help me with a bumper/winch combo????
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Here is my LoD stubby and XRC8... Would be below your budget. I think I paid about $750-800 for the bumper, it has the bells and whistles, and that included shipping. I was also in the same boat as you with wanting to keep my factory fog lights.
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I love my XHD with XRC-8 Winch and Hoop. $400 for bumper w/ hoop, $300 for the winch leaves me right at $700. With the $1500 budget I would look for a Warn winch, or maybe even a used warn powerplant with the air compressor.
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With a thread like this, all you're going to get is opinions based on what each person has. I went with the Rock Hard front and rear. They are the only one to use 1/4" steel instead of 3/16. Made right in Nebraska by a family business. I looked at all the others, but this one tripped my trigger. Just another opinion.
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My warn 9500 has been great, on the second vehicle now with 11 years of use. If I were to get a new one, however, I would realize that I don't really need the top-o-the-line winch on the market, and would go for one of the more reasonably priced, well reviewed winches out there.
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