cat converters as scrap

[E_DIRTY]

when you sell them do you need the whole pipe section, or would you be able to sell one that was cut off?

the flange that holds the muffler section of mine on to the cat broke off, so i'm cutting it off and replacing it with a glasspack, is it still worth scrap money?

[Farbin Kaiber]

when you sell them do you need the whole pipe section, or would you be able to sell one that was cut off?

the flange that holds the muffler section of mine on to the cat broke off, so i'm cutting it off and replacing it with a glasspack, is it still worth scrap money?

In that case you have to give them the whole car.

[VAPORBLADE]

I didn't know this either...hmmm...I wondered why I always saw used ones on ebay.

[Rigmaster]

when you sell them do you need the whole pipe section, or would you be able to sell one that was cut off?

the flange that holds the muffler section of mine on to the cat broke off, so i'm cutting it off and replacing it with a glasspack, is it still worth scrap money?

maybe rethink your question?



You're selling it for SCRAP. As long as the guts of the cat are intact (looks like a honeycomb inside), then it's worth good $$ for SCRAP. Pipes and flanges are not needed, and most places don't want them.

[PiercedE30]

Yea, we get like 175-200 a piece for the E30 ones at work and like 150 a piece for the E36 ones (E36=2 cats).

[Raxe]

So much so that my local dealer just got hit by someone with a battery powered sawzal. They hit 25 toyotas before moving 100 yards down the road to chevy shop.

Got 15 there according to local news. Big money in scrap metal these days.

This is a good enough reason to lower your car.

[TopOfTheLine89]

What should I expect to get for an oem 325i cat when I bring it to the scrap yard?

I'm hearing these things can be like gold, Jerry, gold!

HAHAHAHAA!!! This forum needs more good seinfield references.

The nearest scrapper to my place said like 60-80 for the one e30 cat, maybe i should shop around?

[GaryE30]

Sweet, I can pay off some stuff when I go to remove mine!

[Julien]

I sold my m3 cats to rigmaster for 95$ because he wouldn't tell me the name of his recycler.... you win some you loose some.

[chrisesteschiro]

I sold mine for 175 on ebay..........

[Rigmaster]

I sold my m3 cats to rigmaster for 95$ because he wouldn't tell me the name of his recycler.... you win some you loose some.

Not exactly the way I remember it. You posted the cats FS, I made an offer, you made a counter, we agreed on a price. You never asked about where to sell them or what I was gonna do with them. I also seem to remember that you really needed to get rid of the remaining M3 parts so you could move to France.


Now, don't you have some Freedom fries to eat or some cigarettes to smoke? ;)

[LINUS]

Theft from Toyotas has gotten bad enough a lot of guys are adding a skidplate to their slider bars to slow down the cat theives. It's not so bad with Landcruisers, but the truck guys are seeing it big time - easy to get out, and big cases=big $$$.

Seems like anything is fair game these days - live copper wire, cats - why can't someone steal the neighbor kids' car stereo that he blasts coming home EVERYDAY.

I'll tape a $20 to his windsheild to sweeten the pot......Blue Accura Intega on the 2400 block of Lilac? Any takers? Please? As loud as it is, it must be nice.....

[nando]

actually platinum...

there can be more than just platinum in them actually.. the cats that sell for a lot (ie E30/euro cats) may contain several other precious metals.

[mudflaps]

damn, i have an eta cat sitting in my barn, anyone wanna buy it?