Hello I just purchased a 2013 Rancher ES and I’m looking to install a winch. I know the Honda winch kit plugs into the accessory plug looking at the instructions buy the inner fender well area. I know the newer 2014+ have a plug near the radiator. I didn’t get a chance to look at it. This week I will look closer at the plug on the 2013, but I read that nothing was plug into it either. But does anybody know if the 2014 plug is the same style connection? I’m guessing not. But it looks like I can put the 12 volt accessory plug which comes with a plug that I can probably lop off the end and hard wire the winch switch to that plug. But the kit is about 40 dollars and the 2014 pigtail is around 10 dollars. I’m just trying to make it look clean and I hate splicing into the factory harness.

I should mention that I’m looking to piece my own kit together. 500 dollars is crazy for the honda winch kit, when you can buy the stuff separately for half that or less, it just doesn’t have the plug and play stuff.

Thanks,
Bartz