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Old 07-07-08, 02:01 PM
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Default Help....gs430 Catalytic Converters

If anybody have a GS400/GS430 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS...PLEASE EMAIL ME. Mine got stolen. I'm also confuse when i go look for one at the auto salvage...i know there is a right front one and a left front one but what is it connected to after that...what is the middle one before it split out to the muffler....anybody have a clue because im needing that piece too. Please help if you can.

email address: thomas.textel@sbcglobal.net or feel free to call 817-845-0427 Thomas
Old 07-07-08, 10:31 PM
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Damn bastards got you. I work right next to a muffler shop, and over the past few months I have seen a lot of cars go there with their cc missing. I guess those damn thieves make good money out of them. Yet another reason why we need airsuspension, so we can slam our cars so nobody is able to get a jack underneath it.
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There was a news article about this.. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/...erter_thefts_1

Perhaps there is a benefit to being slammed then? That would be a good excuse. "Uhh I need air suspension/coilovers so my catalytic converters don't get stolen.."
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LOL... $3000+ in air to prevent a $100 cat from getting stolen
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It's a good investment.. think about it.
What if your cats got stolen 30 times in a row? Save yourself the trouble and get slammed
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LOL!! 30 times in a row? Hahhaah
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Well here is a link from eBay for the cats that I bought... They're Magnaflow High flow convertors and they go for $95 a piece w/ free shipping... hope this helps...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Magna...6340QQtcZphoto
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Sorry to hear.. Time to equip the GS with an aftermarket alarm system with shock and proximity sensors.
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from my understanding, they are stealilng catalytic converters to strip the platinum out of them and melt them down. watch out truckers.
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Originally Posted by GSquicksilver
from my understanding, they are stealilng catalytic converters to strip the platinum out of them and melt them down. watch out truckers.
That is correct.
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