Some states bumping up laws to slow catalytic converter theft
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Is that a catalytic converter in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?What if they implemented stop and frisk?
Issue is that the factory does not build the cats in house, a third part makes them, and not all parts are for the assembly line, some go to the warehouses for replacements, manufacturers know the amount needed per model year build, but it would slow down production if a vin needs to be stamped.
Most if not all parts for a car are rarely stamped with vins, hence only have a dash vin plate and everything else is a sticker in the door jamb or miscellaneous sticker on body panels, mostly used for inspections for quality control at the manufacturer and a good way to see if they are missing showing panels have been replaced when buying a car. Speciality / exotic / car thats different as they are low number builds and well documented.
Also the issue comes up with warranty replacement or customer pay replacement, not as much cat replacements as their use to be, but still see lazy o2’s causing cat issues etc.. what do you do then with a new cat that is vin less?
And salvage yards are going to salvage yard, they can care less on if it has a vin or not. Salvage yards are the pawn shops of automotive industry.
That’s about as stupid as stop and frisk. You obviously don’t know how this shit works in real life. You go off some dumb ass shit you see on the internet. They used to stamp car windows and other car parts with vin#’s to “prevent auto thefts”. It didnt stop or slow down shit just as this stupid fucking idea isnt gonna do shit.
*VIN. VIN Number is redundant.
Dr. Jimbo, WTF Captain Pedantic, you're slipping!Serious question, what about having the VIN stamped on the cat, and to turn it in for scrap you also needed the title to the car, with ID, to show you're the legal owner? Both are then recorded. I'm not saying it would resolve the problem 100%, but it might help a little.
You can’t be fucking serious*VIN. VIN Number is redundant.
Serious question, what about having the VIN stamped on the cat, and to turn it in for scrap you also needed the title to the car, with ID, to show you're the legal owner? Both are then recorded. I'm not saying it would resolve the problem 100%, but it might help a little.
Have you ever dealt with a scrap yard or people that buy cats?
I have not, that's why I was asking. I'm more "street dumb" than "street smart".
Here I’ll go a step farther. Some scrap yards will buy car shells for scrap. You think they are asking for a title or looking for a vin?
To stop it, you’re not going to. If there is a dollar to be made, people will find away to make that dollar legally or illegally. It’s quick easy money
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