Video Transcript for Detailed Breakdown of the Bulldog Winch Power Socket

Today we're going to take a quick look at the Bulldog Winch Power Socket. Now this is going to be a nice kit, because it's going to come with a bunch of different options as far as mounting. We'll get our socket itself, it's going to have a waterproof gasket to go over the opening there, so we don't have to worry about this getting any water inside and causing any shorts. Works out really well for any kind of off-road use, if you're putting this in an ATV, UTV, maybe a rock-crawling Jeep, something like that, or even a boat. So it's going to be very versatile for that, it has a lock, or a turn lock design for any objects that you're putting in there, or any electronics that you're putting in there. It has a threaded barrel to that, so it'll work out with the ring nut to go on the back.

So once we've decided where we want to put this, again we'll have three different options.So this one is going to be sort of an under dash mount, you can attach this underneath your dash, have the socket go through there. It has a flat side on either . Or it has a flat edge on either side of that, to match up with our socket, so it fits nice and snug in there. Tighten it down with that ring nut, so that's one option. You'd put the included screws through that bracket, hangs down underneath your dash.

That'd work in something like a Jeep or your boat.You can also use a flush mount, so if you're wanting to mount this into the dash itself, and have this kind of look like a factory plug you can do that. I like this one a lot, I think it's really sleek, especially since it has a little cutout for the cover there. Just makes it look pretty slick. Again, we'll have the place to put our mounting screws in, and those do have a conical, or countersunk design. And the bracket also has something to match that, so those will sit nice and flush in there.

I think that just looks really snazzy.And then our third option is going to be the over dash mount. So if you want to have this kind of sitting up on top of your dash somewhere, maybe in an RV or something like that, you can use this slightly larger option. So now we would mount our screws into the cover over the top there, and it would sit something like that so that we can get everything plugged up. Again, all of those are going to use that ring nut to go on the back and secure that in place. So it's going to come with everything we need there.As far as our electrical connections, we get these two spade connectors, those go on the end.

The thing I think is kind of neat about this design for these, is that they're at a right angle. A lot of times those spade connectors just come straight out of the back, and then it's kind of tricky to get this fit in there, because now you've got to allow for that wire to go back, and then bend down. So by having this right angle design, it's already angled down. So it saves you a little bit of space. The plug itself, or the socket itself, is going to be 2" long. And that's . It's really 2-1/4", 2" and a 1/4" long, with our spades on the end there. So something to keep in mind. The barrel itself is about an inch wide, or an inch in diameter.Our over the dash mount is just over 3" long, about 3-1/4" long. And then about 2-1/4" wide, and it will sit about 2" tall. So a little bit bulky for my taste, but if this is an option that works for you, it's a nice housing, just a plastic design. Again all of it comes in black, black goes with everything, matches any interior you might have. Our flush mount is about 2-3/8" long, and about 1-3/4" wide. And about 1/4" thick, so pretty sleek, pretty low-profile. The width on our under dash mount is about 2-1/2", the distance between those two mounting holes center to center is about 2". The width is about 5/8", and this is going to stick out or hang down about 2".So overall I think this is going to be a really nice kit. This is going to be a 12-Volt, 20-amp power socket. Again that cap, water tight, so you can see it has a nice thick lip there so it's going to stick down pretty far in there. Give it a good seal, ese it indoor or outdoor. We'll have our large contacts there, makes a good electrical connection. So I think this is a pretty nice kit. You can't really beat it for the price, and it's just going to allow you to have that nice 12-Volt socket in just about any vehicle you'd need it in. That's going to do it for our look at the Bulldog Winch Power Socket.