BEWARE, IMPORTANT READ Theft NEW, Toyota Owners
07-28-2006, 03:41 PM
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BEWARE, IMPORTANT READ Theft NEW, Toyota Owners
TO ALL TOYOTA OWNERS's
Catilytic Converters are Being STOLEN !! It was on the News.
My Cat. Catilytic Converter in my Daily driver 1992 4runner Was STOLEN out of the Truck !! and I live in a nice neighbor hood . Santa Clara !!
My thief actually left the bolts and Bolts & bracket on the ground
Spoke to my Favorite parts lady, Evidently the Toyota Cat's have Platinum in them. There is a market for these, so the thieves steal them and get Money !!
Don't be a victim
Weld a bar or something on the Exhaust Bolts !! So cannot remove the bolts !
Catilytic Converters are Being STOLEN !! It was on the News.
My Cat. Catilytic Converter in my Daily driver 1992 4runner Was STOLEN out of the Truck !! and I live in a nice neighbor hood . Santa Clara !!
My thief actually left the bolts and Bolts & bracket on the ground
Spoke to my Favorite parts lady, Evidently the Toyota Cat's have Platinum in them. There is a market for these, so the thieves steal them and get Money !!
Don't be a victim
Weld a bar or something on the Exhaust Bolts !! So cannot remove the bolts !
07-28-2006, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Elton
wow i cant even unbolt my cat without rounding the bolts off hmm i wonder what they use
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07-28-2006, 05:38 PM
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Last time I recycled they told me the money was in copper and cats...especially cats. Bring 'em in bring 'em in, they said.
07-28-2006, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 89macrunner
hmm..maybe its time for a trip the junkyard?
Scrap value on a cat is a LOT tho. We are getting 10-50 dollars PER CAT, and the scrap people buying them from us still have to sell them to a shipper. They do have platinum in them, so they are worth a lot if in good shape.
Most of you wont have to worry since the bolts are always welded on with rust
07-29-2006, 03:09 AM
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Oh yeah, cats are stripped from every junk yard in my parts. There are several people I know of buying them for $50-75. My father has a small car lot and we just junked about 7 parts cars, and he got $75 a peice for all but one of the cats.. Some cars have two.
07-29-2006, 09:26 AM
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well i dunno about the rest of the states, but in washington its highly illegal to sell an uncertified cat. And washington just adopted the CA emissions laws starting in 2007, so it will be even MORE regulated than before.
07-30-2006, 06:48 PM
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This just happened to 3 of my fathers co workers. They did it in their work parking lot to 3 Toys (Highlander, and 2 Runners). The thieves used a portable Sawzall, and just cut the pipes in no time and were gone.
08-02-2006, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by da_bigg_wigg
Screw that noise, I'd fire up the truck and give em the speed bump treatment
