Thanks for that info. As I mentioned my older one is on for 2+ years and its gotten wet enough times, but it is a warn unit and looks sealed up well. In any case its been fine for a long time and I'm not sure I want to mess with it at this point. On my new Venom winch I don't think its quite as good and doesn't appear to be made as water tite. I wound up installing it behind and under the seat on my Rincon, the cross bar with u-bolts. Anyway after tying off all wires I completely covered the unit with Permatex Hi-Heat Red Silicone. On this unit I also installed the remote plug, so it has both switches, I fused the power line 15amp and also installed a waterproof switch close to the battery. I don't expect trouble with it, but feels like overkill based on the warn shop install. Time will tell I guess.