Looking for winch and new front end. Currently have 2017 trd 4x4

3rd gen front end,,,, Need some protection possibly something solid but used Budget and girlfriend got me strapped

 

Slimline metal winch bumper and Smitty X20 10k winch about $1200 total is the cheapest.

 

CBI Covert front bumper + XBull 13k winch = $1100-1200

 

I have the BA 4x4 slimline front end...it looks like every other minimalist front winch bumper but it was amazingly simple to put on, I was shocked cause I thought it sounded way more intimidating than a handful of bolts. The only cutting was the small black plastic lower valence piece took maybe 2 hours and I should have wired the winch before I put it on but I didn't have my specific wiring needs yet figured out.

I put an Engo XRS10 winch on it. The solenoid hits the small cross member support because it is a clone of the Warn Zeon series but its super easy to relocate and wire. I wired the winch when it was already mounted and the bumper installed...but I loosened the bolts so I could move the winch around and get to things easier. I would recommend at least getting the primary wires/ground all attached to the winch before putting the bumper on...cause that is also what common sense and the instructions would dictate, I just ignored both. The Engo isn't really intended for a hidden winch application but I have found i can spin the clutch by reaching through the grill or down from the top of the radiator shroud....neither are fun but there are plenty of easy solutions to that problem I think.

I haven't needed to use the winch yet in a real world application, just testing it out in my driveway but I am super impressed by the bumper and winch. Both were on the cheaper side of the spectrum and still competitive with high end stuff in my opinion.

 

Not sure if Relentless Fabrication makes one for your model year but this is my Lower Stingray Mount with Smittybilt X20 Wireless Winch