Stolen Catalytic Converter

Many exhaust shops have generic replacement cats.

talk to your insure.might be covered.

Becoming very common in California.

Amazon sells catalytic converters. It will give you an idea of the prices.

Your engine will run fine without it afaik.
Why not just slap a length of exhaust pipe and a couple band clamps in there and hit the road?

If you can’t diy there should be some small shop that will take your money to do it.
I can envision most shops declining the work though in commiefornia.

People have been telling me it's about $1000 to replace a stolen cat off a truck.

Quite a few years ago exhaust shops wouldn't or couldn't touch a converter replacement. But I think now a day they pretty much all will replace them.

Grit dog wrote:

I can envision most shops declining the work though in commiefornia.

Probably the same up there in Washantifa

"Becoming very common in California."


VERY common EVERYWHERE !!...:S

Visit YouTube to view various anti-theft devices and options for same.

The cats are NOT being re-sold by salvage yards - they are destroyed to recover the precious metals.

Your comprehensive insurance (minus deductible) may cover it.

Replacement is not cheap - no matter where a replacement is sourced..:(


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Lot of them being stolen here in Texas also.

Grit dog wrote:
Your engine will run fine without it afaik.
Why not just slap a length of exhaust pipe and a couple band clamps in there and hit the road?

If you can’t diy there should be some small shop that will take your money to do it.
I can envision most shops declining the work though in commiefornia.

Clean Air Act Title 42 Chapter 85 Subchapter II Part A Section 7522(a):

(B) for any person to manufacture or sell, or offer to sell, or install, any part or component intended for use with, or as part of, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, where a principal effect of the part or component is to bypass, defeat, or render inoperative any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with regulations under this subchapter, and where the person knows or should know that such part or component is being offered for sale or installed for such use or put to such use; or


It is illegal per FEDERAL statute to "slap a piece of exhaust pipe" on the vehicle rather than replace a stolen CC. Any shop doing this, regardless of the state, is commiting a federal crime. Any individual doing this, regardless of the state, is commiting a federal crime.

In addition, a cheap fix like this will fail any smog check required by any state and result in fines.