This is a part that should have the VIN number stamped into it, in multiple spots. Make it illegal to recycle a CAT without a VIN number on it. Put a 7-14 day hold on payment while a VIN check is made for theft of said converter.
They only get hot when the bearings start going out. I had this girlfriend who said her car was making a weird noise. I had her start it and listened for a while and told her "It sounds like you've got a bad muffler bearing." She looks me square in the eye and says "Oh no, how much do they cost to replace." I shit you not.....LOL...
Here ya go... http://forums.13x.com/index.php?threads/official-youtube-video-thread.215117/page-953#post-5885963
I was at an RV dealer in Salem, OR and they have resorted to this electric fence system. Frigging homeless encampment near thought the dealership was a midnight shoppers delight before the fence. Stole batteries, propane tanks, generators and whatever they else they wanted. Thefts down to zero now. Might be an option? https://www.amarok.com/
Sad circumstances to force that option...but the the thought of dudes getting zapped touching that is hysterical
It's like the thing you type in at the ATM machine. Edit: dammit I should read the rest of the thread before replying...
Here are a few things I have came up with. We are also installing more cameras, a tag reader at the front gate, and motion sensors. We did run the tag on a suspicious F 150 in the lot yesterday and the tag came back registered to a Malibu. Cat Clamp on gas Isuzu Prius Cat Guard Nissan Frontier homemade None of these things are going to stop a determined thief but all we are trying to do is buy time until the police can get here, or just make is such a pain in the arse that they move on.
A friend of mine had the stock seats stolen out of her civic si in Brooklyn. Apparently those were popular for a bit.