Catalytic Converters Being Stolen 2 - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

zetapsi827 · 09-13-2007, 05:24 PM

posted this on the truck forum too

Sorry if this was posted earlier, but i looked around and didn't see anything. There are increasing reports of catalitic converters being cut and stolen from trucks. Mainly from Toyota trucks. The platinum and other precious metals in them can be sold in junk yards for $80.00 each and up.

So be on the lookout for these scum bags.

atobe · 09-16-2007, 10:08 PM

yeah no kidding my aunt got hers stolen out of her 4 runner.

costadragon220 · 09-17-2007, 09:42 AM

Must be a West Coast thing, I hven'theardanything on east

ShawnM · 09-17-2007, 11:50 AM

Ive heard of it but havent seen any cases yet. That would be a hell of a lot of work, time, and noise to saw off a converter while your squezed under there with limited arm space. Guess people are desperate enuff to try anything tho. We have a guy that comes around the shop once in a while to collect the old ones we change, says he gets a pretty good price for them.

CamNub · 09-17-2007, 11:44 PM

^No it's not. W/ the high clearance trucks, it would take you 10 minutes max.

Around here it's a big problem. They are now requiring VIN numbers/proof of ownership when you sell cats to junkyards.

ShawnM · 09-18-2007, 02:04 PM

Hmm..time to invest in a alarm system with a proximity sensor that covers the area under your car.

ghettosled · 09-19-2007, 08:47 AM

at least in ohio, used cats (any used piece from the emissions part of the car) cannot be sold. the yards ive been to have mountains of used cat converters rusting into the ground.

wonger · 09-21-2007, 01:44 AM

oh and cats for the v8 4.7 engines.. cost alot.. i heard it was somewhere over a grand for each cat

Pb · 09-22-2007, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ghettosled

at least in ohio, used cats (any used piece from the emissions part of the car) cannot be sold. the yards ive been to have mountains of used cat converters rusting into the ground.

Are you sure? People are stealing and selling cats in various parts of Ohio. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/con...onverters.html

Keeble · 09-23-2007, 12:44 AM

i know its not that hard, i could do it in 10 minutes tops in a parking lot with no noise. i have an exhaust pipe cutter, really handy

CamNub · 09-23-2007, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by wonger

oh and cats for the v8 4.7 engines.. cost alot.. i heard it was somewhere over a grand for each cat

I'm not sure about this, but I do know that for the high end cars (BMW/Benz) have Rhodium in their cats. This stuff is better than plat. Plat I think goes for $1,000 an ounce and Rhodium goes for $5,000.

Pb · 09-23-2007, 02:54 AM

I think all newer cats have a mix of both Platinum and Rhodium. It's a miniscule amount though. I bet an ounce of it will cover hundreds of cats.

Wish I worked at a catalyitic converter factory.

zetapsi827 · 09-24-2007, 11:45 AM

most of these are being cut with a pipe cutter. if you have a welder. throw a bead down the length of the exhaust to make it harder on these a-holes.

CamNub · 09-24-2007, 08:52 PM

^Yeah. This was a huge problem in MN. It still is a big problem, but now that it's harder to sell Cats, I think the problem has subsided (at lest the news hasn't been reporting it as much).

The truck dealers were getting hit HARD...

Maim Menu · 09-28-2007, 11:17 PM

Stealing cat converters....Why don't they just part out your car right in your driveway?

There was a wave of airbag stealings in Toronto not to long ago and as the guy in the airbag thread stated, it's just getting weirder.