Asfir Skid Plates/Catalytic Converters

[DubR]

I was about purchase Asfir skid plates for my 100 when my catalytic converters were stolen in the middle of the night while my truck was on the street in San Francisco (an unfortunate, but common occurrence in SF).

Does anyone know if the skid plate (second plate back from the front presumably) covers the catalytic converters? While my goal for getting the plates had nothing to do with protecting the catalytic converters, I now don't want to get a plate that leaves them exposed.

Thanks.

 

[AlpineAccess]

I was about purchase Asfir skid plates for my 100 when my catalytic converters were stolen in the middle of the night while my truck was on the street in San Francisco (an unfortunate, but common occurrence in SF).

Does anyone know if the skid plate (second plate back from the front presumably) covers the catalytic converters? While my goal for getting the plates had nothing to do with protecting the catalytic converters, I now don't want to get a plate that leaves them exposed.

Thanks.

It would make it very annoying to remove them. Not impossible but certainly make you a tougher target.

 

[TreatSmash]

I was about purchase Asfir skid plates for my 100 when my catalytic converters were stolen in the middle of the night while my truck was on the street in San Francisco (an unfortunate, but common occurrence in SF).

Does anyone know if the skid plate (second plate back from the front presumably) covers the catalytic converters? While my goal for getting the plates had nothing to do with protecting the catalytic converters, I now don't want to get a plate that leaves them exposed.

Thanks.

I have the 2nd skid and it covers pretty well, enough I would say to be a pretty good deterrent.

That's half the reason I bought it.

 

[jackhossross]

Can confirm - its a pretty big deterrent

 

[dbfw]

Agreed, I feel much better parking various places now, pictures of my install, which I also did for cat protection after having one stolen:

Catalytic converter anti-theft device needed ASAP

Hi. I'm new here. After 30 years of eyeballing LC's, I've finally got my hands on one (2003). Unfortunately it has to survive inner-city street parking for the time-being. The state CC resale anti-theft law just went into effect yesterday, so hopefully we'll see a decline in the rampant cat...

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[DubR]

Agreed, I feel much better parking various places now, pictures of my install, which I also did for cat protection after having one stolen:

Catalytic converter anti-theft device needed ASAP

Hi. I'm new here. After 30 years of eyeballing LC's, I've finally got my hands on one (2003). Unfortunately it has to survive inner-city street parking for the time-being. The state CC resale anti-theft law just went into effect yesterday, so hopefully we'll see a decline in the rampant cat...

forum.ih8mud.com

Super helpful. Thank you.

 

[riffman12]

looking at those pics, does a skid under the cats like that increase heat in the cabin at all?

It just looks as if the heat wouldn't be able to dissipate as quickly

 

[TreatSmash]

looking at those pics, does a skid under the cats like that increase heat in the cabin at all?

It just looks as if the heat wouldn't be able to dissipate as quickly

Well for one I have a layer of killmatt everywhere, but I haven't noticed any difference. It's also winter time so probably hard to tell

 

[saucebox]

looking at those pics, does a skid under the cats like that increase heat in the cabin at all?

It just looks as if the heat wouldn't be able to dissipate as quickly

Not exactly comparitive, but with a Slee belly pan in the hot deserts here...no. Maybe scientifically speaking, there's a difference in cabin temp? But I haven't noticed any difference.