catalytic converter expensive??
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long story short, wife ran over bunch of rocks! and busted up the catalytic converter, cushed pipes and busted the O2 sensor as well. dealer said parts a lone was about $1900, labor and tax out the door is roughly $3000. any other options?!?! btw its an 06 gs300, ![Egads!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/pat.gif)
sounds like something i can just order parts for and do it myself. anybody else ever had to replace the catalytic converter???
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aside from going the OEM (pricey) route; you have the following more economical options:
1). replace the damaged secondary cats with Magnaflow straight flow cats.
2). replace the 02 sensor with Bosch generic sensor.
3). save up for the the upcoming INVIDIA mid pipes
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based on your description i am assuming that you damaged the secondary cats (the primary cats are upstream) and not the primaries.
aside from going the OEM (pricey) route; you have the following more economical options:
1). replace the damaged secondary cats with Magnaflow straight flow cats.
2). replace the 02 sensor with Bosch generic sensor.
3). save up for the the upcoming INVIDIA mid pipes
. you will still have to replace the broken 02 sensor. mid pipes will delete the cats, and resonator.
aside from going the OEM (pricey) route; you have the following more economical options:
1). replace the damaged secondary cats with Magnaflow straight flow cats.
2). replace the 02 sensor with Bosch generic sensor.
3). save up for the the upcoming INVIDIA mid pipes
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wow.. must have been some big rocks.. hope no one got hurt.. nothing to add here, but i hear that you need a special tool to put on the sensor.. i replaced cats on my two previous cars, but not too familiar with this gs since no performance cats are available.. your insurance won't cover this?
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yeah, seriously...call your insurance company. your deductible can't be $3000.
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yea, i've been busy with the holiday, and the car has been sitting at the dealership. ill go out to the dealer sometime this week and see whats going on.
" gee i didnt know running over some rocks did that, next time i should have just reversed when i heard something instead of trying to get straight" -beloved wife
" gee i didnt know running over some rocks did that, next time i should have just reversed when i heard something instead of trying to get straight" -beloved wife
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file a claim man. Don't pay for that out of pocket. Thats what insurance is for. Don't be mad at the wife. These things happen and can be fixed
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