How do i vist the junkyard?

[Rearm91]

Can any one advise me on how the junk yeard works?

I need to go find a lip for my car, because mine fell off =(

I have never been to a junk yard and i have no idea on what i need to do or what i need to bring or any thing >.<

THanks for the help.

[JoshM]

The "you pull it" JY's, you walk around, find what you want, take it off, then pay.


Some they pull it for you.

[mndude07]

Most of them you pay like a dollar to get in and you take your own tools, and just get whatever you need, and then pay for the parts.

[H22WAGON93]

Look in your local yellow pages, it should tell you or you can call

[Leung]

just look in your phone book and call a bunch of them that's near you.

all you gotta do is ask if they "salvage yard" is the kind that "you" can walk around in pulling your own parts.

that's the important thing, call it a "salvage yard" not a junk yard, hell they might even hang up on you. it's not junk because you're interested in it.

as for tools, socket sets with wrenches, extensions, screw drivers, hammer, plieres, wire cutters, some kind of scraper tool , red rags, gloves, zip lock bags ( for screws and stuff).


i went last thursday, right at the front as soon as i walked out into the yard there was a Legend Coupe. I snatched up that lip so fast it wasn't even funny.

[Gotz Cb7]

Yea, most are pull it yourself. You could also check out "car-parts.com" and see if they have a lip at a junkyard near you. The ones from car-parts.com are mostly stuff already pulled. Just call, ask them if they have it, if so...let them know you'll be in to purchase it, and they'll get it for you when you hang up. I think it's known as a "spoiler front" in the listings.

[Rearm91]

ok thanks ill be sure to give it a try, and ill call it a salvage from now on

[Shadow1]

take this stuff with you:


-a friend. who knows if you find a good deal on some suspension parts out there or something that requires you lifting the car up some how. you'll need the help.

-a good set of tools. everything from a 6mm socket to a 24mm socket. make sure you have these and good ratchet. something like Craftsmen, Stanley, or Snap-On. any of those will do. some of those cars may have been sitting out there for a while and having a $5 ratchet will do nothing but leave you with bloody knuckles and a broken tool.

-PB Blaster or Liquid Wrench. rain, 16-18 year old car, nuts and bolts. nuff said.

-at least $100. because you might find somany parts, you know if you leave them, its just like jailbait. you dont get it, someone else will.

[crusto2k3]

Breaker Bar!!!!

[KRIS05VVTi]

you pull it are the best =]

P.S. anyone know of eny in Northern NJ!?

[f22a1accord]

anyone kno of where any good junk yeards are in North Carolina or at least close?

[The-Gr8-Ox]

Rearm-there is a you pull it in vegas called "A-City Auto Pick-A-Part"
the staff isn't very helpful, but you should be able to find what your looking for,
plus there are some other jy around that can help.
just pay the entry fee and hunt! good luck

[The-Gr8-Ox]

anyone kno of where any good junk yeards are in North Carolina or at least close?

the only one i know of is this...
http://www.109upullit.com/
3459 Thomasville Rd
Winston Salem, NC 27107
(336) 788-9122

[Kurobei]

I think this should be in the sticky!!! :P

DIY "How to Junkyard" LOL

This is how me and my bois do it.

Really try not to go alone and bring a friend or two with you....especially at the U-pull it yards. Sometimes when I find a good scrap car and want multiple things, it's always good to have some friends to help you "Guard" the car so any other interested people sometimes shy away and leave the car alone if you are whoring it already.

I usually always get outnumbered 3:1-4:1 when pulling parts off CBs at my local yard because it's popular. Anybody that lives close to the 707 Pick n' Pull knows how fast those cars get stripped. It's like putting a injured animal in a piranha infested pool. It gets reduced to just a chassis within 3-4 days seriously if it's in good shape.

Try to hitup the yard on rainy days. SERIOUSLY! A majority of the time there's fewer people because the sissies don't want to get wet or muddy. This leaves more cars for the picking!! Some things I like to do is pull a trunk carpet from a civic or a accord for something to lay on when the ground is muddy or wet. Also bring a 18"-20" pipe with you to use as a breaker bar just in case you see some good rims.

Oh hoodies and cargo pants are my choice of clothes because you can carry hella shiet in them.

[Leung]

also watch for Holiday specials.. my U Pull and Pay here in Cincinnati, every once in a while runs specials like buy one get one or 25% off your entire order.

they once even gave away movie tickets to a cool movie for the first 50 people .