H2 Boulder Accessories-How To Install

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As you all know you can find these on ebay for a steal right now. I picked mine up for $490.

Step One: Remove Bumper Assembly from truck. To do this you need to remove the daytime running light bulbs from the lenses. After that remove the 2 bolts from the underside of the steel bumper assembly that thread into the frame of the truck. Then remove the 2 bolts found under ther black circular caps found on the top of the bumper assembly just in front of the lower front grill. Now remove the 4 bolts for the front reciever. After the front bumper is off remove front skid plate.

This should take 10-15 minutes tops.

Step Two: Bolt winch plate to where the reciever was mounted and torque to specs.

Step Three: Mount your controller box to the supplied bracket.
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Then mount bracked to radiator support and Brake Master Cylinder.
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Step Four: Run your Controller and power wires accordingly. Be sure to route them AWAY FROM YOUR BELTS!!!!
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Then attach to your controller Box. However do NOT CONNECT your power wires to your battery yet.
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Set your winch on top of the plate and lay it on its front so that you can attach the wires to the motor. The flip it back back and bolt it down.
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You can see it sits nicly between frame horns.

[HumminNBoatin']

Now separate your factory front bumper assembly and attach your plastic to the new steel bumper and reuse the factory bolts.

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Now take the rubber connector cover off of the controller box that is under the hood you are going to use this on the front bumper. Thread the controller wire through the rubber cover and the bumper. Then set bumper on front of truck and bolt down.

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Install the front skid plate

They give you screws to mount the controller plate. Screw those screws lol. They suck and will not work. Attach that plate with a small machine screw, lockwasher and nuts or even better do what I did and use pop rivets.

Overall I have to say I have seen several winch bumpers for this truck. I have to say I do like it much better than the Warn for its approach angle. It truly does retain much more than the warn.

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I am sure I missed some things. I really wish I took more pix but did not think of it till it was time to start wireing. If anyone has any questions feel free to fire away!

Eric

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WTF?

[tomp]

Hey Eric,

Can you please cover the wiring connections? I have the winch and bumper install doc but it says hook the colored wiring up based on the painted on colors but mine does not have any painted on markings on either the control box or the winch. Need your help Bro...

Also, is there a way to hook up a switch to activate the control box as I want to also hook up my old Warn winch cables to the box for accessories that I use on the old Warn cable connectors?