Evening all. Watch out for your catalytic converters. Three nice gentlemen with masks and iron bars have just taken them off both my a2s here in Croydon.
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greywolfhound
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? ..I don’t know what to say ..so so sorry .?. There’s a certain guy used to be on here advertises openly for catalytic converters wanted best prices paid ..nothing wrong with that I hear you say really ?.. I don’t think it deserves any space or time on any Forum .. it can totally write a car off especially an Audi a2 where the car value is lower ...despicable.... Would make anyone want to swear..it’s a sad world we live in ..or a good world with sad people ..
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
I may be able to help out there then in that case as I’m currently breaking a TDI,
Little Dog
A2OC Donor
You need to get under the cars and see what other damage has been done. While removing the Cats they may have chopped up the space frame.
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Guest 4123
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If you do, it may not be too long before you are reversing your (illegal) modification!
RAB
greywolfhound
Member
Some interesting reading ...?If you do, it may not be too long before you are reversing your (illegal) modification!
RAB
Sorry to hear thats happened. Awful. My Prius was written off by a cat thief a few years back. They made bits of the underside.
On the idea of de-cating : I recently took the cat off my TDi A2. It was manky and clogged (210k miles in fairness). Despite my mechanics preference for smashing out its guts I opted to power wash it and then fill it with a dilute solution of Citric acid and leave it soaking over night. This has cleaned it all out nicely.
On the idea of de-cating : I recently took the cat off my TDi A2. It was manky and clogged (210k miles in fairness). Despite my mechanics preference for smashing out its guts I opted to power wash it and then fill it with a dilute solution of Citric acid and leave it soaking over night. This has cleaned it all out nicely.
Sylvester
Member
It's really messed up, that those vandal thieves, caused damage to both of your A2's.
Can the police say something about it?
Also I know the cats contain precious metals, which prices just keep going up, but on eBay replacement cost around £100, or are those really different ones compared to OEM cats?
Can the police say something about it?
Also I know the cats contain precious metals, which prices just keep going up, but on eBay replacement cost around £100, or are those really different ones compared to OEM cats?
CompuTechish
Member
After some Googling one tip is to park facing a wall if you can.
Is the cat on the A2 definitely at the front?
Is it at the centre or drivers side?
Is the cat on the A2 definitely at the front?
Is it at the centre or drivers side?
CompuTechish
Member
Why? Are petrol the petrol ones targeted more?
CompuTechish
Member
Why? Is the cat attached to the frame or is it in close proximity that the scum will cause some damage?
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
Aftermarket cats have nowhere near the same precious metal content hence their cheaper price.
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
In the centre just in line with beneath the drivers seat.