Slicer97 said:

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Just bought a '22 Tundra in Brenham a month ago. The dealership there adds cat guard plates to every new vehicle they sell.

Worth it, in my opinion.

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not if it's a 2500 dollar markup

It is to prevent the theft of cats that will cost thousands to replace.

It was ~$700 installed.

My '09 Tahoe has been catless (kooks long tube headers w/o cat y pipe + billy boat stainless exhaust) since 2016 in Harris county.

Passes inspection every year.

Slicer97 said:

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It was ~$700 installed.

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what's that add up to after 72 months of payments?

This is the way

sts7049 said:

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Slicer97 said:

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It was ~$700 installed.

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what's that add up to after 72 months of payments?

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Beats me. I just wrote 'em a check.

Just installed a cat plate on my husband's Tundra at the B/CS Toyota dealership. It was $525 total including tax and labor.

6 vehicles got hit yesterday in broad daylight at my work (college station)

PharmD4 said:

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6 vehicles got hit yesterday in broad daylight at my work (college station)

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Location or at least part of town?

Types of vehicles?

How do they move these? Who are they selling to?

Martin Q. Blank said:

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How do they move these? Who are they selling to?

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Metal recyclers. They're not selling to a secondary market.

silverado_lover said:

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Absolutely no reason to use OE cats. If you go str8 pipe, you won't have to worry about cats being stolen or additional cost of a cat shield.

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Now you just have to worry about constantly being the obnoxious a-hole with people thinking you're going to a car meet in your Prius.

https://www.kbtx.com/2022/03/15/bryan-police-nab-four-suspects-theft-catalytic-converter/

Idiots come from Houston to BCS to steal. If they're caught in Harris Co, the DA will let them off on a personal recognizance bond and will likely plead the charges down to a class C misdemeanor. The Brazos Co DA likely will not be so generous.

Good

Hospital and Toyota, not sure if all Tundra

College Station

Outraged about having to wait 100 days with out a car for cats…

Won't drive across town to get them same day

I've already got the after-market cats on. I preferred the OEM. I pay for insurance that covers OEM parts. But I'm not waiting 100 days.

BTW, now my check engine light is on and I have to go back. This is why I preferred to have the dealership fix it.

combat wombat said:

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I've already got the after-market cats on. I preferred the OEM. I pay for insurance that covers OEM parts. But I'm not waiting 100 days.

BTW, now my check engine light is on and I have to go back. This is why I preferred to have the dealership fix it.

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Oh that does suck dude. Shouldn't be poking fun, it's a ****ty situation.

You should've had a light come on immediately when the cats were cut. If it didn't, the light would've came on after your 100 day wait for the dealership anyways.

Drive it for at least 75 miles to see if it goes away. If it doesn't, stop at Autozone or O' Reilly to have code pulled and then report back here.

The light did come on when the cats were cut. After the cats and the O2 sensor were replaced they went off.

The shop said that I needed to drive it for about 60 miles to make sure that the check engine light did not come back on. It came on before 60 miles. The guy at the shop hooked it up to the computer and it said the O2 sensor was bad. Guy said that that probably means the computer's messed up.. or the wiring that leads to the computer. He said that happens sometimes when they steal the cats. The loose wires in the O2 sensor can short something in the computer if they make contact with each other or the car frame.

I highly doubt those wires would short and further doubt that'd cause a computer issue.

I wouldn't be surprised if the thief messed up the wiring in the immediate vicinity of the cats. You should also find out which O2 sensor is showing as bad. Rear O2 sensors aren't important and you could probably have them turned off.

It is the rear O2 sensor; they cut the wire. It was replaced with an OEM sensor. Shop told me the car was safe to drive while I wait on the insurance company. I just want it fixed properly.

How did they get the converters off? Did they cut them, or unbolt them?

Cut them

Dude I know got his Tundra hit earlier this week in Houston.

Also said Toyota cats are on backorder until the end of time.

Just put on aftermarket

You can get the aftermarket cats right away and more cheaply. We've been driving around for more than a year with aftermarket cats and they are fine.

I got OEM cats on RockAuto that bolted up to manifold and mufflers for my Tundra.

We ordered a cat plate for our 2005 Tundra and hubby and son installed it.

Due to the age of the truck, I paid a shop which makes them as a custom order as they are not a stock item. It came UPS in 5 weeks and was about $400.

It reached the point that I was scared to drive it anywhere as there are thefts at work, grocery, shopping centers.

This was the best place for my experience, they were stolen at a hotel near this Midas... they installed the next day and also installed the plate which the company is just on the other side of 10... I paid full up front and got reimbursed by insurance after... this place took great care of me and I would suggest any exhaust work be done here if y'all need it.

Sorry just looked at the OP's date of posting... but my story and vouching of this shop stands