I was traveling behind a lifted F-250 with the biggest hitch imaginable. I was right behind him as he was going through an intersection in which our light was green. On the cross street, at a RED light, was a police car with his lights going. Halfway through in the intersection, the truck realizes there is a cop there and SLAMS his brakes to a dead stop. Of course, I slam the brakes on too and run right into his truck.

His lifted chrome bumper had no damage while my lowered front end needs to be replaced.

The thing that gets me is that he was over halfway through the intersection before he slammed his brakes. I was under the impression that he would have just gone through as normal, for the cop was stopped, at a red light, not attempting to cross through at that particular time.

 

OUCH!!! that hurts me to look at. Sorry that crap happend man. Insurance time.. Atleast you will get fresh paint up front.

 

yeah some of those hitches should be outlawed. time to BBK it up

 

how far of a distance did u have on him b4 he slammed on his breaks

 

Ouch...

 

20-25 feet and i was traveling at about 30-35 mph. Wheels actually locked up, too.

 

ouch

 

wow.. that sucks. a lot.

 

ouch, can i see a closer pic of ur grill

i want to know if i bought right mesh guard.

 

 

Who was at fault? Generally the person following/rear-ending is at fault, but if the truck did something that stupid like stopping mid-intersection, maybe you caught a break

 

02-03 conversion time

 

Salvage parts are easy to find and cheap... Start looking.

 

No one was found at fault, surprisingly. I know i "didn't have control of my car" or some bs like that, but thankfully the guy in the truck just said to forget about it because I would have been at fault and responsible.

nah, cause i read that there is a litte bit of fabricating that is required and pair that with also having to get another headlight and fender.

yup, my auto body guy already found some in the area. The car is going in on Thursday, hopefully.

 

That sucks but it will all work out in the end! good luck!

 

That was unfortunate man, hope it works out well for ya

 

Ouch, that sucks. People must not like your TL...
(P.S. - Your car looks 100x better dropped. I envy you.)

 

hehe, thanks man. i love the drop, too.

 

WoW major bummers, and not even a scratch on the other dudes car?

 

well, his chrome bumper was slightly pushed in, you couldn't even notice though, even with headlights beaming onto it.