AbleGuy
Officious Intermeddler
I keep reading in the news about catalytic converter thefts. This seems to be an exploding problem.
One guy recently was arrested out west with @ 100 stolen units in his possession! And one unlucky gal took her car into the shop to get the stolen cat replaced, and then found the new one had also been cut off and stolen while her car still sat overnight at the shop waiting for her to pick it up the next day!
Anyway, since this is a growing trend, and replacing a missing converter is hugely expensive, I’m thinking the theft trend will grow to include unattended vehicles left at trailheads, boat launches, even some of the more remote camp spots.
So, anyway, why I posted here... I’ve read there is some kind of ‘protection’ that can be welded on to under body frames to frustrate cat thieves and maybe help owners avoid theft and wonders if anyone knew more about this or had done it to their rig?
Of course, considering the tools used to steal a converter, it’s kind of hard to think of what you could do to actually protect your rig that also wouldn’t be similarly overcome by a determined thief.
Any ideas?
One guy recently was arrested out west with @ 100 stolen units in his possession! And one unlucky gal took her car into the shop to get the stolen cat replaced, and then found the new one had also been cut off and stolen while her car still sat overnight at the shop waiting for her to pick it up the next day!
Anyway, since this is a growing trend, and replacing a missing converter is hugely expensive, I’m thinking the theft trend will grow to include unattended vehicles left at trailheads, boat launches, even some of the more remote camp spots.
So, anyway, why I posted here... I’ve read there is some kind of ‘protection’ that can be welded on to under body frames to frustrate cat thieves and maybe help owners avoid theft and wonders if anyone knew more about this or had done it to their rig?
Of course, considering the tools used to steal a converter, it’s kind of hard to think of what you could do to actually protect your rig that also wouldn’t be similarly overcome by a determined thief.
Any ideas?
