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1983 528e CARB compliant Cat?
Posted: Mar 13, 2025 11:36 PM
by JoelTell
I'm looking for a new/operable cat for an 83. registered it last year in CA with a 48 state cat but smog is due and I've got to upgrade.
Anyone know where to find one?
Re: 1983 528e CARB compliant Cat?
Posted: Mar 13, 2025 11:59 PM
by kojo96
What car do you have, is the cat original, been replaced????
Did it not pass smog last year? A CA compliant catalytic converter is sinfully expensive vs the 48 state state cats. I've yet to see a smog tech crawl under a car to verify if the cat is original/CA ccompliant. If you need one, order online, ship to someone you know out of CA and have them mail it to you.
Re: 1983 528e CARB compliant Cat?
Posted: Mar 14, 2025 12:22 AM
by JoelTell
I put a 48 state cat on last year as it was a Nevada car being registered in CA for the first time. It failed due to the stamp so I had to go to smog referree under the premise that it was a Nevada car.
Now I have to renew and it has to have a CARB cat.
I found this one - MAGNAFLOW CALIFORNIA GRADE CARB COMPLIANT UNIVERSAL CATALYTIC CONVERTER 3322037 for $740 vs the 48 state I bought previously for $130...
Re: 1983 528e CARB compliant Cat?
Posted: Mar 14, 2025 12:41 AM
by kojo96
JoelTell wrote: Mar 14, 2025 12:22 AM
I put a 48 state cat on last year as it was a Nevada car being registered in CA for the first time. It failed due to the stamp so I had to go to smog referree under the premise that it was a Nevada car.
Now I have to renew and it has to have a CARB cat.
I found this one - MAGNAFLOW CALIFORNIA GRADE CARB COMPLIANT UNIVERSAL CATALYTIC CONVERTER 3322037 for $740 vs the 48 state I bought previously for $130...
The 1st smog station in CA checked the catalytic for the CA compliance tag?
I brought a car in from AZ a while ago, went to local DMV for a vin check, then a smog test. No one asked to look at the catalytic, at all...
What part of CA do you live in.
That's about right for the cost difference.
Re: 1983 528e CARB compliant Cat?
Posted: Mar 14, 2025 1:20 PM
by JoelTell
I'm in Sacramento and this place (the older guy at least) is usually pretty agreeable