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Catalytic Converts Stolen

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by Yragged, Dec 17, 2020.

  1. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:01 PM
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    Yragged

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    Hi all,

    Thieves stole both catalytic converters off my truck. $7 grand repair plus weeks waiting for parts....Does anyone have a recommendation on how to stop this from happening? Is there some sort of alarm or skid plate or something that can limit or stop access to the converters? Thanks for your help!
     
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  2. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:02 PM
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    andnyleswillriot

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    Easy thing to search for future reference. But yes there's skid plate options that block it from being stolen
     
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  3. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:12 PM
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    Like 7 vehicles had them cut at my shops lot on Wed. and this just happened there a few months ago too and a Sequoia got hit again.

    I got pretty good recording of the shitheads too but the cops dont seem like anything will be done anyway?

    They warned us not to approach the bad guys if we run onto them as they are probably armed and dangerous but a few guys are going to sleep there I think and hope this is the case!

    Man I hate thieves!
     
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  4. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:13 PM
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    alwzdfiant

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    We had three of our Ford E350 stolen just the other day.
     
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  5. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:14 PM
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    TXRailRoadBandit73

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    There is a bad rash of it going on in Houston, want to buy a skid plate that a guy is making
     
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  6. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:16 PM
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    Some of the guys in my area have had to make caging around the cats to make it way more difficult to cut them off. This is in hopes they will be to lazy to go through the extra trouble.
     
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  7. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:19 PM
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    TXRailRoadBandit73

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    Check sub forum Texas, Houston, someone posted a video link of a heavy gage cable wire that surrounds the cat convertor
     
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  8. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:20 PM
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    That’s how the Aaron’s furniture rental truck is.
     
  9. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:21 PM
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    It would take some serious time to get it off there.
     
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  10. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:23 PM
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    Not my picture but you get the point. A2F305A5-A320-4F6C-9884-B0F839DAC74F.jpg
     
  11. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:31 PM
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    Saltyhero13

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    Fuel delete mod Cup holder upgrade
    Where is this happening?
     
  12. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:44 PM
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    This will be over in 2-3 years. Electrical vehicles don't need Cats.
     
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    Check Desert Eagle Offroad on Facebook, he do sell some Cat plate. He’s from TX
     
  15. Dec 17, 2020 at 2:51 PM
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    The guy below me is a UHaul Dealer and most of the trucks he gets now have a cage like this already installed at the Depot where they dispatch the trucks from.

    They also tell renters to leave the trucks unlocked so the Windows dont get broken out when they are ransacked everywhere they sit.
     
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  16. Dec 17, 2020 at 4:00 PM
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    wouldn't it be cool to catch one of these sodemites and hit them with pepper spray and kick everyone of their yellow teeth they have in their mouth out.
     
  17. Dec 17, 2020 at 4:04 PM
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    Boom. I need to tell mine about people sterling them.

    Maybe she'll give me the green light on one too.
     
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  19. Dec 17, 2020 at 4:06 PM
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    She doesn't know which one to get though, guy offers aluminum or steel powder coated
     
  20. Dec 17, 2020 at 4:23 PM
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    Look on FB market place and Craigslist to see if anyone is selling them for cheap?
    I’m sure the people who are taking them are selling them.
     
  21. Dec 17, 2020 at 4:27 PM
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    ZappBrannigan

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    They take them to a scrap dealer and offload them for cold hard cash.
     
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    They sell them for scrap according to the police
    Rare earth minerals in them bring big coin they say and easy selling too.
     
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    GIN•OKUMA Can’t get to SSEM from there. RGBA1

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    I see piles of them on FB Market place. :notsure:
     
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    It’s palladium and is currently about $2350 an ounce.
     
  25. Dec 17, 2020 at 4:32 PM
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    ^^^this!
     
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    The demand for palladium surpasses supply, and it has done it for eight years in a row. It’s been made worse by this year. The amount in a converter on one of these trucks 5-6g at $78 a g scrap could bring $450.
     
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    Someones gotta figure out a way to run high voltage current through their cats when the truck is turned off.
     
  29. Dec 17, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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    The local authorities need to crack down on the buyers again. Make selling the cats as difficult as buying a gun.
     
  30. Dec 17, 2020 at 9:15 PM
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    Check out Desert Eagle Offroad’s catalytic converters skit plate.Kent Weaver is the guy, sells a great product and ships VERY fast. TX to Seattle in 3 days.

    I installed mine a couple days back and modified it to work with my RCI engine skid.

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