catalytic converter stolen

Post by **denperkins** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:34 pm

Last Friday while my wife was parked at a park & ride someone crawled under my 95 Infiniti Q45 & stole the passenger side catalytic converter. Really pissed me off (excuse the french) because they used a saw cut it off unstead of unbolting it. To top it off the insurance compamy (Safeco) would only replace it with a generic converter, and wouldn't pay for a new down pipe. I ended up having to put on a generic converter because I was unwilling to pay the $1200 for it to be done right. It ended up costing them $300 plus $100 deductible. I've got a call into my insurance agent to see if there is any kind of manufacturers replacement policy and what it would cost. I'm also going to ask him what he would have done if it was a two year old Infiniti vs. 12 years old. Has anyone else ever had this experience? Okay now I vented so I'll feel better for a while.

Dennis Perkins

Post by **redtop91** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:36 pm

VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERYVERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERYVERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERYVERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERYVERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY

Common. There are several valuable metals in cats. The foremost of which being platinum IIRC.

Post by **Falkdesigns** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:01 pm

I guess one of the unintended benefits of being low is that they can't fit under the car lol.

Seriously, that sucks ballz. I heard about this and thought, no way, but here's proof. Unreal.

Post by **CrimsonQ** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:06 pm

happened to a friend of mine. seems like alot of effort and kinda strange to me?

What is a gunked up converter worth? I cut mine and threw them in the dumpster.

Post by **redtop91** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:09 pm

^ Read my post. There is platinum inside the cats.

Post by **CrimsonQ** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:30 pm

so i coulda made me a tite grill with that? damn

"Catalytic converters contain expensive precious metals like platinum - which is worth up to $1,200 an ounce; palladium, which can fetch $320 an ounce and rhodium, the biggest prize of all. It goes for up to $6,000 an ounce on the market."

ahh i see now

Post by **maxnix** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:33 pm

CrimsonQ wrote:What is a gunked up converter worth? I cut mine and threw them in the dumpster.

Neither are properly functioning converters "gunked up".

Personally, I would not accept Safeco's solution. Aftermarket are nowhere the quality. And they have to include any damaged parts, including the downpipe.

Post by **CrimsonQ** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:34 pm

ok i meant it wasnt spic n span

Post by **qsiguy** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:58 pm

If there is that much valuable metal in them why can we buy them for a few hundred bucks? Maybe we should start buying them and taking them straight to the metal salvage guy!

Post by **redtop91** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:38 pm

That is where logic pwns you sir. The reason why this is such a common problem is that it takes many many many many many manyx291087430932097849238 cats to harvest the amount to make profit.

Post by **Ozzie** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:55 pm

The metals are still recyclable though.I think they should have somewhere to take them and recycle the metals.

Post by **DrewQ45** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:58 pm

Some people simply steal the cats for their own car.

Post by **superuber** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:58 pm

DrewQ45 wrote:Some people simply steal the cats for their own car.

Maybe in a few cases. I replace a half dozen cats a month. Our salvage guy gives me 40 to 60 dollars a piece depending on the condition. Actually the junk guys are always competeing with each other. There is a lot of money to be made. I make $2000 to $3000 a year on junk cats, go figure!There was a local dealer who got hit and they took every cat on every car! :And yes, low is good!

Post by **Romeo5k** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:10 pm

Thats Bull#$%@.... the first human being i catch under mine is dead... My heart goes out to u maynn.. and safeco did u like that.. Im cancelling next month..

Post by **Ozzie** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:06 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/232777.stm

A system like this could be rigged up to be set off when the alarm is activated, instead of a siren.

TRY STEALING MY CAT NOW BISHES!!!

Post by **Q45tech** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:05 am

The early 90-93 Q cats were so well made [thick exotic layers] that they have an almost unlimited life.................not sure the Meth addicts understand this yet....................maybe they do.

T3 Decatur recently got attacked and 4 sets of cats cut out

Post by **Rex** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:13 am

There's one simple solution ... they can't steal what you don't have.

Post by **Jesda** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:32 am

Washington is an odd place. I don't miss it.

Post by **Logan76** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:36 am

Rex wrote:There's one simple solution ... they can't steal what you don't have.

This man knows what he is talking about, what? they gunna steal my test pipe?

Post by **lino** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:27 pm

How desperate are people? Stealing used cats off of a running car??? (Maybe....maybe from a salvage yard or a broken car.) That's disgusting.

Post by **silver2k2** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:28 pm

Meth will make you do crazy things

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