Winch electric install

[rodster]

Multi-mount Warn winch rear wiring is the project.

Got the front wired up just fine and everything with the rear is good except there's no way I'm fitting one more set of #2 wires on the battery. A forum search found this (and a few similar references):

The winch leads should come straight off the battery, positive and negative. If you don't have any, pick up a couple of GM side post terinals that have the extra threaded bolt on for accessories. You can get them at PepBoys and the like for $2 or $3 each. These will make attaching the winch cables real easy, and be useful for running any other accessories in the future.

I attempted to buy that part at Pep Boys, Auto Zone and Napa and none of them had anything that looked like it would work. Napa did recommended (and I bought), post extenders with small screws on the end that will work for small terminals but the #2 connectors slide right down the post.

Any chance someone here might post a picture of the part you're using? Many thanks if you can!

[rodster]

Multi-mount Warn winch rear wiring is the project.

Got the front wired up just fine and everything with the rear is good except there's no way I'm fitting one more set of #2 wires on the battery. A forum search found this (and a few similar references):

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">The winch leads should come straight off the battery, positive and negative. If you don't have any, pick up a couple of GM side post terinals that have the extra threaded bolt on for accessories. You can get them at PepBoys and the like for $2 or $3 each. These will make attaching the winch cables real easy, and be useful for running any other accessories in the future. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I attempted to buy that part at Pep Boys, Auto Zone and Napa and none of them had anything that looked like it would work. Napa did recommended (and I bought), post extenders with small screws on the end that will work for small terminals but the #2 connectors slide right down the post.

Any chance someone here might post a picture of the part you're using? Many thanks if you can!

[rodster]

May have found it. This is similar to what I got at Napa except this has a bolt in the end and not a screw. This it? Found it at the bottom of this page.

[rodster]

Or maybe this one from here.

[ROX]

I have the ones rodster posted. They work fine for me. I even added a couple more wires when I did the lights.

[dochummer]

Did you do your own wiring for your winch Rox? If you did, how long did it take you? After our little excursion yesterday, definately considering a winch...

[rodster]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by H2 Rocks:
I have the ones rodster posted. They work fine for me. I even added a couple more wires when I did the lights. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thanks for the confirmation. I'm sure I'll have a few more wires for the terminals, too!

Thanks again.

[rodster]

Thanks, Phil. That's the one I went with. American Terminal GM-38 from http://www.audiooutfitter.com/store/GM-38.html. Never was able to find one locally.

Thanks again.