That came out awesome! I really love the clean OEM look of having everything hidden behind the bumper cover. Excellent work!

That is so slick! I'm super jealous! Your videos are great. Also, thanks for the tip about removing the plastic lumbar from the seat. My 19' Forester is much more comfy now.

Looks awesome. Nice job. I’ve been taking my 2016 OB Ltd off-roading and soft-roading on the beach. I’ve found the CVT does things that make it more difficult on some trails but I limit to two track Jeep trails and fire access roads mostly. Over sand with the tires aired down to 15 psi, she runs great. No issues.

This guy is good! Not only did his videos help me with a vibration problem after a lift kit install, he is funny too. Thanks for the help and for leaving the imperfect parts of doing modifications in the video (i.e. the scale). Real life.

This is just in time for me, I have a HiLine winch bumper on the way for my '21 Forester and a 5500lb FIERYRED winch. It looks like the same install, so it's very helpful! I also plan on using a snatch block to make up for the capacity. I'm probably going to use a hinged license plate bracket and the winch will be neatly out of sight when not in use. Thanks for posting this, it was very helpful!

Thanks for posting the vid. I definitely like how clean the install is.

Nice install! The 3.6 doesn’t have the shutter thing, so that’s one less thing to deal with if anyone has the H 6. This is a real doable project, thanks again!

I really love the clean OEM look,You did an awesome job

Beautiful job and look ! Reminded look from the Apple lightening connection. Love it!

Hey Brucey! I just discovered your channel tonight. . . Love it, man! I love how transparent you are about your work. You're inspirational, informative and humorous. These traits make your videos very entertaining! Additionally, I love being able to see/follow your journey on you outback mods. I have a 2015 that I've done a few things to and I've been entertaining the idea of doing more. I'm stoked I came across your channel. Very cool!!! Thanks for sharing, dude.

Great stuff as always. I want one! Might have to pony up for the primitive one.

Pretty nice hidden winch mount! One day i will do this to my forester

Very nicely done. Super clean install !! ....(toddles off to find winch mount plate for Forester)

Finally got some time to check this vid out. Came out great! Im on the fence between trying to fab something up for my forester, or just get the Warn setup. We will see. Thanks

Nicely done.

Clean install.

Nice job!

Found it. Interesting. This is the first time I’ve actually looked at a winch install on a Subaru...I was having a hard time wrapping my head around how that might be accomplished. It never occurred to me that bumper beam could simply be removed, I always just assumed custom bumpers worked around it somehow. This was super helpful to see. I had my bumper cover off today for a completely different reason but might have to pull it back off tomorrow just to look around in there with this new insight in my head.

So good awesome

What types of tires and wheels do you have?

Hey Bruce, being that you mentioned it - the stock horn is rather Roadrunner beepy, lol. What's a good solid-sounding horn replacement, do you know of one off another car that might sound better? I'm still looking around about winch upgrades. I just upgraded to +3/4 inch Rallitek springs but supposed the IronMan would be better. Upgrade the fog lights? I haven't seen upgrades for these other than bulbs....

Hey this is great! I'm thinking about installing one on my 3.6R with the Primitive mount. What did you use to get such a clean cut for the winch plate?

Cool

With the winch, there's no need for a tow hook but it does remove the mounting point, right?

That skinny red wire going into the fuse box. Did your kit come with that connector? Reading my winch's (WARN) instructions, that red wire is supposed to be spliced into the key wire. I'm guessing you have push to start, so is that why you go directly into the fuse box? looks like x2 15amp fuses?

Hello... nice job. Where did you get the winch mount? Is there some place to buy one? .. tnx in advance

Great addition. Great video too. Do you know if this winch may be available for a 2011 WRX?

Thanks for the video. I've been thinking of doing the same thing for my 2014 Crosstrek Hybrid. What did you do with active shutters? I mean, when I took mine off, the car gave me error lights...

Nice setup! Were you able to do the same setup on your Outback Wilderness?

Hello. , im interested in installing a winch like you did . ? where would i find the bumper support ?

That will help the Hondas out of the snow

great video, is that winch beam readily available?

Do you have the measurements for the bumper bracket or did you buy it?

Depending on each situation winch's capacity could be insufficient. Apart from considering weight's car, W, it's neccessary to sum surface or ground resistance, GR, and this value depends on if the car is on the road R=1/25 x W, on the grass R=1/7 x W, on the sand R=1/4 x W or in the mud (axles) R=W. For a Vehicle on grass W = 3500 lbs, necessary winch's strength = W + GR = W + (1/7 x W) = 3500 + (3500/7) = 4000 lbs The good new is you can solve this using a pulley to get a mechanical advantage 2:1 in a rough scenario; getting a bigger winch's capacity, because necessary strength is divided by 2. 2000 lbs kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sM2WmNJetNLWiI0.html from 3:10 to 4:53 min

For the active grille shutter did you just leave the sensor or did you have to do some modifications to the shutter for it to not throw a check engine code

Where did you get the bracket

Where did you buy the bumper frame? Who made it?

Did you get a check engine light after removing the active shutter?

Who makes the bumper beam?

Can we get a update on how well this worked

Most jeep owners never see dirt roads much less off road situations!!

CRAB BATTLE

So awesome where did you get the winch plate from?

What is a spitting dinosaur Nedry? Bruceyyyyy, I am sure you are fine, but hopefully that sensor is not an airbag deployment device. Kick butt video.

I disagree with you on the issue of not being able to free spool the winch out. I have a spent a lot of time talking to various winch engineers (long story) and was told by multiples of them that the brake drum (the thing that keeps it from unspooling when in gear) is being "rode" when you winch out the whole way. The winches were designed to be free spooled out and winched in. You are putting a lot of excessive wear on the brake drum when you winch out the whole way that it was never intended to experience. Call Warn and ask to speak to a tech and I am sure they will confirm this. Not to say it wont work, just you will experience extra wear and tear and need to replace parts more often. But then again by that same token, I doubt you go wheeling and get stuck as often as someone with a dedicated offroader, so the fact that you don't use it but maybe once or twice a year, may offset the additional wear

Nice -Wench- Winch... did you really have to say the J word? LOL!!!