Catalytic Converter Theft

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

That edition of internet tough guy brought to you today by .....
Some of them are really tough to saw through . On a domestic pick up , I will sometimes eat up 5 or 6 blades by the time I have sliced through that double walled stainless pipe

Lol, easy to tell who hasn't used Sawzall posting here.
Doesn't have to be stainless, double walled by its own, if it isn't held perfectly straight will bend the blades. Drop those Jack's on em.

[Racerbvd]

[porwolf]

Just wondering: Would painting the catalytic converter with high heat, bright red, color help??
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[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by 3rd_gear_Ted

On my 4x4 Toyota truck I welded a length of 3/4 inch round bar of tool grade steel to the Cat and the pipes.

Newer Tacos and Tundras have the CC tucked up into the engine bay.

[Scott R]

Someone stole the cat from my Tesla last night.

[Esel Mann]

So you bought a prius but rebadged it a tesla???

[Scott R]

Originally Posted by Esel Mann

So you bought a prius but rebadged it a tesla???

I wanted to get the tax break. Think it will work?

[pmax]

OK fess up ...

Vehicle owner shoots, wounds alleged catalytic converter thief near Exposition Park
Monday, November 22, 2021 1:16PM

[pmax]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

This looks cheaper.

[pmax]

Dang, they're hitting the old Accords too ...

'It's an epidemic:' Brazen videos capture Bay Area catalytic converter thieves in the act
Thursday, November 11, 2021


in broad daylight.

[red 928]

put a stack of muffler clamps before and after cat
take up all the flat spaces
makes it harder to cut

[pmax]

South Bay Law Enforcement Uncovers Alleged Catalytic Converter Theft and Resale Ring
According to San Jose police statistics, 1,087 catalytic converters were stolen in San Jose from Jan. 1 through Nov. 1 this year
December 13, 2021

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/operation-cat-scratch-thiever-law-enforcement-uncovers-alleged-theft-and-resale-ring-of-catalytic-converters/2754017/

Looks like a local food chain to me.

[UconnTim97]

They just double park, get out, and remove the cat from the car/truck in Philly. Less than a minute.

There is a new program here that insurance companies are running. They paint the cat red with high temp paint and inscribe the vin #.

Scrap yards aren't supposed to take them and report the person to the police.

[pmax]

This stops when ...

[masraum]

Instead of a cell phone, people need to start using baseball bats.

[dafischer]

^^^Applied to the knees, while the prick is under the vehicle.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by dafischer

^^^Applied to the knees, while the prick is under the vehicle.

Yep, exactly.

[svandamme]

just kick the car off the jack..

[hcoles]

Let's say this avenue is blocked. What's next in line? Taking plants out of your front yard? There's always the next thing they come up with. In general the DA's probably don't have the bandwidth to process these people.

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by hcoles

Let's say this avenue is blocked. What's next in line? Taking plants out of your front yard? There's always the next thing they come up with. In general the DA's probably don't have the bandwidth to process these people.

Funny you mention plants. Years ago I had a house that looked perfect the day before the walk-through. I got to work that morning, and somebody had taken every plant/tree in the front yard. 🙄

This was a new neighborhood, but it did have people living in there.