higgins14

What appeared to be a piece of pipe wrapped in rubber bounced out of a dump truck and hit the front of my jeep today when i was driving on the highway. i pulled over, and the a-hole got off at the exit so i could not get any of his info. Now i am out $500 for the deductible... i am pissed b/c that would have been better spent on quite a few other things.

here is the damage:


It doesn't look like much, but the damage included the hood, fender, grill, headlight and possibly the fender flair. the hood latch is damaged, so i will have to stay off of the highways.

Here is my question:
The driver's side blinker blinks really fast. the passenger side blinks normally. when i run the hazard lights, all blinkers blink at the same pace. Does anyone know why this is happening?

codyjames

check to see if the drivers blinker is actually working, Mine hyper blinked when the bulb burned out.

dillUSMC

yea the blinker blinking fast has nothing to do with the accident your bulbs prolly just burnt out, that sucks tho, doesnt look that bad compared to other pics on this forum,

Shankspony

Check your signal's wiring harness too... if it was pinched somehow it may be shorting.

Orangeav

Now, let's turn that frown upside-down! I see an AEV heat reduction hood, bedlined grill and Overkill Engineering fenders!!! Take the cash if there is nothing more than bent panels!!!

eastcoasting32

Smart man! Great point here, besides the damage can give you a great excuse to do some sweet upgrades!

higgins14

the blinker is not working. the impact must have burnt out the bulb.

everything appeared to be ok... i am guessing that it was just the bulb.


you have no idea how pissed i was. i put my blinker on to pull over... i saw the dump truck had their blinker on too, but he turned off the exit that i had just driven past. i wasn;t about to fly around on the highway to the next exit and try to find the guy with my 15 month old in the jeep. i would be lying if i said that i didn't think about it. the situation sucked, but could have been way worse. i just put on my rear element doors and uppers. this was the first time i had him on the highway with the doors. if timing was different, i can't imagine what would have happened to my son.


i wish... but all of that stuff would look silly on an otherwise stock jeep. i just dropped a bunch of cash on 4 element doors, bags, enclosures and uppers last week. trust me, i would rather be spending the deductible on some rubi take-of bfgs.

thanks everyone for chiming in with answers to the blinker thing. the damage isn;t too bad, it just will suck to have it in the shop next week getting fixed. i am pretty lucky that things bounced the way they did today. i was an inch the other way i would have probably missed it, but an inch the other way and it would have been bad.

Pjohn

If the dump truck was a state vehicle and you remember the time and place where this happend, I would call the city and make a complaint and try to have them cover the damage.

Orangeav

I know the feeling, but I just keep building slowly but surly and I'll get there. Good luck on the repairs, I know how it feels to repair stuff that's not your fault... Sucks!

higgins14

all i saw was a BIG red dump truck. i did not see a company name on either the door or the side of the vehicle. i don;t know if this is a good sign to indicate a state truck. this happened on rt. 93 which is an interstate highway. who would i make a complaint against? the MA highway department? this happened at 11:25 today by exit 39 on 93n. i would appreciate advice on how to track down the guy responsible.