Just some observations installing the kfi se45 on my xuv 550
- ordered thru eBay, winch arrived with second gator specific package including mount
- mount was simple, just follow directions
- Removed
- Under hood storage
- Seat
- Left and right side panels
- Front of seat plastic piece
- Finally, the whole floor to expose the drive shaft and wiring
- Shifter plate and cup holder
- When I removed the floor, I cleaned up the dirt and rocks lodged under the front of the drive train knuckle. There is drain holes there but dirt can get lodged pretty easily, took my canister sprayer and with hot water cleaned that all out while I had it opened
- The wires that come with the SE45 are screwy, the directions show the red and black labeled wires going to the battery, problem is, they are about a foot long and no way would make it back to battery from the solenoid, meanwhile, the blue and yellow wires from the winch are about 3 feet long, STUPID, I just switched them and all is fine
- After cleaning up the drive train, I ziptiied my yellow and blue labeled wires back to the battery
- The posts on the 550 battery were too big for the cable connectors but the 550 kit comes with smaller battery post bolts
- Mounted the solenoid to the top part of the firewall, it is hidden from view by the dash
- Punched out the hole in the back of the glove box for the handheld remote connector and screwed that into the glove box
- Drilled 3/8 inch hole in the left side of the glove box and grommeted the hole. mounted the switch to left side of glove box in front of that hole with 3m Velcro and ran the cable cable through the hole
- under the cupholder, there were 2 sets of wires with cable connectors that were not connected to anything, a black and yellow, a black and red.
- Created my own cable harness, had the 2 red cables from the winch switch and handheld adapter, added another yellow cable. Connected to the yellow/black key switched cable
- Cleaned up all of the plastic removed and frame
- Put everything back together again
- Works like a charm