Protect Your Winch with WARN 71980 Neoprene Cover

Tom Curran: I've had this on my winch for a few years and has held up fine. Even has a wireless remote. The receiver has been under the cover and seems no moisture gets to it.

Canada on Sep 25, 2023

WestWest: Fits nice and snug on Warn M8000. Used on the highway no issues, used on trail no issues. Keeps dirt and sun off of winch and synthetic rope. Comes with us spray. I keep my Jeep in a garage so don’t expect the cover to be exposed to much sun or rain or snow. Should keep nice for years.

Canada on Oct 21, 2020

Alex: I am just now remembering to write a review for this cover and it has been about 3 years since i bought it. It has been cover in every element mother nature has to provide. It covers my M8000 warn on a 2004 jeep TJ with great fitment. It has always been in the sun, mud, water, snow, been in heavy wooded areas. I has faded due to being outside all the time. but no holes or rips. The warn logo has started to crack and peel off but the cover is still holding strong.

United States on Nov 26, 2019

SGT_ED: This cover looks good, feels good and fits well enough. I recommend some way of securing or holding the cover down though; some kind of quick release just so it doesn't get blown off in a high cross wind situation. Hopefully, the included UV protection keeps it looking fresh.

Canada on Nov 08, 2019

CanadianSurfer: this has the look of a solid neoprene cover that is super simple. The design is as such to just slip over the winch, no straps, cinches...we will see after rain and sun if it is still solid and fitting tight.

Canada on Jun 24, 2019

Ryan: Still going strong after almost a year of use, I punched some holes in it so I could secure it with mini bungee cords as there isn’t anything to hold it down. My only real complaint is it has already faded quite a bit over 1 summer.

Canada on Feb 26, 2019

Krawler: Overall I like the cover. The fit is great and the material is good. I say good because I used to have a Mile Marker cover on my WARN winch. I put the M.M. printing toward the rear so only the black side showed. I will say that my Mile Marker cover, while not the perfect fit was a much better made cover. At least three to four times thicker and just feels like it is a better quality cover. I went with the WARN for an exact fit but I doubt that it will last as long as what I'm used to. Time will tell.

United States on Sep 27, 2018

Eric G.Eric G.: After 3 months I'm knocking it down to 4 stars only for aesthetics. This thing is still holding up great. If the build quality starts to diminish then it will be updated in the future.
It's been 3 months and it's already purplish and faded. I applied the UV protectant it came with every 30 days just to be overly cautious thinking I could prevent it from fading.

I'll be honest though it is doing its job and protecting my WARN VR-10s winch line which is why I bought it.

United States on May 12, 2017

C. Robinson: Nice winch cover, although I'm a little confused by the spray-on UV protectant, which clearly says on the bottle that it's not for fabric use. Hopefully it works - other reviews seem happy with it. The one thing I'd add that would give it an extra "star" for me would be a sewn-in loop for a retainer rope/wire. If you're winching, aside from dropping it in the mud or walking back to put it in your truck, it would be nice to be able to tie it off so you could quickly reinstall it but it wouldn't blow around. We get gusty winds here in Colorado and you can't just lay it on your hood - it's light enough to get blown off.

United States on Apr 17, 2017

R. M. Adkins: I've run this cover for a year now and overall, I like it. It definitely keeps the winch dry, even driving in heavy rain. Keeping the winch free of constant moisture means it will last longer and that's good. The synthetic winch line will also last longer because the cover keeps UV damage to a minimum. Another positive. However, it has faded to grey and is starting to get ugly. I'll throw out a guess that the UV protectant spray does literally nothing, but I can't prove it. Of course, the rest of my Jeep is scratched and dented, so it fits right in.
That being said, buying a new one every year or so to save the winch and rope, doesn't seem too bad to me.

United States on Jul 27, 2016