JimBollman
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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.
I agree but was guessing 10-30 seconds additional. The police need to shut down the buyers and then there is no place to sell them. I would think it very suspicious if someone came in with a trunk load of cats.
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ferndaleflyer
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I notice the reluctance to shoot a thief comes from the west coast---around here I carry all the time and if a thief wants to test my resolve, I feel sorry for him. You got to stand for something!
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time2roll
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ferndaleflyer wrote:I notice the reluctance to shoot a thief comes from the west coast---around here I carry all the time and if a thief wants to test my resolve, I feel sorry for him. You got to stand for something! From the safety of your apartment looking across the way at them why not call the police?
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The poor Calif dude does not know a joke or reply in jest when proffered by an enlighten Nevada neighbor. So uptight and quick Give me a Big Red and I will go away neighbor. Wink Wink.
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fj12ryder
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Just my thought, but I think you'd have trouble justifying shooting a thief under your vehicle when the vehicle is in the street. Even a stand-your-ground state judge and jury may have issues with that. You may want to, but in the long run defending yourself is going to cost you a lot more money than what a new catalytic converter would cost, even if insurance wouldn't cover it.
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time2roll wrote:From the safety of your apartment looking across the way at them why not call the police?
ROFLMAO...
Besides, he never said he'd shoot the thief.
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ferndaleflyer
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Glad you understand NamMedevac. But here we don't live in apartments and our laws and judges are pretty tolerant of protecting ones property, but I understand your reluctance on the left coast. But you don't have to kill or hurt them, the sound of the round whizzing by and the gravel flying is usually enough to make them leave empty handed. LOL
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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!
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Flan
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It looks like there is a removable heat shield around that converter, so really you didn’t paint the unit therefore the paint should last.
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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.
I'd be surprised if it takes that long.
As far as "deterrent"...by the time they see the orange paint and bondage cables, they are already underneath the rig and committed.
Also, if you do manage to annoy them, do they cut something else while they are under to get back at you? Wouldn't take but a few seconds, to nick some electrical or hydraulic lines.
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