I would like to mount my winch contactor behind my winch plate because it is looking like that is the easiest way. Obviously it is more vulnerable to water there but would that be a problem if I don’t go into water very often? Where I ride there are some mt creeks and streams in the Spring but most of the time the ground here is dry and the humidity is low.

It looks like the only vulnerable connectors are the little wire to wire connectors. I could solder those and shrink wrap them.

One of the reasons I want to mount the contactor to the winch plate is the layout of the contactor. Its spade connectors are all on the bottom. If I mount the contactor under the hood will have to dismount the contactor to access the spade connectors.

I’d appreciate any comments.