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I ran into some weird pricing last night. I was getting my ATV winch plate set up, only to find that the universal won't work on my Honda. I looked at at least 4 brands, and no one had one available for under 150. I kept trying but nothing was making my job any easier.
Finally, I found a Bulldog mount listed. It said only thru the 2015 models. I emailed the supplier and they said it fit thru 2017. They had no further info. Honda uses the same frame and mounts from 2005 up. Slightly different in the older models. Anyways, when you go to Bulldog it is 215 plus shipping for this plate. They at least have it. I decided I had the number for their part and I researched the hell out of it.
I bought it this morning, from Advance Auto Parts for 69.99. They actually carried this part. WHY? I'm glad they do, but it's not something they normally sell. Lets see. 215 from the supplier, but 70 from a sub-supplier? The math doesn't work, but I'll gladly save 145 bucks. It just doesn't make sense, but I went with it.
Finally, I found a Bulldog mount listed. It said only thru the 2015 models. I emailed the supplier and they said it fit thru 2017. They had no further info. Honda uses the same frame and mounts from 2005 up. Slightly different in the older models. Anyways, when you go to Bulldog it is 215 plus shipping for this plate. They at least have it. I decided I had the number for their part and I researched the hell out of it.
I bought it this morning, from Advance Auto Parts for 69.99. They actually carried this part. WHY? I'm glad they do, but it's not something they normally sell. Lets see. 215 from the supplier, but 70 from a sub-supplier? The math doesn't work, but I'll gladly save 145 bucks. It just doesn't make sense, but I went with it.
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I ran into some weird pricing last night. I was getting my ATV winch plate set up, only to find that the universal won't work on my Honda. I looked at at least 4 brands, and no one had one available for under 150. I kept trying but nothing was making my job any easier.
Finally, I found a Bulldog mount listed. It said only thru the 2015 models. I emailed the supplier and they said it fit thru 2017. They had no further info. Honda uses the same frame and mounts from 2005 up. Slightly different in the older models. Anyways, when you go to Bulldog it is 215 plus shipping for this plate. They at least have it. I decided I had the number for their part and I researched the hell out of it.
I bought it this morning, from Advance Auto Parts for 69.99. They actually carried this part. WHY? I'm glad they do, but it's not something they normally sell. Lets see. 215 from the supplier, but 70 from a sub-supplier? The math doesn't work, but I'll gladly save 145 bucks. It just doesn't make sense, but I went with it.
Finally, I found a Bulldog mount listed. It said only thru the 2015 models. I emailed the supplier and they said it fit thru 2017. They had no further info. Honda uses the same frame and mounts from 2005 up. Slightly different in the older models. Anyways, when you go to Bulldog it is 215 plus shipping for this plate. They at least have it. I decided I had the number for their part and I researched the hell out of it.
I bought it this morning, from Advance Auto Parts for 69.99. They actually carried this part. WHY? I'm glad they do, but it's not something they normally sell. Lets see. 215 from the supplier, but 70 from a sub-supplier? The math doesn't work, but I'll gladly save 145 bucks. It just doesn't make sense, but I went with it.