# Aftermarket Catalytic Converters - good or bad?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/aftermarket-catalytic-converters-good-or-bad/11158>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** catalytic-converters\
**Created:** [February 26, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aftermarket-catalytic-converters-good-or-bad/11158 "2008-02-26T16:34:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BleeckerRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@BleeckerRon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BleeckerRon)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aftermarket-catalytic-converters-good-or-bad/11158/1 "2008-02-26T16:34:50Z")

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Toyota wants $1000 for a catalytic converter for my Corolla. (Just the part!) I priced an aftermarket (not Toyota made) unit on-line for $342.50 that looks exactly the same in the picture. Do these aftermarket converters work?

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Russell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Bill\_Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill_Russell)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aftermarket-catalytic-converters-good-or-bad/11158/2 "2008-02-26T18:05:31Z")

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