Review on 🔩 Rough Country Hidden Winch Mounting Plate for Chevy/GMC 1500-11002 (1999-2006) by Dean Locke

Assembling my 2002 GMC Yukon XL 1500 4x4 with just a torsion bar took about 5 hours total. Yes it fits SUV models easily, I don't know why the Rough Country website and Revain say it doesn't. Installing with a 13,000lb SpeedMaster winch, the longest part of the installation was figuring out the wiring on the winch. The rest is pretty easy, the first time I played around with a winch. Anyone with the tools should be able to do this. I couldn't find a 15/32" drill bit as per the 4 screw hole instructions, but I had a 7/16" drill bit and it worked great. I also put the controller extension through the slot in the "C" in the GMC logo instead of going under the hood, thought it looked cool and would be more convenient. The only thing I really don't like is that the paint comes off the mount so easily and in such large flakes, even before I've attached anything to it or tested it on the truck. Hard to believe that it is a powder coating, the painting is more like a clatter job without a primer. It's definitely a function over a form. And while I have nothing against RC, it would be cool if you could buy a small skid plate that bolts to the standard faceplate. There is a nice big gap with some breakable stock components and the winch control box now on display. From the two rear screw holes in the cross member to the winch mount it's pretty straight forward so I'll probably come up with something sooner or later but it looks like a minor oversight.