Disco smashed a dually

ERover82 · Sep 9, 2015

I was mid way through an intersection yesterday when a full size dually waiting to make a right-hand red-light turn cuts me off. I lay on the horn, but he doesn't like being called out, so he slams the brakes to a complete stop to make a point of it. At that point I'm not sure any brake tech could have prevented the resulting collision.

The douchebag didn't expect a rover to fuck up his "big rig" as bad as it did. His hitch and rear end was mashed good.

Drove away thanks to the TR bumper.

Much of impact was absorbed by bumper rotating up

Passenger side got the worst of it. Quarter panel smashed by bull bar.

Might need to re-align those lights

This spot hit hard

Winch pushed into custom grill

Bumper mount bent. Frame looks ok. 5/16 plate steering guard may have helped.

Most concerning so far. Passenger door doesn't line up.

msggunny · Sep 9, 2015

That sucks, hope the insurance doesn't total it out but i think they will....

D Chapman · Sep 9, 2015

Damn, it fucked up your custom grill. That sucks.

MM3846 · Sep 9, 2015

Damn dude, that sucks. That's a total loss, though. Can't believe how well the truck held up, looks like a hard fucking hit.

discostew · Sep 9, 2015

Sorry to see that shit. Was that one of those Saudi grills. Hope he had to tow his shit away.You gotta see if there was any witnesses that saw him brake check you. Show up to court and make the fucker squirm a little. Even if you just keep fighting it to stall him from getting any money out of your insurance. People who would brake check somebody like that are dicks.

But you did find the crumple zone in your Disco. Your Disco just uses what ever it hits for a crumple zone.

ERover82 · Sep 9, 2015

Not a Saudi grill, just home made for winch access. Other than my passenger no witnesses stopped . He's already trying to spin the story to insurance. Might be my word against his. Not looking good.

discostew · Sep 9, 2015

EricTyrrell said:
Not a Saudi grill, just home made for winch access. Other than my passenger no witnesses stopped . He's already trying to spin the story to insurance. Might be my word against his. Not looking good.

Well its two people to one. Your passenger is a great witness. You just wan't to stall this shit to fuck him back. See as long as your fighting him he won't get shit. That"s my favorite part. HE WON'T GET SHIT. Trust me, all you gotta do is tell your ins. not to pay the fucker and they wont. If he would brake check you don't you think he's probably got a shitty driving record? Or worse? Start diggging up shit on the guy, see who your dealing with.Then decide.

CRB357 · Sep 9, 2015

Sorry for your loss. Glad you and your passenger were not injured. You could make a nice rat rig out it with no doors for care free hard core wheeling.

XCELLER8 · Sep 9, 2015

wow ! sorry for the bad luck....hope y'all are ok....

fishEH · Sep 9, 2015

I wonder if having the 3rd bolt (like D1's are supposed to) in the front bumper would have prevented a lot of your damage?

And where's the pics of the other truck! ??

KyleT · Sep 10, 2015

Prob totaled.

What bumper is that?

MM3846 · Sep 10, 2015

discostew said:
Well its two people to one. Your passenger is a great witness. You just wan't to stall this shit to fuck him back. See as long as your fighting him he won't get shit. That"s my favorite part. HE WON'T GET SHIT. Trust me, all you gotta do is tell your ins. not to pay the fucker and they wont. If he would brake check you don't you think he's probably got a shitty driving record? Or worse? Start diggging up shit on the guy, see who your dealing with.Then decide.

fishEH said:
And where's the pics of the other truck! ??

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discostew · Sep 10, 2015

fishEH said:
I wonder if having the 3rd bolt (like D1's are supposed to) in the front bumper would have prevented a lot of your damage?

And where's the pics of the other truck! ??

I would really like to see some pics. of the other truck. I'm always amazed how someone would get rear ended in these trucks and need a bumper but the other car was a total loss. The way these trucks take a hit is the reason I put my wife and kids in one the first time in 1999.

When I hit a deer I never saw the thing. it was dusk and he was hauling ass. Never even got off the gas pedal at 70 mph. I remember the slow motion image of that thing getting punted off the front of my Disco. The worst part about my damage was having to cut out a core support from my parts truck and welding that in place. Your damage isn't that bad. I think you could get most of that sheet metal back to straight. Maybe the hood needs replaced cause I need a perfect hood, its the part I see most.

you mentioned that he had his hitch all fucked up. In Illinois the law was changed recently to state that the reciever and tow ball must be removed when not in use. Check your state law about that. I know a lot of people leave them back there to do more damage to a car that rear ends them. I think him having the receiver in AND brake checking you would not play well in Illinois

DiscoPhoto · Sep 10, 2015

Came here for photos of the other truck.....

ERover82 · Sep 10, 2015

Don't have any photos of the other truck. Should have. Was ill, shaken, and had places to be.

This is close to what it looked like though:

ERover82 · Sep 10, 2015

KyleT said:
Prob totaled.

What bumper is that?

Probably. It sucks. I've put a lot of work into that another D1 wont replace.

Tactical Rovers bumper

ERover82 · Sep 10, 2015

discostew said:
When I hit a deer I never saw the thing. it was dusk and he was hauling ass. Never even got off the gas pedal at 70 mph. I remember the slow motion image of that thing getting punted off the front of my Disco. The worst part about my damage was having to cut out a core support from my parts truck and welding that in place. Your damage isn't that bad. I think you could get most of that sheet metal back to straight. Maybe the hood needs replaced cause I need a perfect hood, its the part I see most.

In Illinois the law was changed recently to state that the reciever and tow ball must be removed when not in use.

I'd rather have hit a deer and I do have a spare hood.

Good to know about the hitch..

MM3846 · Sep 10, 2015

Wow, the bed seriously buckled like that? I can not imagine how that must have felt. Ouch.

ERover82 · Sep 10, 2015

MM3846 said:
Wow, the bed seriously buckled like that? I can not imagine how that must have felt. Ouch.

Not quite that much. Closest comparison I could find. My right knee bruised from hitting the dash, but that's it. Passenger's knees bruised the same.

p m · Sep 10, 2015

It sucks... grab that white D1 from Keanan!

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