Catalytic Converter
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Keep it in my pants when I do OTC. If I were a stripper it would stand for I like big bucks and I can not lie.
My neighbors had their catalytic converter stolen. Since my fav has a high ground clearance vehicle, I went to get her for OTC, cause I was afraid they'd hit her vehicle too, if it was parked in my area (so not totally OT). She doesn't live far, so not a huge problem. I'm just wondering if anyone's figured out a good deterrent to catalytic converted theft.
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One: there are anti theft devices for cats, you can get them from the parts store.
Two: get high temp spray paint. High temp only. Very bright color. Spray it in a conspicuous spot on your cats and let cure. Etch your VIN into the paint. Shops will not buy these bc they are obviously stollen and thieves know this and will usually avoid.
Best of luck 👍🏼
Deterrent? Just ordinary access controls
SJG
One of the anti-theft devices are metal plates they can put across the converter which would also need to be removed in order to remove the converter.
Someone in Broomfield approached a cat thief a d was shot at by an armed lookout recently.
I did have a cat stolen off of a Ford truck last year. A mechanic shop near me said painting etc doesn't seem to matter much. They had been getting in 3 to 4 cars per day with stolen cats. Painting with bright colors or etching vin numbers only works if a thief takes cars to a reputable scrap yard. They are getting melted down anyway.
I looked up everything I could. There are alarms you can get that would work well. There is some kind of contraption you can put over it that is like a Chinese finger trap, where if someone cuts the cat loose, they can't get it out. There is an option of welding a steel cage around it, or a giant skid plate under your vehicle.
I ended up getting a 50 ft steel cable at Home Depot and looping it around the frame, then wound it tightly around the cat from front to back and then some. The cable will be hard to cut through, and they will have a hard time getting the cat out if they cut the exhaust pipe.
The best defense is to make sure your cat takes more time to steal than the next person and hopefully they move on.
Palladium is about $75. a gram and an average catalytic converter has 2-7 grams
Some have platinum there's some money is that part, if you can grab it quick and extract those metals.
Some cars have a heat shield under the cat, to not start grass fires.
Maybe a lock could be added to this heat shield.
SJG
SJG
LOL!
Many cars have plates underneath the CAT so that they don't start grass fires. A lock could be added to that plate.
SJG
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Stool? There you go expanding on your anal fetish, now you want to get feces.
Get some help you sick perverted fuckhead!
Anyone selling cat parts is a demented and sick fuck!
How about goat parts? That seems worse to me.