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Today, there are warnings in our local press about the increase in the incidence of this type of theft in the area plus I have had a letter from my local Merc dealers pointing out the same and offering a CATLock for £187!
At least two MHF members have posted they have experienced these type of thefts. Did it really cost £2000 or thereabouts to replace?
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From recollection most people have mentioned somewhere around the £900 to £1000 mark to replace the cat. I've also yet to see anyone be effusive in their praise for any of the deterrents. It seems that many of the lockable devices can be removed / cut into quite easily. The best advice seems to be to make it very difficult for the potential thief to get under the van. I haven't yet worked out how to do that though!
At least two MHF members have posted they have experienced these type of thefts. Did it really cost £2000 or thereabouts to replace?
Yes. The bill from the garage for labour and various parts was over a thousand, and the catalytic convertor I bought second hand from a salvage merchants for £480. New would have been about £900.
It seems that many of the lockable devices can be removed / cut into quite easily. The best advice seems to be to make it very difficult for the potential thief to get under the van. I haven't yet worked out how to do that though!
I disagree.
The catclamp wraps loads of metal cable all over the catalytic convertor, and it would take ages to cut.
Whereas most catalytic convertors are attached with simple bolts which take moments to undo.
I would definitely get the catclamp - I feel much more confident now that an opportunist thief (which is what happened before) could sneak under and take it. A thief would now need a lot of tools and take a long long time.
From recollection most people have mentioned somewhere around the £900 to £1000 mark to replace the cat. I've also yet to see anyone be effusive in their praise for any of the deterrents. It seems that many of the lockable devices can be removed / cut into quite easily. The best advice seems to be to make it very difficult for the potential thief to get under the van. I haven't yet worked out how to do that though!
From recollection most people have mentioned somewhere around the £900 to £1000 mark to replace the cat. I've also yet to see anyone be effusive in their praise for any of the deterrents. It seems that many of the lockable devices can be removed / cut into quite easily. The best advice seems to be to make it very difficult for the potential thief to get under the van. I haven't yet worked out how to do that though!
I watched the video on the catclamp website,
www.catclamp.com and can see how the catclamp (a) imposes little strain on the cat (b) won't affect the cat's temperature but I can't see how the cable ends are secured after the "cat's cradle" (pun intended!) is complete.
Can Heather, or anyone else, elucidate please ??
Cheers 'n' Beers
EDIT: Doh! figured it out now - by listening as well ....
Last edited by subfiver on Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:41 pm; edited 1 time in total
From recollection most people have mentioned somewhere around the £900 to £1000 mark to replace the cat. I've also yet to see anyone be effusive in their praise for any of the deterrents. It seems that many of the lockable devices can be removed / cut into quite easily. The best advice seems to be to make it very difficult for the potential thief to get under the van. I haven't yet worked out how to do that though!
Let the tyres down?
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Heather, I prefer the look of the catclamp to the Catlock but would be interested how they attached it to your van as I have no suitable fixing points and believe I may have to have fixing points welded on. I believe this would put the opportunist thief off trying to remove the cat and take my word I have had enough dealings with car thieves in a previous occupation
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