Catalytic convertor worth anything for scrap?

[AM-BM]

I have a couple of cats that are working fine just have a broken mounting.
Anyone know if they are worth anything as a crap value or anywhere that would be interested in them in Surrey area?

Cheers.

[Codswallop]

AM-BM said:

I have a couple of cats that are working fine just have a broken mounting.

Yeah right, did they all fall off the back of a truck

Just joking OP, yeah they should be worth £50+ each depending on size. Full of precious metals you see.

[43034]

No, nothing. You even have to pay to dispose of them. I shall collect them from you seeing as I'm nice though.

[JAHetfield]

Cats are worth between £3 and £200 depending on what they are. I have a book here with all the different grades, if you want to put up a picture and tell me what it's off I can grade it for you. You really have to be careful selling cats, I've seen far too many people getting ripped off by dodgy scrap merchants.

[lost in espace]

JAHetfield said:

Cats are worth between £3 and £200 depending on what they are. I have a book here with all the different grades, if you want to put up a picture and tell me what it's off I can grade it for you. You really have to be careful selling cats, I've seen far too many people getting ripped off by dodgy scrap merchants.

How helpful, welcome to PH JAHetfield!

[Major Fallout]

I got £20 for an mx5 one this year.

[AM-BM]

Thanks chaps. I had to replace the cat on the ol' Clio as it was blowing at the join where it clamps to the system. The otherone I puurchaysed was broken around the stud to the manifold. Not robbbed Ill have you know!
Does anyone know anywhere in particular or just try a few local scrappies?

[theironduke]

lost in espace said:

JAHetfield said:

Cats are worth between £3 and £200 depending on what they are. I have a book here with all the different grades, if you want to put up a picture and tell me what it's off I can grade it for you. You really have to be careful selling cats, I've seen far too many people getting ripped off by dodgy scrap merchants.

How helpful, welcome to PH JAHetfield!

Top man!

I've got an OEM Ford one off a 2000 1.25 Fiesta...any ideas? Ebay didn't raise any interest.

[Tripe Bypass]

60 cat converters were nicked from parked cars in one night locally a week or so back. Coincidentally the fair was in town. Yes, they are worth something.

[JAHetfield]

theironduke said:

Top man!

I've got an OEM Ford one off a 2000 1.25 Fiesta...any ideas? Ebay didn't raise any interest.

I need to see a picture chum. My book just has them listed by make and then pictures of them, it doesn't state specific models.

You need to be careful with some of the Ford cats. Some of them have one on the front of the engine and another underneath the car but rather than counting as 2 cats, they're 2 half cats and you need the 2 to make up a full one. If that makes sense?

[JAHetfield]

AM-BM said:

Thanks chaps. I had to replace the cat on the ol' Clio as it was blowing at the join where it clamps to the system. The otherone I puurchaysed was broken around the stud to the manifold. Not robbbed Ill have you know!
Does anyone know anywhere in particular or just try a few local scrappies?

I would be more inclined to take them to a specialist with a processing plant rather than an ordinary scrap man who will take a cut out of it. I usually use RW Cunningham in Mexborough, civil chap and he comes to the yard to collect them.

[Decky_Q]

I have 2 alfa 2.0TS CF3 precats and a powerflow high flow SS cat.
Car is now purely a track car so no longer neccessary, was thinkin sell them on e bay, but if scrap would pay similar money and not have to deal with more than one person then scrap could be the way to go. Any idea on value? I dont know how to post pictures on PH though.

[ridds]

Where'd you get this book from?

[treetops]

A lot of garages say a new CAT is on an exchange basis...best check before you book in.

[treetops]

Tripe Bypass said:

60 cat converters were nicked from parked cars in one night locally a week or so back. Coincidentally the fair was in town. Yes, they are worth something.

And nobody noticed or heard an angle grinder whirring for some hours???

[JonnyFive]

treetops said:

And nobody noticed or heard an angle grinder whirring for some hours???

Whirring for what?

Chain cutter will easily get a cat off a car.. It was quite common around here on pick ups/4x4s and mobile homes etc.

[DanielJames]

JAHetfield said:

I would be more inclined to take them to a specialist with a processing plant rather than an ordinary scrap man who will take a cut out of it. I usually use RW Cunningham in Mexborough, civil chap and he comes to the yard to collect them.

Not too far from me, I have cats from a clio 172, saxo vts and BMW 320d in my garage

worth anything?

[JAHetfield]

ridds said:

Where'd you get this book from?

Very hard to come by. I looked for one for 2 years before I got my hands on it.

[JAHetfield]

treetops said:

A lot of garages say a new CAT is on an exchange basis...best check before you book in.

That's their way of scamming you.

[Jandywa]

Just go and give them back to whoever you stole them from

joking, i'm sure they're legitimate!