elripster

Yesterday I went home around 2:30 to swap my motorcycle for my truck. I started it and was a tad startled yet strangely pleased at the nasty raspy roar that filled the underground parking garage. At first I didn't think anything that vicious could come from my 3.0. It thought it wasn't my truck but then revved it and knew that it was. Upon investigating the cause, I was made aware that there is a large part of my truck's exhaust missing. Turns out someone stole the catalytic converter. You can even see the yellow paint from the fresh blade they used to cut it out.

Well I have a new cat and cat back exhaust. What a weird thing to steal. I guess platinum must be worth it.

Frank

Tortuginator

WOW, that sucks... at least you got it replaced! I have this fear tingling in the back of my head that someone is gonna steal the KC Daylighters off of my Nissan's Roll bar... That's really piss me off... But a Cat? Now that's strange...

1styota4X4

search there are numerous threads where this is happening all over...it sucks but they are getting pretty good high dollar for them...

WSUWESTON

Cats are being stolen all up and down the west coast, a few dogs too

NaeSLaS

thats EXACTLY what i thought first too....

sucks about your cat dude...time to go aftermarket!

Marc P

Damn Frank...you have some bad luck with you vehicles

norcalsvx

happens all the time, they steal the newer O2 sensors as well ($$$)

gonzo

A cat. around here brings as much as $200. each for scrap. Not much you really can do to stop someone from cutting it off. Cordless sawzall and it's cut off in about 1 min. Really sucks that people can be that low.
And some people wonder why I have an alarm system.

GM TURBO

I always thought spare tires were a funny thing to steal. Cat seems odd. O2 sensor??? Sheesh - sell some crack rocks and buy your own damn O2 sensor.

mt_goat

Yeah I got $140 cash for my old 3.0 kitty. My new cat only cost $60 so I'm guessing the old ones had a lot more precious metals in them huh.

bruzer1123

They had that happening up here in Maine too-cut them & bring em to the scrap yard. I think the only way to make it less accessible would be some sort of skid plate-flat belly pan that you would have to remove in order to get to it, but that would be a PITA.

OSU4Runner

That sucks dude! I hate low life scums like that

norcalsvx

the newr tundra's O2 senors go for over $300 new (iirc)

LTrunner

2 buddies of mine had the cats. stonlen off thier 4runners just recently...mine was replaced last summer cause it was rusted and leaking...anyways i don't live far from them and i'd never had a porblem...i got an aftermarket high flow cat for $80 from summit....maybe these thiefts only go after certian old ones

GM TURBO

I suppose it makes it 10x easier on a lifted truck.

Stop crime - drive a lowrider

deserttoy84

just weld a nice thick rod from the top of the cat to your frame or somthing. One more thing they have to cut. Wouldnt you think cops would contact the locals scrapers and tell em about cut off cats??

AP4CHE

Just rig it so the cat supports something heavy and sharp and when it's cut off it falls on the bastard. But you guys are in the US so you'd probably be sued for the guy that got hurt stealing your stuff.

rdlsz24

It's been happening so much around here that scrap yards are now required by the state to get photo ID of anybody bringing any metals in. People have even been stealing the copper piping out of new construction homes.

Rob

Joey

Damn I threw mine away when I cut it out last month. DAMN! Whats the benefit of keeping that damn thing on your truck? Mine was just restricting my exhaust and being 20 yrs old its exempt from inspection anyway. Someone fill me in if Im missing something please.

Morphine

This was my thought too. I mean I could go into business buying NEW cat's and selling them for a profit. Can someone enlighten me as to what it is o r why someone is stealing these? Is there a particular make, model, year? just curious and you know the old saying "Curiosity killed the CAT!"

-=Morphine=-