Front Receiver Hitch Install

LWA55DAL said:

I just picked up my Trialmaster last week in Dallas and am very excited. I did t not have the factory winch installed for a number of reasons but I also missed the option to install the front receiver hitch. So a coue questions:

Has anyone installed the front receiver after delivery?
Any idea on the part numbers or a parts diagram on the front receiver?
Has anyone installed a NATO plug on the front to lower the winch or any idea on the factory wiring for the front winch?

I have the auxiliary battery and 500amp switch and NATO plug on the rear so my guess is adding the wiring for the front should be able to be accomplished with the factory harness, recognizing I would need to add the plug for a receiver winch application. Having the plug on the front would be nice to also power other items from the front.

Thanks in advance for any help or assistance!

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DaveB said:

You are not allowed to use the removable winch in the front

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Tazzieman said:

Are you wanting to use the removable factory winch up front?

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Psignore00 said:

I had the same idea as you…here’s what I ended up doing.
I had my dealer wire in the quick connector cable for the winch to the existing wiring for the 500amp circuit. There is a red covered quick connector hanging through a hole cut in the wire mesh on the bumper. Then I put an 8000lb Warn VR EVO 8 winch on a hitch cradle and the other half of the quick connect cable on the winch.

All that being said, I have not had to use this in a situation where I am actually stuck yet, but I do believe it will function safely.

I’m getting the rear hitch and NATO plug installed Friday and plan to have someone wire another quick connector cable to a NATO plug adapter I got from Agile Offroad so I can put the winch on the rear too. Here’s the link for that product. The others were from Amazon.

INEOS Grenadier NATO Plug - Agile Offroad

Nato Plug with Screw ring Black, 55mm, 2 Cable. Add custom Grenadier accessories using the OEM electrical outlet at the rear bumper area of your vehicle.

agileoffroad.com

Just under $1000 total.

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Psignore00 said:

There is no wiring harness for the front hitch. It is bolted in to the center section of the frame/bumper the same way the factory winch is.

If you have a Trialmaster or the heavy duty wiring from the factory, there is wiring to the front right fender that ends at an Anderson switch (similar to solenoid from my understanding) and what allows the power to function with the overhead switch. The easiest way to get to it is remove the right front fender flare, fender well cover, and mud flap, from the outside, not going through the engine bay.

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LWA55DAL said:

Thanks! I have a Trialmaster with the heavy duty wiring from the factory. Are you saying that the 500 amp switch also has a pre-wire to this location?

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rovie said:

Yes, I can confirm that too. The cable end is located there as described by @Psignore00

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DaBull said:

HI rovie, I assume if you ordered the front bumper integrated Red Winch, then Ineos used this 500 amp wiring to power it and that is not a second additional set of wires, correct? DaBull

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LWA55DAL said:

Guys - this is great info! I am thinking that I might just wait until the aftermarket (ARB, etc) comes out with a full front bumper replacement that is winch ready as I do think there is real benefit to having a dedicated front winch. Any chance anyone has a picture of the wire location or a bit better description? Just trying to make sure I have the correct location.

From the above, it sounds like the wiring is inside the right front fender well liner (plastic liner)? “Right front” being the passenger side in the US? Is it accessible from the engine compartment? Any chance someone has a wiring diagram? Any idea what the connection type is or just raw wires?

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Psignore00 said:

the wire ends at what is referred to as an Anderson Switch (I’m not an expert, just an owner and off-roader, and I would compare it to a high powered solenoid switch)

If you know where it is, you can probably touch it from the engine bay, but connecting a wire terminal and tightening the nut on the post will need to be done by removing the wheel well liner.

The best advice I can give to locate it without going through the wheel well is to follow the heavy duty wiring from the positive jump start connection in the engine bay. It will lead you back to the Anderson switch.

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LWA55DAL said:

Ok - forgot to add - there is a “switch/relay” on the rear of the vehicle on the right rear for the NATO plus so maybe there is a similar, maybe idenitical, switch in the front under the fender? if so - that would be awesome and make adding anything with a high amperage draw on the front of the vehicle VERY simple.

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