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This is rebar. It's just as easy to saw/grind through rebar as it is exhaust piping. Sure, your car is less likely to get picked on than someone elses if they h

This is rebar. It's just as easy to saw/grind through rebar as it is exhaust piping. Sure, your car is less likely to get picked on than someone elses if they have this issue, but it really shouldn't take that much longer to saw through the rebar pieces with a recip saw if this was encountered in the wild.

toomuchtodo 3y ago
It is to slow an attacker down and discourage them. The only absolute prevention is a vehicle without a catalytic converter.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago
  Indeed. You can find videos of catalytic converters being cut out in under a minute.
- Kirby64 3y ago
  Obviously it will slow the attacker and discourage them. I'm commenting on the seller of this vehicle stating it is "Catalytic converter-theft-proof". It most certainly is not.
  - toomuchtodo 3y ago
    “Theft resistant” would be more accurate.
legitster 3y ago
> It's just as easy to saw/grind through rebar as it is exhaust piping Rebar is much denser stuff than the thin muffler material. It takes less than a second to cut through a muffler with a cutoff wheel. Meanwhile it takes 5-10s with rebar. And that's of it doesn't eat your blade in the process. You are going to have to cut at least 10 pieces of rebar to get that thing out, so you are looking at over at probably 2 minutes of cutting time alone. The easier the crime, the less deterrent you need to avoid the criminal.
SkyPuncher 3y ago
We watched someone steal the catalytic converter from our car years ago. It took them about two minutes. In fact, we didn’t even realize what they had don’t until after they did it. Exhaust piping is thin and easy to cut through with a saws all. This cope cage would require massive amounts more of sawing. Both making it obvious what you’re doing and making it fair more challenging. More places, more time, more batteries, etc, all make it not worth doing .
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toomuchtodo 3y ago

It is to slow an attacker down and discourage them. The only absolute prevention is a vehicle without a catalytic converter.

0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago
Indeed. You can find videos of catalytic converters being cut out in under a minute.
Kirby64 3y ago
Obviously it will slow the attacker and discourage them. I'm commenting on the seller of this vehicle stating it is "Catalytic converter-theft-proof". It most certainly is not.
- toomuchtodo 3y ago
  “Theft resistant” would be more accurate.

legitster 3y ago

> It's just as easy to saw/grind through rebar as it is exhaust piping Rebar is much denser stuff than the thin muffler material. It takes less than a second to cut through a muffler with a cutoff wheel. Meanwhile it takes 5-10s with rebar. And that's of it doesn't eat your blade in the process. You are going to have to cut at least 10 pieces of rebar to get that thing out, so you are looking at over at probably 2 minutes of cutting time alone. The easier the crime, the less deterrent you need to avoid the criminal.

SkyPuncher 3y ago

We watched someone steal the catalytic converter from our car years ago. It took them about two minutes. In fact, we didn’t even realize what they had don’t until after they did it. Exhaust piping is thin and easy to cut through with a saws all. This cope cage would require massive amounts more of sawing. Both making it obvious what you’re doing and making it fair more challenging. More places, more time, more batteries, etc, all make it not worth doing .

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