Hidden Winch Install on a 2004 Toyota Tacoma (& Snow Wheeling!)

[@richardburch6424]

This video looked incredibly fun. I'm from South Louisiana where we never get snow. I'd really love meeting y'all, doing a winch install like this and go play in the show like this!!!! Awesome video...

[@DavidHorsnall]

What a great girl. Works on cars, uses tools, and goes wheeling. Damn!!

[@InvincibleExtremes]

Winch is something that's on the eventual to-do list for the baby bronco project for us too. Glad to see you guys making use of that new garage space.

[@WrenchChill]

The space has been such a gamechanger! 🙌

[@wtfnetown5049]

Wonderful video you 3! Don't wanna leave out your beautiful pup. I watched because I am purchasing that same winch mount for my 2001 Tacoma. I wondered if I could still use my factory skid plate. Now I know. Thanks you guys! WTF. William Thomas F.

[@richardkelleher1711]

I've been looking for ways to install a winch on my 2003. Everything seems to be for the 2005 and newer. Thanks for sharing this! Oh, your dog rocks. :)

[@WrenchChill]

Awesome, hope it may have been helpful! I'll pass that along to Lena 😉

[@CoolFrijolez]

I was just looking at these for my 1st gen taco to thanks

[@WrenchChill]

Hopefully it was helpful to you!

[@FixitBongbong]

Great video Autumn and Nick! Y'all makin' me miss my FJ60 :'(

[@sicchuckie]

I wish they made one for the 00 Tundra Access Cab, great video

[@WrenchChill]

Definitely message him! He's always adding new versions for other rigs.

[@CamBeckOffRoadElopements]

I love the bloopers! Your pup is so cute! 😍 now I need to tell my husband that we gotta go visit that place!

[@WrenchChill]

Lena is quite the character! 🤣 Thanks for watching!

[@runningproblem]

Can you fit your hand behind the bumper to free spool it? Looks like you did when you had to pull cable, but it didn’t look like much room was available when you put the bumper on.

[@WrenchChill]

Yep! It's pretty easy to get to the engagement lever thankfully

[@shanewright6958]

Great job guys and Another great video 👍👍🇨🇱

[@WrenchChill]

Thank you!

[@MadjikMan56]

Any issues with blocking a lot of the AC condenser?

[@cdatool7542]

Nice Truck ☺

[@WrenchChill]

Thanks! 😊

[@helmlyboy]

Does this truck have a body lift?

[@WrenchChill]

No it doesn't

[@sethlover1211]

will that fit on a 2002 sequoia?

[@ADVENTURE_HP]

Great video if you are ever hitting moab or just wheeling in utah let me know I would love to wheel together. I need to come to idaho for some good snow.

[@WrenchChill]

Hoping to get down to Moab soon! 🤘

[@ADVENTURE_HP]

@@WrenchChill I think I will be going in April but need to get a group together

[@eljefeslash]

Awesome! Great job and great video. Appreciate seeing the different attempts at getting the bumper on (and the various trimming you had to work on). Love the snow and watching you guys successfully use the winch. Jealous of that snow trail - looks gorgeous out there! What tires are you running on that Taco? I have a black extended cab just like that and love the look.

[@WrenchChill]

Oh wow, thank you! I tried to be as transparent as I could on this install to hopefully help others. I'm running 33" Milestar Patagonias with stock wheels on my truck.

[@MadjikMan56]

What lift is that installed in your garage? I searched your video uploads to see if I could find it but I don't see anything. Thank you in advance.

[@WrenchChill]

It's a 1940's Era Western Lifts in ground lift

[@MadjikMan56]

@@WrenchChill Thank you. I finally found the video you uploaded when you first bought the garage. And saw it was already in ground. Love the garage.... and that lift is awesome.

[@randysrestoration]

Looks fun! Lots of snow already. What’s average annual snowfall there!

[@WrenchChill]

We go to a mountain range outside of town, but it's around 20-40" of snow a year 🙌

[@randysrestoration]

@@WrenchChill looks like nearly that much already! Where i grew up average was 200” per year and up to 300”. A bit NW from us max was 460” in a year. And that was under 1000’ elevation

[@WrenchChill]

Gosh maybe it probably is more then! I'm not finding a lot online for these mountains 😂

[@randysrestoration]

@@WrenchChill i looked it up and for your area 12.4” per yr average. Even McCall which seems to be a bunch is only 135”. Mt Baker in Wa record in one season 1998-99 is 1,140” of snow or just shy of 100’. Near where i grew up record is 390.4” and elevation is only 1109’. That’s 32.5’ in one winter. Mt Baker is 10,786’

[@cesardiaz8328]

I need the piece of iron where the winch is mounted where can I get it By the way nice video

[@WrenchChill]

Thank you! :) You might check your local junkyard or even Ebay sometimes for OEM parts like that. I don't know of any aftermarkets available, but I could be wrong...

[@RyanNash20]

Looks awesome! It's a shame the mount they sell is $350 though. I just bought a universal winch mount from HF for $60 did a tiny bit of cutting and welding and boom, had basically the same exact mount they sell. Totally worth doing this way if you have an angle grinder and a welder, that's about all it took.

[@Avery-g-yt]

what intake are y'all using to get those supercharger noises so loud? Sounds great..

[@WrenchChill]

Thanks! The K&N cold air intake did make the sound a bit louder, but some rev-limiter also helps too 😂

[@WrenchChill]

I'll have a video of the K&N intake install out soon 🤘

[@Avery-g-yt]

@@WrenchChillit certainly does haha My 02 is supercharged too with the 2.2" pulley. I just want more supercharger noises. That's an expensive intake for noises though hahaha. Form > function in this case. I do like the Folger's intake though..

[@johngonzales2043]

That was great…

[@MF-rw3rb]

Do yall know the people at Ampd Up? I noticed you're both in the same state. Ty for the video.

[@WrenchChill]

We don't know them personally since they a few hours south of us in Idaho. But they do great work with awesome customer service 👌

[@crhodes0815vids]

where did you get the winch? I am trying to find somewhere to order the winch and cannot find it anywhere

[@WrenchChill]

Hey Chad! I linked the manufacturer's website & the winch part number in the description. A quick Google search of the part number shows it available to order from Home Depot 🙂 www.homedepot.com/p/Keeper-12-Volt-DC-8-500-lbs-Winch-with-Synthetic-Rope-KV85072/312079954?g_store=&source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&&mtc=Shopping-VF-F_D25T-G-D25T-025_001_HAND_TOOLS-GEARWRENCH-NA-Feed-SMART-2231655-WF-Apex_HandTools_Q4_D25T_Paid_Search&cm_mmc=Shopping-VF-F_D25T-G-D25T-025_001_HAND_TOOLS-GEARWRENCH-NA-Feed-SMART-2231655-WF-Apex_HandTools_Q4_D25T_Paid_Search-71700000088409679-58700007477940372-92700067211800262&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2sqOBhCGARIsAPuPK0jw2lOxo_iwsPEpa8EnpJPoZ9KY1_lcHsOjayS5l_KmPTdzAjwpiZAaAgTCEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[@crhodes0815vids]

@@WrenchChill thanks for the quick reply !

[@CarlosPerez-xr7xj]

Hello I have a 2WD 04 tacoma prerunner wish it was a 4WD but it’s not. I have been looking for this exact set up especially because I don’t have 4WD. We are moving to Idaho soon and would love to have this before we go. Thanks for the video fun to watch. Also can you tell me the exact size of your tires please. Have a blessed day and Merry Christmas!!

[@WrenchChill]

That makes sense! They are definitely handy to have. My tires are LT285/75R16 Milestar Patagonia. Thank you for watching! 🙂

[@CarlosPerez-xr7xj]

Thank you for your reply. Is the mount only specific to the winch you got or is it universal? Can you do a walk around on your tacoma? That would be cool. Unless you already did it and I missed it. Thank you

[@godric4942]

Nice video what size lift do you have ?

[@WrenchChill]

Probably around a 2.5" Bilstein lift

[@Z-Ack]

I ddunno about removing the crash bar in the front for a winch.. if youre out wheeling and tap a tree with thefront end then you got a busted radiator and with the tranny cooler on the bottom if itbusts ypur pretty Much screwed..

[@Z-Ack]

Autumn rein.. so if yo get married what are ya gonna do? Marry a mr sun or mr gust.. ? Lol

[@c.d.k.7108]

It gets cold in Texas a few days a year😆

[@WrenchChill]

It looks so nice! Besides the brutal summers and snakes 🤣