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If I was buying one, I would buy one that could be disabled with a dash mounted switch (believe Ramsey offers this), allows the setting of different codes, along with running the winch via the usual method of a cable.
I just bought a warn 8000i for my truck.....made my own mount and mounted it myself. I personally don't see anything wrong with the setup that came from the factory. You hook up the cable to the winch, stand by the side and start winching......whats wrong with that?