KSBY Covers the Invention of Cat Armor

“Morro Bay mechanic working on anti-theft device for catalytic converters”

Original article by Taylor Hillo | KSBY | Feb 2, 2022 – Original Article Linked Here

“A Morro Bay mechanic shop owner repeatedly saw his customers fall victim to catalytic converter thefts, so he decided to hit the drawing board.

Bill Todd, owner of Todd’s Garage, had seen all of the other similar devices on the market and decided he could do it better.

“I was actually installing some anti-theft catalytic converters and I was baffled by the design,” Todd said.

He says they were way too hard to install and created issues when a customer would need a smog check.

Cat Armor – what he’s calling his device – is designed to be installed in just three minutes.

“They are really easy to install. You can install them with just one wrench which saves people money and once they’re on, they are extremely hard to take off,” Todd explained.”

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