Catalytic Converter Thieves Strike!

[GodFearinGunTotin]

So...my son calls me this evening and asks about muffler repair. I ask him why and he says his car sounds like a stock car now. Him not being very mechanically inclined, I instructed him to go out and inspect his exhaust system and make sure nothing's missing. And sure enough, about 15 minutes later he calls back and says a section of his exhaust has been cut out. (Since I can't see it, I'm assuming it's the CC).

He's going to the Art Institute at The Pyramids and said it was fine when he went to class today. I've told him to contact the school in case there are surveillance tapes and get a report---just in case.

Anybody have a exhaust "guy" they would recommend up in that area I could point him to?

 

[Mark 1911]

Hard to believe that someone would actually be that brazen. Sad. Thieves are the lowest life form. Sorry.

 

[LEaSH]

That's just nuts that the dirtbags are chopping them out in the day light.

What kind of car?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Hard to believe that someone would actually be that brazen. Sad. Thieves are the lowest life form. Sorry.

Yeah, you'd think somebody would have seen something...He's learning about life "in the big city".

That's just nuts that the dirtbags are chopping them out in the day light.

What kind of car?

Olds Alero.

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Some place like Ralph's Muffler would be cheap, and decent quality. Car-X or Meineke can do it but usually run more because they use pre-fabricated exhaust from walker or another supplier.

 

[Cldedhnds]

My company lost 4 in one night last summer because of low life d-bags. All off large delivery box trucks and put them out of commission waiting for unavailable replacements. I wanted to run electrical along the pipe for the next time when they cut through..zzzzz.....couldn't get a nod or wink with the go ahead.....not sure why POS.

 

[Leo]

Those Dewalt cordless sawsalls really made life easier for the converter theives. Our church vans got hit pretty often.

 

[ddavidson]

 

[bwframe]

I'm still thinking one could get very creative with superglue and fishing hooks, maybe a couple razor blades just to round things out?
Kinda purplish maybe...?

 

[indyjohn]

I was thinking the same thing but hate it when family suffers.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Those Dewalt cordless sawsalls really made life easier for the converter theives. Our church vans got hit pretty often.

THIS. Ive lost count nationwide how many of our trucks have lost theirs.

 

[churchmouse]

Friend had a used car lot and he set up at night waiting on these A$$hats. Caught a few. Never called LEO.

I know nothing.

 

[Gluemanz28]

I used to put straight pipe in place of them when I live in Alabama and owned a Muffler Shop. I did them for $20. Even did the cars for the Sheriffs Dept. We called them "test pipes" to test and see if the converter was causing an issue.

 

[IndyGal65]

So...my son calls me this evening and asks about muffler repair. I ask him why and he says his car sounds like a stock car now. Him not being very mechanically inclined, I instructed him to go out and inspect his exhaust system and make sure nothing's missing. And sure enough, about 15 minutes later he calls back and says a section of his exhaust has been cut out. (Since I can't see it, I'm assuming it's the CC).

He's going to the Art Institute at The Pyramids and said it was fine when he went to class today. I've told him to contact the school in case there are surveillance tapes and get a report---just in case.

Anybody have a exhaust "guy" they would recommend up in that area I could point him to?

That really sucks. The exact same thing happened to my Toyota truck a few years ago. Right in front of my house. Scumbags.

 

[remauto1187]

I used to put straight pipe in place of them when I live in Alabama and owned a Muffler Shop. I did them for $20. Even did the cars for the Sheriffs Dept. We called them "test pipes" to test and see if the converter was causing an issue.

Exactly! We arent in kommiefornia....I dont need no stinking catalytic converter!

 

[Huntinfool]

Not much lower life-form than a thief.

 

[Robert8252]

Exactly! We arent in kommiefornia....I dont need no stinking catalytic converter!

If there's not one on the vehicle it means there's not one to be stolen

 

[Gluemanz28]

If there's not one on the vehicle it means there's not one to be stolen

Exactly what I was thnking. It makes one heck of a lot of noise if you saw them off with a Sawsall.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Exactly what I was thnking. It makes one heck of a lot of noise if you saw them off with a Sawsall.

What is it they say? if a thief uses a sawsall to cut off a catalytic and there is no one around to hear him, is he still a douche?

You'd be surprised how often this works and they get away. in the middle of a business district with no one around, typically its easy pickins, regardless of how loud it is...(in a business park, there is no one to wake up)

 

[Gluemanz28]

I have cut hundreds of exhaust pipes with a sawsall when I had my own shop and I can tell you it isn't as easy as one might think. The car has to be high enough to get under it and once the saw blade gets past 1/2 way it will bind if not held up to keep it from pinching the blade.

People are just oblivious to what is going on around them. If it doesn't directly affect them, then they just don't care. I wonder how many people would get involved if they saw somebody back into a parked car in a parking lot and just leave. I would and have taken pictures of the cars license plates and went back in the store to have them page the owner of the damaged car.