in place of the original.

-After getting the bumper bolted up, I installed the lower frame mounts (These come with out holes drilled to account for any differences in frame tolerances).
- I used the included transfer punch to mark the holes.
-I pre drilled with a 1/4 inch drill and then moved up to 1/2 inch drill.

-Brackets drilled and ready for install.  I used a old CD to "mask" off the silver while I sprayed bed liner in the holes to prevent rusting.

-Lower brackets all bolted up.

-The hardest part of the install: cutting the stock bumper.  I had to use a combination of tin-snips, sawzall, and jigsaw to get it perfect.

-Got everything all bolted up and put back together.  Cant see it in the picture but I bought Warn Steel Fairlead from Amazon.  Only thing I have to do now is get some longer wires, to relocate the solenoid box.