Winch synthetic rope sun shade: STICKY Post in thread 'Share Your 3D Design Files (or Sell a DIY Part)' Saturday at 4:52 PM I'll add my most recent addition. As we all know - synthetic ropes get destroyed by Texas sun, but winch bags trap moisture and generally look horrible. I didin't want my new Wizard Recovery rope to suffer a premature death, so I came up with this: I made 2 versions, one with a downwards facing plate to help cover some of the light getting in between the cover and the fairlead, and another that just covers the top. This design is for a Smittybuilt Gen 2, but I don't see any reason the same principle couldn't be taken to most side mount winches. OBV this still lets in some...