{"id":15124,"date":"2019-04-30T08:16:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T15:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taraval.org\/?p=15124"},"modified":"2019-04-30T08:16:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T15:16:02","slug":"protect-your-vehicle-against-catalytic-converter-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/?p=15124","title":{"rendered":"Protect Your Vehicle Against Catalytic Converter Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15125 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taraval.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1.png 677w, https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thieves are looking for fuel-powered vehicles manufactured after 1974 that have catalytic converters. Thieves often target taller vehicles (such as pickup trucks or SUVs) because they can easily fit under the vehicle to access the catalytic converter also 2000&#8217;s model Toyota&#8217;s and Hondas. \u00a0The location of your car may also be a factor like regularly parking in one area for a long period of time. When possible, park in well-lit areas and close to building entrances. If you have a garage at your house, park your vehicle inside and keep the garage door close.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Have the catalytic converter welded to your car\u2019s frame, which may make it harder to steal.\u00a0 Consider engraving your vehicle identification number (VIN) on the catalytic converter \u2014 this may help alert a scrap dealer that it was stolen and make it easier to identify the owner.\u00a0 Calibrate your car\u2019s alarm to set off when it detects vibration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Thieves are looking for fuel-powered vehicles manufactured after 1974 that have catalytic converters. Thieves often target taller vehicles (such as pickup trucks or SUVs) because they can easily fit under the vehicle to access the catalytic converter also 2000&#8217;s&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime_tips","category-scroll"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15124"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15128,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15124\/revisions\/15128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}