Skid plate and catalytic converter protection

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Johncmng

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What skid plates do you guys have to prevent thieves from stealing your catalytic converter? CBI has one but I think they can still get to it. Also, how many converter do we have in our 5th gen $Runners? There seems to be two canister coming off of each manifold.
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I found this site, but I've never tried them. I started looking for something as well but realized there were not many options for me. Shipping some heavy duty skid plates like RCI from the states would just cost me so much, probably more than a cat replacement + they don't cover fully, to my knowledge


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someone with some fabrication skills can make a simple skid plate that can mount on the existing frame. sure someone can just cut through it but many will just pass on it, not worth the extra time/risk
 
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Johncmng said:
What skid plates do you guys have to prevent thieves from stealing your catalytic converter? CBI has one but I think they can still get to it. Also, how many converter do we have in our 5th gen $Runners? There seems to be two canister coming off of each manifold.
TIA
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4. 2 off the manifold and then 2 more on the OEM Y pipe before it crosses over to merge.

URD y pipe elminates the last two which are after the o2 sensors ;)
 
is there any need to be concerned about heat dissipation with the shields? Cats operate hot, but air can move freely around it. my concern with a shield is that hot air gets trapped under the cat and in the shield and not able to escape, causing overheating

I like the RSG one because it works with my factory skids which are in good shape but there are no install instructions. I'd like to know how many hours I'm going to have to spend cleaning out 10 year old any unused bolt threads I'd need for the shield lol
 
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I like the RSG one because it works with my factory skids which are in good shape but there are no install instructions. I'd like to know how many hours I'm going to have to spend cleaning out 10 year old any unused bolt threads I'd need for the shield lol
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I didn't look too much into it but the advertisement says simple installation with just 4 bolts. Kinda makes me wonder how much these things can deter if they can also be taken off that easily? I guess the would be theif won't necessarily be carrying around a bunch of tools either [emoji2377]. I too am interested since it will work with my TRD skid.

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