coldaziceee

I know theres a lot of threads like this and that this kind of theft isnt uncommon, but i figured id post it anyway. parked in this big shopping center parking lot pretty close to the store. i timed it and i was only in there for 11 minutes. punks must have watched me park, go in the store, then chopped it all off. battery operated sawzall. i wasnt really that mad about it, but these thieves make me sick. people are just unbelievable.









The remnants of my exhaust.

mightymouse

iTrader: (6)

that sucks how does it sound?

pruney81

that blows man, what's a used cat go for these days anyway around $30?

I know that happens in California all the time but North Carolina? Do you have any enemies?

PismoJoe

Haha wow who would steal a cat from an older yota? Those things are like $60 for a top of the line hi flo

Sucks man

SoCal4Running

Its VERY common. Its is the metals (platinum and palladium) in them that they want, not the converter intself.

pruney81

At any rate this is just an excuse to get a local shop to weld you up a new system
I'm really happy with this Dynomax Super Turbo muffler I had welded in a few months back:http://www.jegs.com/i/Dynomax/289/17...oductId=744698

It has a nice deep sound when revved up but isn't overly loud or ricey.

PismoJoe

Yeah i guess you get a core refund but still, thats low man. Stealing is not chill, especially when they just hack your stuff.

coldaziceee

Its VERY loud right now. and yeah, from what ive researched they can get the platinum inside melted down and whatnot. or they can get like 80-100 bucks for em. from what ive heard. they took it right underneath my nose, man. bums.

honestly im just really glad the didnt tear anything else up. if they were having a bad day or something they could have really done some damage and no one would notice. coulda chopped up my new soft top. glad thats still intact

yotarover

dude where are you from in the 828?

NwRunner

id love to catch one in the act and run over the half thats sticking out from under the truck. At least its an excuse to get a new exhaust system though!

coldaziceee

Exactly!! i was planning on getting new exhaust anyway. guess you gotta look at the bright side. and i cant lie... i totally imagined draggin em out by his ankles and showing him the underside of my foot. haha

and yotarover, i'm in hendersonville, about 15-20 mins from Asheville.

pruney81

The people who took it were obviously scumbags, all I was saying was that when I sold my last used cat after putting in a magnaflow I got $30 for it.

yotarover

i aint far from you man just get back on 64 and head towards the hudlow (from morganton towards lake lure) right smack in the middle.

coldaziceee

hmmmmn, idk then. i guess it depends. im not too sure what the thieves do with it. lol

yotarover

lol look around in the scrap yards.. any places worth wheeling in hendersonville the only thing around here is logging trails or where the power company clears off from the lines

coldaziceee

theres a couple fun little spots, nothing crazy. but nothing worthy of making a trip out here though unfortunately. lol

yotarover

im always looking but im sick of lil spots i only come out that way when i go to KKD or butches BBQ in morgnton

coldaziceee

yeah, theres really not much out here in hendo.

runner88

Curious was yours the original cat? Thought I read somewhere that only factory ones have the high metal contents that the thieves are looking for.

When I bought my 4runner the previous owner had it sitting on the streets for a while and the factory cat was nabbed.

Birdbrain

Welcome to the club. it happens. Get a hi flow.

< Bosses driveway, middle of the day.