Problems with catalytic converter guards

Cat covers are down to as low as $60 range onlineand easier to install and these anti-theft systems are just deterrents not complete protection. So no reason to buy one that's going to catch road debris cause that's way more dangerous over time than you might think.

 

consider @Mendel Leisk 's ingenious chain protection method

 

Do you regularly drive on "rocky roads"? Unless the springs are sagging, I wouldn't think that a cat shield should sit that low.

I run one on my 06, and don't have problems on "unimproved" camp ranger roads.

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I think that method would actually help hold the sawz-all blade in place and make the cut go quicker not slower... It's not protection, it's assistance.

 

i was thinking the chain would move too much for the sawzall to bite

 

i can't see this happening. the shield I have is a big flat sheet of aluminum that bolts / rivets directly to the frame, it does not drop down at all. it is basically flush with the rest of the underbody. the other shields i have seen are all flat. i dont see how its possible. if you are running over stuff that is high enough to hit the shield, it's high enough to hit other parts of the undercarriage.

 

Recently posted this over here: https://priuschat.com/threads/prius-cat-theft-tracking.222750

 

The chain wrap has 3~4 layers, locked very tight. I don't think there's any way to get a recipricating saw blade through there, and plenty of chance it would just lock and shake the saw out of your hands.

Hopefully never get to test it...

 

My point is the chain acts as a guide that one side of sawzall blade can be pressed against to keep the blade from moving left and right and making it easier to get the cut started, even if the cut starts at a larger diameter of the can instead of the pipe. On the other hand the steel cables placed parallel to exhaust line move around so much when you start the blade on them that you can't get the cut started because the blade moves left and right.