The California you-pull yards don't sell used cats. It has been illegal
to do so for years!

They cut them off and sell them to recyclers for their precious metals
content.

Mark

David Kao wrote:
> I have a cheap CAT on my 84 GL. I believe I paid around $50 only
> in the late 90's. It looks cheap and I never liked it. But it does
> the job fine. My 84 just passed a smog test last December. The smog
> test tech told me that my Vanagon did well considering its age.
> Since I don't like its look I have been looking for a used OEM
> one. It is usually available from you-pull junk yard kind of cheap
> when I wasn't looking. Last time I went to a junk yard there wasn't
> even a Vanagon to be found. I guess I don't really need one anyway.
> I am in California. I am not aware of any new specific requirement
> regarding smog/CAT on old cars.
>
> David
>
>
>
> --- On Mon, 2/9/09, Jeff <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Jeff <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Re: new CARB rules for cats in Calif?
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 3:29 PM
>> This has been covered before... the main reason California
>> is requiring all
>> new catalytic converters to meet OBD-II standards is to
>> improve the overall
>> quality of the cats sold in CA.  OBD-II cats must come with
>> 50k mile/5 year
>> warranties.
>>
>> That pretty much eliminates those cheap $100 Vanagon cats.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeff
>>