cat stolen from truck!

i'd laugh if someone stole mine cause all they would get is an empty piece of metal mwaaahahaha

sorry to hear yours got taken though, hope they get caught

 

Whether there was a feline inside the vehicle or took exhaust parts, it's still a pu55y fuckin bunch of shit. Be nice to have some part of your alarm lower the vehicle down on them when detected before the sawing even started. Then you could punch & kick them in the nuts until the cops got there....& use their own saw on their dumb asses

 

man the first time i heard about this kinda thing i was like WHAT?! why would anyone do that? but then i heard that they are actually quite profitable because they have platinum in them. ive heard it happening 2 or 3 times to people i know

damn people are so desperate and dirty nowadays its despicable

 

what is inside the cat? Platinum? i thought they use to be a charcoal filter, no one would want to steal that.

 

just looked it up and it says
"while platinum and palladium are used as an oxidization catalyst. Cerium, iron, manganese and nickel are also used"

 

Man that sucks! Sorry to hear about this!

In this area where it was stolen, is there any business that may have had security cameras up? So you could get a description of the Vehicle and or plate number?

These junk yards don't care all that much, even if they know it's stolen.

 

no no cameras but theres tons of people walkin around and no one saw anything

 

Well damn.
No one paying attention? Sounds about right.

 

That sucks. This is why I'm goin to be investing in one of these..

it wont let me post the link for some reason
www.********.com

cat clamp .com

 

that's a nifty little product right there...might have to look into this...you never know now days...

 

Universal-fit cats can be purchased online for about $80. Requires cutting and welding. A direct bolt-on replacement (including the tubes) is $380 here:
http://www.familycar.com/store/item/Toyota_Tacoma_Davico_Catalytic-Converter_2005_2005_DAV18160.html

Is this an excuse to get skid plates?

 

If you had just parked your truck and ran inside for a few minutes, take comfort in knowing they probably got the shit burned out of them taking them. If not yours, then someone else's. Those damn things had to have been hot as hell if you'd just turned your truck off.

Start keeping an eye out for dumbasses with exhaust shaped burns around their hands/ forearms.

 

What's to keep the thieves from having allen socket or torx wratchet to undo the bolts that tighten down on the cables once in place?............other than the time factor, but it's just 2 that lock the stuff together from the animation. Then they sell the stainless steel cable at same time they sell the cat. And how much rattling would all that cable make offroading? Not saying it's bad idea but I immediately go into what if mode on stuff like this. Truck, I might have issue since lifted and 2 cats but my car has one 57.00 magnaflow cat and is 2" off the ground so if they can get under there then have at it. It's in the center of the car too. Toyota ones are bigger targets from what I hear due to the amount of preferred pawnable material inside compared to others.

 

when i first saw your thread i was all "good i hate cats"

than i read your post then i was all "oh thats some shitty chicken"

 

It's like the tailgate mod... its not going to totally prevent a theft but it's enough of a PITA that they would move to a easier target.

 

I thought the same thing hahaha!