SJ-Chris wrote:
PastorCharlie wrote:
The cables add about another 30-60 seconds to removing the cat. It is surprising what one can do in a second who is trained in their profession. LSU football team made a touchdown in 1 second.
Tools needed: Battery powered high speed cut-off tool.
With seemingly an endless supply of easy targets, my hope is that a thief will take one look and move on to another vehicle. They likely crawl underneath a vehicle with just a cordless sawsall in hand as that will do the trick 99% of the time. If they have to fetch another tool from their vehicle (high speed cut-off tool) it adds time. Or, perhaps the cables can be cut with their sawsall in hand. Regardless, it turns their job of cutting just 2 simple and sturdy access spots (right in front of and right behind the cat) into cutting those plus 6-7 more spots (some which require getting above the cat which would be a challenge especially with something as big as a sawsall...I could hardly reach my arm up there to install the cable). All this while a 115db alarm is blasting drawing attention to them.
Yes, given enough time and determination a thief can steal anything. What I have done for less than $100 probably makes it 5x harder for them to remove, 10x more likely they will get caught or scared off by the alarm, and 20x more likely they will simply move on to find an easier target (...at least this is my hope).
Gives me more piece of mind also (which has value). I recently had my RV (prior to this install) parked in front of my home overnight. I couldn't help but worry a little through the night that it (the CC) might not be there in the morning. Now, I'm no longer worried.
If I have any worthwhile incidents (theft, attempted but unsuccessful theft, etc) I'll certainly report back. Let me know if any of you decide to protect you catalytic converter this way. I hope it never happens, but if I ever start up my RV and hear "the rumble" from the exhaust and then I look underneath to see the main pipe(s) have been cut but the cabled cat is still hanging there because the thief gave up or got scared away, I'll be smiling and back on the road quickly.
Good luck all!
Chris
All that needs to be cut are the 4 cables wrapped around the conveter and it will fall right out when the pipe is cut. Four (4) cable cuts on the bottom of converter. Zip, Zip, Zip, Zip and it is gone.
