Little while ago we had a busy day at work, and logistically it was easier (for me) if I brought my own truck.
Decided to pull this trailer over the market we where breaking down, figured I'd stop if the truck started struggling. It didn't. In the end that trailer must have weighed at least 16 tons (32.000 lbs).
Starter finally decided to call it quits that day tho.
Took it out and put a new one in. Old one in pic above. Much easier then I thought it would've been. The + cable had to go, was almost completely cut in half. Ended up using the cable going to the NATO plug and since I had to take the grill out to get it off I decided to start painting the front. Some parts done:
Just finished sanding the second headlight bezel. Later today I will start on the grill itself.
Finally got the holes on my Rockinger hitch drilled up to M12 from M10. Had to modify the stock base plate and gave it a couple layers of spray paint.
Wasn't exactly going for a quality paint job as you can see, but IMO it looks good for now. Will be painting the whole truck with 2K paint in the future anyway.
Came across topics about people upgrading the steering shaft to one from a Jeep XJ for improved steering, so I just bought a 2nd hand one online for 35 euros including shipping.
Well that's it for now, going outside to (finally) mount the hitch!