I was thinking about buying a superwinch 2000lb and wonder how hard it is to install? I have an 2003 400i auto 4x4.
Thanks,
Roger

 

I don't remember where I read about winches, but somewere said that superwinch built a cheap winch. I do not have any experience, but I would buy a warn.

 

They might be cheap in dollars but I have dealt with thousands of Superwinch motors used on shrimp and crap pot pullers and of all the ones we used, only had 3 that failed and they replaced them for free. When I got ready to put a winch on my 250, I bought a cat mounting kit. I then found a Chicago Electric winch through Harbor Freight for $49.99 plus shipping and did a little hole drilling and mounted it. I ran extra large wires and used solenoids for power switching and CB at the battery and it has worked everytime with no problem. I saw the same winch under a different brand name on one of the ATV sites the other day for $300 with mounting kit, so the winch was going for $200 to $225( I only paid $50 for my Cat mounting kit). But properly wired they work fine, extra large gauge wires and no switchs (toggles or manual switches) in the line, solenoids only and you don't draw extra amps because of the smaller wires or switches, which cause heat and destruction.

 

i have bought 3 superwinch have had no problem with superwinch winches work go and i have got them in water complaintly under water and had no problem warn say not to take they winch under water and i have taking warn winch under water and had to take apart the winch and clean and dry the winch out because the winch would not work after under water both are good winches

 

I've had no problems with my superwinch. I made my own mount, flat piece of steel cut out to match the plastic guard, and a piece of angle iron welded to the back ot that that the winch attaches to.

 

have had 1 superwinch on my suzuki 4x4 and have hooked up 4 warn winches and well this is my 4th warn winch which is a 2500 pound winch and i got a 650 arctic cat 4x4 which is the same weight as a 500 when it comes to ppl that are hardcore 4x4 enthusiests like myself you won't find a superwinch infront of there machine it is warn winch all the way maybe superwinch is better now but i haven't seen anyone else around here with one it is all warn and i have gotten burried up to my racks in mud and my warn has never failed me no matter how stuck as long as i have something sturdy to hook onto i will get pulled out and well with me it only takes me about an hour to install a winch the first one i put in took me about 2 hours but just read the instructions good and you will be fine