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Friends - Just a heads up for anyone attempting to install a Warn VR EVO with the RC Hidden Winch Mount on a 2.7L engine that you will need to modify the control box mount. On the 2.3 install, the control box does not need to be moved. But on the 2.7 install, the control box has to be moved to the side to make room for the relocated oil cooler and oil cooler coolant lines. The kit comes with a mount to relocate the control box, but this mount only works with the Rough Country winch and will need to be modified if you are using a Warn (and probably most other winches).
In brief, you will need to:
1) Remove the control box
2) Remove the control box base plate
3) Align the mount and base plate
4) Mark the mount and base plate and drill new holes in the mount and baseplate
5) Use a dremel to clean up the raised plastic on the interior side of the baseplate so you can fit lock washers and nuts
5) Use your own hardware to attach them together
My advice is to align the control box with one of the existing mounting holes on the baseplate so you can use a colored felt tip to mark the mount and baseplate. I then mounted the control box baseplate to the mounting plate, then fastened the mount to the winch plate. Additionally, I found some rubber plumbing washers that I drilled out to a larger center hole that I used to bridge the gap between the winch plate and the mount. This is due to the Warn EVO winch having a side to center gradient that will push the mount upwards and out. You can also bend the mount upwards to buy a little more room. When you are ready to tighten the mount to the winch plate, try your best to push the mount toward the winch as you tighten it down to the best of your ability. When you install the whole assembly it will be sitting very close to your intercooler. You want that mount pushed back as far as possible so that in an emergency, you can still reach your hand between the intercooler and the mount/control box to get to the plug where your winch controller plugs in. Pic of the hardware I purchased to mount the control box baseplate and control box mount below.
Happy to answer any questions that may arise.
In brief, you will need to:
1) Remove the control box
2) Remove the control box base plate
3) Align the mount and base plate
4) Mark the mount and base plate and drill new holes in the mount and baseplate
5) Use a dremel to clean up the raised plastic on the interior side of the baseplate so you can fit lock washers and nuts
5) Use your own hardware to attach them together
My advice is to align the control box with one of the existing mounting holes on the baseplate so you can use a colored felt tip to mark the mount and baseplate. I then mounted the control box baseplate to the mounting plate, then fastened the mount to the winch plate. Additionally, I found some rubber plumbing washers that I drilled out to a larger center hole that I used to bridge the gap between the winch plate and the mount. This is due to the Warn EVO winch having a side to center gradient that will push the mount upwards and out. You can also bend the mount upwards to buy a little more room. When you are ready to tighten the mount to the winch plate, try your best to push the mount toward the winch as you tighten it down to the best of your ability. When you install the whole assembly it will be sitting very close to your intercooler. You want that mount pushed back as far as possible so that in an emergency, you can still reach your hand between the intercooler and the mount/control box to get to the plug where your winch controller plugs in. Pic of the hardware I purchased to mount the control box baseplate and control box mount below.
Happy to answer any questions that may arise.
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