4 ways to Prevent Catalytic Converter Theft - Ways to Stop Catalytic Converter theft

Whether you have had your catalytic converter stolen before or are worried your may be a target for this crime, it may be a good idea to employ several methods to prevent catalytic converter theft on your vehicle. In this video, I will discuss four ways to prevent catalytic converter theft that you may want to try.

Vehicles like SUVs, trucks, buses and vans are common targets due to their elevated height. Thieves often don’t need to bring a jack and can easily slide underneath to cut out the CAT in a few minutes. But, don’t assume that you are safe just because you have a car. Thieves can just as easily bring a jack to jack up your car to steal the CAT.

So what can you do to prevent theft?

Don’t let CAT theft happen to you the first time or even a second or third time. Use a layered approach to your car security by using multiple methods shown in our video. The more layered, the more likely the thief will move on to the next target.

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00:00 - Intro
01:36 - Paint and Etch
02:26 - Custom solution
03:11 - Ready made solution
03:53 - Alarm, Dashcam, Security camera
05:10 - You might like

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[danskehans]

Stop the scrap dealers from buying the converters. Everybody talk about the thieves while the scrap dealers continue to be allowed to buy stolen goods. It is downright incomprehensible that this is taking place. There are scrap dealers in western Wisconsin who openly ask for catalytic converters from certain car models AND even list what they will pay.

[nv]

While we're all screwing around with this crap, how about actually prosecuting thieves and buyers???
Go ask your local enforcement just how many cases they've actually

[zztop]

The manufacturer should make the cats harder to steel.

[iainballas]

If you want to stop rampant pickpocketing and shoplifting, you should come down hard on the local pawnshops they sell goods at.
To stop thieves, you have to arrest the fence.
Force scrapyards to get vin numbers for each part, and not issue payment until it's confirmed not stolen. If your business can't operate in a way conducive to preventing theft, then it's a bad business and needs shut down.

[raymak]

how about chop thieves hands? no hands = cant steal

[ericl]

If you are going to go to the trouble of installing those protection bars fashioned from steel round stock (as shown in Method 2), lay at least one good thick bead of hard-surface weld on each of those bars. Anyone who has the metalworking skills to install those protection bars already has the knowledge and equipment to do hard-surfacing. Any battery-powered saw will cut through each of those bars in about 20 seconds or less, so it will slow a thief down but not stop them if they have a few minutes of working time. However, NO normal saw can even make a scratch on a bead of hard-surfacing.

[ellobo]

Have a society that has the balls to properly punish thieves. Public removal of a hand would greatly dissuade potential thieves.
First offense = hand removal
Second offense = head removal.

[lancethompson]

when the insurance companies get tired of paying to replace stolen converters they will force a solution with either the manufacturers or with legislation thru their lobbies.

[Ksport]

Why would recycle places/buy cats that have obvious signs of being cut out and are in perfect condition? Also, if a person sells/turns in more than 1-2 "reclaimed" cats AND does not have a related business, then they should be limited to the number of turn-ins and their name/address on a list of frequent reclaimers. Stop the process, stop the threat. Not to mention, they are interfering with a federally mandated emissions device and causing harm to the environment. Maybe CARB should be more active; than again, maybe not.

[kansascityshuffle]

Scrap dealers are now starting to accept the honeycomb. Focusing on the cat is becoming useless. Scrappers are the true enablers here.

[kevincharles]

Put a big HIGH VOLTAGE sticker visible and wrap the cables around it. I bet they'd move on

[monoshock]

Hook a electric fence shocker to the exhaust.

[George]

Parked on a electric grate that's pressure sensitive and sends 220 into any thief for a few minutes before auto shut down or smoke detector goes off letting you know they are done. Scrap yards need to be held finically liable. One stolen one found they are financial liable for all stolen in area !

[dustinparker]

Our shop truck Cat got cut. After that we just welded a tube instead of a Cat. When it’s time to smog we will put the new Cat in then take it out again. Can’t steal what’s not there.

[SteveTheWin]

Nothing works better than those old reliable handheld propane torches. Turn it on, aim it at thieves feet, just walk away. Easy peasy, even easier than stealing from an unattended car.

[ronniecoate]

You know the scrap yard knows they are stolen. Unless you have a junk yard or mechanic shop no one individual would walk in with converters to sell.

[VexT]

Maybe a business can manufacture straight pipes one can bolt on and off, that way when one needs to do smog check one can simply put catalytic converter back on... the only issue I see is check engine light issues and O2 sensors not working, but if the car still runs then no worries.

[martinleicht]

Rig it so that when a punk tries to steal it the car explodes !! 🍺 😂 👍

[searaydrivingguy]

The person next to me at my rv storage place had his cats stolen but they left mine because they were painted bright orange i am so glad i did that.

[Popwarner-xw]

I always leave my dog in the car and he protects my cat 😺