vacaville guy-catalytic converter thefts

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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:02 PM
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vacaville guy-catalytic converter thefts

well they nailed me last nite.actually my sisters 93 4runner.
woke up and found her missing her cat along with 5 other people on my street/area.at least they were nice enough to leave the bolts laying in my driveway

so just a heads up,ill be hunting for cat thieves tonite.
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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I hear this happens to a lot of Toyotas for some reason. maybe their height.
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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hand ober th nomz, n no buddy get hurt!
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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don't suppose we could use this excuse when being caught catless?

srsly though, sucks. thieves are getting more creative now a days. soon they are gonna start selling mcgard-style exhaust locks.
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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i still dont see how much they can recycle the cats for. i know a buddy of mine got his 4runner jacked too. i know its easier to get to on the 4runners, but are they worth more or something? because theyre old cars and the stuff inside is probably no good anyways.
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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when i swapped out my stock cats for hi flow car sound units on my tacoma i got 185$ each for the used cats.theres SOO much platinum in lexas/toyota cats.plus they are the easiest to remove on 89-94 4runners and trucks.its 4 bolts.it took me less than 5 min to bolt the new one on.
total for cats stolen in vacaville last nite is 9.
the nite before dixon was hit so it seems they are moving west across the county.
ill be hunting in fairfield tonite
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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time to put lojack on my hiflowcat
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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If they steal the cat from your suby just take the insurance money and buy a nice DP
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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So where are these thieves selling the cats to? Junkyards or what?
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i dont have a cat
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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theres metal recyclers in sac but the best way is on ebay.hiflow units arent worth 1/2 as much as oem.
im pissed at myself because my dog flipped out last nite around 230am.i went outside half asleep and just didnt notice anything.no excuses on my end,i dropped the ball on this one
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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I will be on the Look out
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This happened in Manteca and they were stealing enough cats for the local muffler shops to offer free spot welds on your flanges to keep the thieves away.
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