Sly_Jeeper Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Came out to the jeep to start it for work this morning and it sounded like i started a hot rod.. looked under clean cut out my catalytic converter... damn these thieves man.. y’all be safe jeepers club your steering wheels and kill switch your rides Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 That sucks! Where are you located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Low life lives everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Do that to any of mine and you'll end up with a $20 glasspack 🤷♂️🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_Jeeper Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 That sucks! Where are you located? I'm in Clovis, California Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 This was happening in our parking lot at work in Hercules, California (pretty large campus). Luckily they got surveillance footage of the truck and were able to apprehend them when they came back to try it again a couple of weeks later. A$$HOLES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scguy Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Lots of converter theft here in SC. The good news is that once you replace it with an aftermarket cat, it's no longer valuable enough to steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante2 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Morons! Maybe worth about $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEmptyEveryPocket Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 $20 for 5 minutes of 'work'? That makes a really good hourly wage. I'm just lol'ing at you that have to have catalytic converters. Straight pipes ftw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scguy Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 They can be worth up to $100 on our Jeeps, on Ford vans or buses, more like $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 We had four stolen off brand new truck at the dealership. If they try mine they will just find a piece of flex pipe. It's just sad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75sv1 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 I'm kind of surprised there is not a laser marked barcode on the factory ones. Then they could just scan them at recyclers. When I lived out in Tulsa, in the mid 80's, some suggested to have the glass serial numbered, and that would cut down on car theft. Or at least make your ride less profitable. One of my friends has had her cats stolen 2-3 times. I think 1K-2K each time. They have to replace the pipes before and after. They did catch a cat thief a few months back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 At least in my area, most scrap places will no longer buy them unless you are a business. That has cut thefts down a lot. The one on my truck looks like a cat, but its not. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_Jeeper Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Lots of converter theft here in SC. The good news is that once you replace it with an aftermarket cat, it's no longer valuable enough to steal. Good to know Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMJ Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 They cut mine and they get a hollowed out core lol. I owned a salvage yard for 15 years, they take spells where certain ones are really high. Metals are low right now, but people need money - theft is going to get worse. When they got really high, they cut every cat off at a dealer in Louisville including the ones on their new rollback!! The crafty guys use airbag jacks to raise the cars up and cordless sawzalls. Around here in KY there are a lot of foreigners (mainly Bosnian) buying/selling scrap. Most are good guys, some are not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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