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Your cart is empty.Give your truck a sleek recovery system that still turns heads with Rough Country Hidden Winch Mount for your F150. This subtle yet innovative design capitalizes on the ample space behind the front bumper to mount your RC or other standard sized winch while keeping everything neat and tidy. A 1/4" plate steel winch mount secures easily and steadily into the frame horns without cutting or drilling. A unique Roller Fairlead Bracket mounts into the front license plate area for a flush design, leaving only the chrome fairlead and tow hook exposed. This kit is easy to install, suitable for one person to do by themselves. Unlike many winch mount solutions, the winch does not have to be installed to the mounting plate prior to installing on the vehicle, making the task that much easier. This kit also includes a solenoid relocation bracket and Grade 8 Hardware.
mels
2025-08-20 12:59:57
Installed this plate on my 2010 f150 2WD. The 2WD doesn’t come with the tow hooks in the grille so in onder to access the frame you have to remove the bottom of the bumper. The frame does have the holes for the tow hooks but not the hardware. So get yourself 4 times 1inch x 1.1/2 inch bolts and nuts to finish the job right away. I made a quick trip to HD once I saw I had no towhook bolts to reuse. Other than that great set and easy install. Seems to fit about every winch, plenty space in the bumper. I threw a 12000 Vevor which on it.
N.
2025-07-10 19:43:07
Super impressed with this winch plate.This is my 3rd winch install and it turned out great. I decided to put a winch on the wife's 07 Expedition EL and she didn't want a big bumper addition so I looked into a hidden winch setup to make her happy and I couldn't find a plate that was specifically listed as fitting. However, after reading about some other guys using this plate on a similar model Expedition I decided to give this one a shot.The first thing I did when I got it was pull it out and do a test-fit with the winch I ordered (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09VK1WN6W) since I didn't want to get midway into the install only to find out that there was some kind of issue. It fit perfectly and looks like it was meant to be there.Since this plate wasn't technically meant for my specific vehicle I had to drill two additional 1/2in holes in the frame for the third bolt location on each side. Other reviews had mentioned needing to buy a nutclip for that location if you didn't already have one installed (usually only the trucks with skidplates have those bolts). Anyway, my kit came with a pair of flagnuts (nuts with a 9in long arm welded onto them so that you can reach in and position it inside the frame while you run the bolt through the winch plate and frame. I'd never seen a flagnut before and I have to say that it worked perfect. Well done RoughCountry!I did have to trim some plastic from the back of the bumper and obviously cut a hole in the plastic bumper as well. I didn't like the look of the front plate and mine winch came with a nice beefy fairlead, so I didn't use the included front plate from this kit. There was about an inch of space between the front of the mounting plate bracket and the outside bumper that needed to be securely filled or else the bumper would get trashed the first time the winch was used. I had some 1.5in steel barstock laying around, so I just turned down a couple of thick standoffs (though I could have used a stack of 1/2in washers as well) that allow the fairlead to bolt securely to the front of the winchplate frame.I couldn't be happier with just how well it fits and the grill on the Expedition has large enough holes that I can just reach right in to unlock the spool or connect the hand controller in the event that the wireless remote has dead batteries.The last thing I did was to swap out the hook for a low-profile shackle (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BHQKGFHN) so that it again keeps the whole front looking clean and nearly stock.
Michael Crenshaw
2025-06-09 10:11:19
It was a fairly straight forward instillation. The instructions were hard to follow but Rough Country has a YouTube video that explains it better. It seems to be well built and thick enough to handle the 12000 lb winch I put on it. It's much easier if you have 2 people. If not use a jack to rest the plate on while you start the bolts
Festus
2025-05-17 10:58:58
Fit perfectly. Only issue was long wrench forback bolts didn't work good .quality product .
Robert
2025-04-07 20:31:14
Amazon says this doesn't fit in the 2014 Raptor. But with limited options, I figured it had to be close enough to work with minimal cutting to it, and especially my truck. The coming apart was fairly easy, make sure you leave the front bolt in the tow hook a hand tight, until you have the rear bolt loose enough to remove by hand. The little plate in there is a bit of a pain. I also had to remove the upper skid plate mounts, as the winch plate uses both tow hook holes, and the skid plate mount hole. The skid plate mount piece has a blind nut that is installed on the frame,this needs to be removed and just discard. You will use the supplied bolt and "flag nut" from Rough Country. I also removed the lower grill cover before putting in the plate. The direction that came with the plate point to some plastic trimming, but I didn't have any interference issues on my truck. I had tightened the center(on plate) also the rear tow hook bolt, then went on to install the front tow hook bolt. I had to use a wrench on the front bolt due to interference from the lower bumper. No big deal, just slow and definitely a ratcheting wrench would be useful here. Both tow hook bolts can be tightened fully once installed. Next you gotta "adjust" the skid plate mount bolt hole. The bolt that comes from Rough Country is a little bigger than the stocker. I just used a hand drill and opened it up a little. After that, install the plate and leave the bolt a few turns short of tight. You will need to adjust the mount plate alignment when you install the skid plate.All the skid plate and tow hook bolts were 15mm also. The fairlead mount plate does Not fit into the lower grill opening. You could just mount you lead to the plate( I don't know if the roller would fit, I got a hawse and it does fit). It is more of a height issue with the opening than a length. The plate is about a 1/2" short on each side also, I covered that with some lights though. How you mod the fairlead is up to you, but it's not difficult whichever way you go. There are alot of different options out there, just google it.Overall I am very pleased with the mount, and extremely happy that I didn't have to cut-up my truck to get it to fit. Great product, very versatile and a clean install. I gave it 5 because I bought it expecting to have to do some extensive modifications, and was very happy when I didn't have to.
Merlyn
2025-01-23 11:11:37
It bolted right in and I was able to put a 12k winch on my truck!
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