u/alonsito123321

Hi guys, I wanted to ask other Lexus owners who may have dealt with this before, about what measures should I take to avoid getting my cat converter stolen (again), as the car already has been 1 month in the shop and I (nor my insurance I imagine) don't want to deal with this headache again, I was looking about possible measures I could take, and I found three, a cat shield, which the mechanic advised me not to as it can create heating problems and the car catching on fire possibility, plus they'll cut through it anyway, a dashcam, wired to a energized fuse so it can use the parking mode (which I'm not much a fan of as I already had to change the 12v battery because it was dead, dealer forgot to check it before giving it to me) and an inclination/tilt alarm that sets off if the car is lifted with a jack, that sounds good but I have no idea how to get it done, but no irreversible measures, as they gave me a 2 year warranty on the car, and it still has 11 years of the 15 for the battery. Thank you in advance! :)

Hi guys, I wanted to ask some fellow CT owners about what measures should I take to avoid getting my cat converter stolen (again), as the car already has been 1 month in the shop and I just took it off the lot (dealer second hand, 2021, 50k km) and I (nor my insurance I imagine) don't want to deal with this headache again, I was looking about possible measures I could take, and I found two, a dashcam, wired to a energized fuse so it can use the parking mode (which I'm not much a fan of as I already had to change the 12v battery because it was dead, dealer forgot to check it before giving it to me) or an inclination/tilt alarm that sets off if the car is lifted with a jack, that sounds good but I have no idea how to get it done, I wanted to take advantage now that the car is still in the shop, and wanted to get it done, but no irreversible measures, as they gave me a 2 year warranty on the car, and it still has 11 years of the 15 for the battery. Thank you in advance! :)

Edit: I've also looked into a cat shield, but the mechanic at the shop said it's not a very good idea as it may create heating problems and they will cut through it anyway

Edit 2: Ideally, I'd love to have the tilt alarm so it's wired with the car as it locks and unlocks with it, I've seen CAN bus alarms or something like that? but I don't know if they'll let the car work properly, cause any problems, and besides look like they're kinda expensive, but I guess cheaper than a new cat, if not, then I guess one hard-wired to the battery with an external remote will do, but maybe they're vulnerable because they use generic remotes?