'03 Rancher winch install hot wire???

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Jul 6, 2004 | 09:35 PM

Sweetwater

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'03 Rancher winch install hot wire???

Can anyone tell me the color of the hot wire for splicing into for the install of a 2500 Warn winch? Unfortunately, I don't have a test light to verify. I'd like to get it right the first time. Thanks much.

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Jul 7, 2004 | 03:19 AM

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'03 Rancher winch install hot wire???

It just needs to be spliced into a "switched" hot wire. Use one of the red ones coming off of the ignition switch.

Feb 16, 2005 | 05:20 PM

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'03 Rancher winch install hot wire???

The GREEN wire coming out the cigarette lighter behind the plastic in HOT. That's what I connected to.

Feb 16, 2005 | 08:42 PM

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'03 Rancher winch install hot wire???

Red with a black stripe should work as keyed ignition power. Or Pink.

Green wire from the accessory socket is a ground wire.

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Jan 14, 2007 | 01:00 PM

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'03 Rancher winch install hot wire???

I had the same problem since no one at any of my local Honda ATV dealers had a clue! It's the Pink wire which will give you power only with the ignition switch turned on. The Red/Black wire is hot all the time.

Tad