LKQ Pick Your Part

I was looking for a part for my Volvo V70 and I call the number but they can only tell me if they have the car and year that I’m looking for, they do not know what is left on the car, so that is pretty much useless, I go to the location in Stanton OC and I find the fender that I need but in black (my car is silver) the guy at the entrance told me to go to the other location in Anaheim, once I get there I ask them if I can at list see if there is what I’m looking for because they want another 3 dollar entrance and I just payed $ 3 at the other location at 3 miles away, you will think that if you already payed in one location you should have the priority and a minimum of costumer service to make your costumers that already payed been able to at list take a look if what you looking for is on the lot, I don’t mind pay again if you have the part that I’m looking for, well I pay and go in and I find a fender on the same color of my car, so I ask the manager if I can exchange it with the one that I just got at the other location so that he can save me the trouble of paint it again, is answer is no because I did not get the warranty (warranty is supposed to be a protection that you purchase if your part is not working it is not the option for return it (YOU GOT THAT mister MANAGER) WARRANTY look it up and learn, so two things people, first «if you pay the entrance at one location as a corporation you should allow your costumer to go to the other location and not have to pay again, if you don’t find the part that you need you should refund the costumer because you make more that you should in a car that you pay 200 Dollar for the all thing + taxes and the useless so called WARRANTY that is not a waranty, and you should allow the exchange if I just purchase the part 30 minutes earlier in your other location, that is why you will never see me in your business again, I’ll go to the dealer and pay more but not have to deal with policy

Bring:
$ 2 in cash per person for the entry fee
Good closed-​toe shoes that you would be willing to step in a puddle with
Your own tools
Transportation that you don’t mind having dirty feet in
Paper towels and hand cleaner in your car
Don’t bring:
Your own sample parts into the yard (to avoid confusion about what to charge for)
Since LQK bought pick your part, you can now go to their website and preview their inventory. This can be really helpful (or it can just let you know which cars have already been completely stripped out.) Model information isn’t always entered in correctly. Just like craigslist, people can’t figure out the difference between a Jeep Cherokee and a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Because there is another pick your part nearby on Katella, it’s hit or miss which cars or types of cars each lot will have in greater quantities.
The yard is still organized in a pretty old school style. GM, Ford, and Chrysler all get sections, but the foreign cars are lumped together. Similarly, trucks and SUV’s are all lumped together with no consideration of manufacturer or country of origin. I’ve gone to this yard for over a decade and it’s been fun to watch the car demographics change. It’s like watching the effects of market demand on a 15 year delay. There are many more SUV’s and vans available today than when I started going.
Credit cards:
Accepted to pay for parts, not the entry fee

The manager, Alex, is super helpful and great! But also, what am I doing here. Hahahaha #helpme

Definitely better than the Stanton location. The ground is EXTREMELY oily, but they try to keep the rows more today than Stanton. I got what I came for, so that’s good.

So I decided to check out their Wheel Monday’s which is like 7 $ a tire but then you still have to pay a Tire Break Fee (Cash Only $ 3.40).
So I find one tire that had 90−95% that I had to remove from the car myself and I decide to go check out. He only charges me for the Tire break and says someone will come and take the tire off. There was an old guy who always takes them off but he just left on lunch or something. I wait 15 min for someone to come over and break my tire off. So he’s on the machine everything is good. And when he finishes he says I’m done. so I walk out and they ask me for the receipt for the tire but I didn’t have one cause he took it.(which only had the tire break on it of course). And by then there was another huge line and I asked if I had to wait in the line again, and he said no just go pay for it. But how am I gunna «cut» all these people, well anyways I head back to pay for the tire and I noticed there a puncture on the side of the tire. HE RUINED A PERFECTLY GOOD TIRE, AND I DIDN’T GET MY TIRE BREAK MONEY BACK. Now I know it didn’t have any kind of holes because it was holding the air really good and I had already inspected it very good, this puncture wound was about an inch long and was obviously from his careless tire removing skills.
So just keep in mind when you buy tires after they have been removed from the rim that they didn’t puncture the tires. I’ve seen some tires that had the same puncture wound that they still had for sale. So just keep an eye out.

Poor Service, Cashier Should the managers assistant cleaning toilets. People working in the yard have better service than cashiers, guy manager at cash box no real service no help when I HAVE TO BUY INSURANCE FOR PART TI GET MY MONEY BACK. LKQ operates stealing, recycling, working their employees to terms and policies versus what’s good for the consumer. When I came back to the yard less than two hours later because it’s the wrong part, it’s MARKED UP more than moms and pops, core fees, taxes, entry fees, charge for every small thing broken sensors, cut lines, cracked disc on spindle, bent control arm: thieves parts are defective and need better customer service versus corporation profit.

OVERPRICED OVERPRICED OVERPRICED
BAD CONDITION USUALLY
To any reviewers, the only redeeming factor is the 50% off days, which is what the prices should be! Even then AVOID these junkyards just buy online I guarantee you will be happier even if it is used online it is going to be almost the same price and better condition!
EXAMPLE: I wanted to buy a used tire, the price with 50% was going to be $ 30? OVERPRICED and the tires ALL have some cracks, I looked I promise you it is true. It isn’t worth the hours you do to jump from LKQ or even some random junkyards they were all this unfair in terms of price and inventory.
GO to discount tires, they have a BRAND NEW tire for $ 51 (was for a 2001 prius, comforser brand) and it includes mount, rotation, and valve stems. I wish I just did this first.
GO ON EBAY, AMAZON, OR SHOP ONLINE SO MUCH CHEAPER SAVES YOU MONEY, GAS, AND TIME I GUARANTEE IT.
INVENTORY
They never have what you are looking for anyways, I looked and found the car I needed for replacement parts, but it was all gutted except for a spare tire which I bought for half off it came out to $ 8 the ONLY SAVING GRACE of this place was maybe something like that, honestly didn’t need to have a spare but it was there… it wasn’t my priority but for anything with the engine parts or tires, not there at all. Also check the inventory online first it is pretty darn accurate, if it is not mentioned at that location, then it is not there, no matter what they say when you call them first.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
They don’t help you at all with pricing it cheaper, they will NOT BUDGE on set price! I TRIED haha. It seems you spend hours to save a FEW DOLLARS, if you are buying anything that needs to be separated don’t expect help either they can’t help you need to either ask and pay someone or do it yourself. It may be beneficial to those mechanics who need larger used parts like an engine, or a drivetrain but if you are like me and need something small like a cd player, some engine coils, tail lights etc. then go online and purchase it there, it is cheaper and easier I swear it has been a few years of me doing this and it has been beneficial and cheaper to just buy those small things online, TRUST ME.
ANAHEIM LOCATION IS THE BEST ONE (INVENTORY), AND BIGGEST LOT

I have to chuckle a little bit reading previous reviews. ALL are somewhat accurate. (Can’t verify the bed-​bugs or cockroaches — haven’t seen any yet…) The place is NOT clean. There are areas of the yard that the ground is REALLY, REALLY oiley. Definitely wear another pair of shoes while picking. I’m sure when this place closes up and the new owner does a soil check on the property, they’re going to $h*T. Pick Your Part (PYP) is preparing though, because they charging you with every part you buy. But hey, it’s the cost of being CHEAP, right? This place suits its purpose. Located in Anaheim, so it’s a wrecking yard right in your own «back yard» (If you live in Central O.C.) If you go enough times, you can see, they are NOT just in the business of selling USED parts. They’re going to sell or strip EVERYTHING useful out of the car. Afterwards, they sell the skeleton car off for scrap metal. It never used to be difficult to buy a engine wiring harness (how often do you really need one?), but if you don’t get here quick, it will be cut out with a garden shear. Just take notice of their own scrap piles at the end of many rows of cars. They’re just not cleaning up the yard… Anyway — enough of that…
This place is very much hit and miss. It’s the same with any other yard you go to. The people who gave favorable reviews, got the part they wanted for a «decent» price. The people flaming this place, didn’t find what they were looking for, or thought they were charged too much. You do have to wonder about the price they charge, and the people who are charging you. It’s SELDOM a place to negotiate. It’s no longer an owner your talking to. «LKQ Pick Your Part» is a corporation. They really don’t care if you find your door handle or plastic trim… I for one have dropped parts right there at the cashier and walked off. But, I do find myself going back.
I think they have their popular «50%» weekends three or four times a year. You need to prepare yourself — at least here at the Anaheim lot. It took me OVER 30 minutes to pull into the parking lot and to try and get back out. I went on the first day of the weekend sale — mistake. Also, it may be advertised as a 50% off day, but by the time you drive off, your scratching your head thinking if it was really worth it. (see picture of my receipt). I was looking for a Ford Explorer axle for my Jeep. Prices listed have them going for $ 199 (Disc to disc). But after going to the window, the dude informs me the brake calipers will be additional. hmmm. Then after paying a CORE charge, ENVIROMENTAL FEE, and then a RECYCLING FEE and of course TAX, the GRAND TOATL on my $ 99.50 axle (remember 50% off weekend) was $ 173.75. I was a little taken back at first, but I paid it. Probably because I wrestled with this thing (alone) for an hour trying to remove it. It was more of a quest at this point. They do get their prices, but remember, items like this you just can’t buy new.

I DON’T think this company deserves even one star!
Today my husband and I went to get some parts off of a couple of cars and when I checked out and showed the check out guy everything we had to check out I paid for the stuff no problem… but then when I went out the Exit area I was stopped and told that I didn’t pay for all the items. Apparantly you have to pay for each and every single item even if you already paid for the part and it has nuts and bolts attached to it… WHAT??? Can I just say this company has RIP OFF CUSTOMERS all over it. Oh and they called the cops on my husband even though no items left the premises and I SHOWED the ignorant exit door attendant all the items I had and I’m sorry if the check out guy decided to let the parts go without being charged since they went with the big items that I purchased already along with some fuses, a spring and a couple of tubes. Needless to say the cops’ time was wasted and I don’t think that was good business ethics on their part since the exit attendant stated that I left the gates with the parts which was a LIE and I never left the gates. In fact I actually left the parts that I paid for and the other bag of items that they were accusing me of stealing… How is that STEALING when I showed everybody what I had??? I thought I was getting love from a terrific company but instead I was getting screwed big time.
Oh and another thing… the cashier told me that there was no warranties on these parts which I agreed with since the parts were used. However, my receipt was stamped: «CUSTOMER DECLINED WARRANTY» which is a LIE. I never declined warranty because I was never offered it in the first place! I wonder what that’s all about.
At this point I had to leave my stuff that I bought with my husband who had been busy getting another part for his truck and when he only wanted to buy one item from the $ 45 bag they told him he HAD TO BUY ALL THE ITEMS IN THE BAG!!! WHAT THE F***!!! He then wanted to return the items that I bought originally but they wouldn’t let him even though I had just bought them a few minutes ago. All they had to do was void the sale! I mean why would we want to support a company that is so greedy that they try to squeeze every penny out of their customers. This is not how you keep your customers coming back.
Do not go to this junk yard if you want to save any money because they wanted to charge me another $ 45 for some loose nuts and bolts that went with the purchased parts already!
Unbelievable…I will never support this company again unless they change their policies… and attitudes… and employees… and managers… Good riddance!
I accidentally posted this review to another LKQ Pick Your Part in Stanton off of Katella and I am sorry for the mistake but here is the review in all it’s glory at the right company… Again apologize.

Well, This place is my training grounds, I usually come here to practice or learn something new, Some of those parts you will try to harvest will be less on ebay. This place has really hyped up it’s prices since the new owners took over. Any who the taco man in there makes some very good tacos :).
would be 5 stars if it wasn’t for their new outrages prices and 3 stars for the taco man.

I’d never want to sell my used car to a place like this… you just know they’re looking to rip you off. If you’re expecting a bunch of money selling parts, you might as well forget it too. Better off donating a car that will need to go to the junkyard anyway, you won’t have to deal with the trouble and the charity can benefit from it instead.
That said, if you need to look for a replacement part to pull for an existing car, and don’t want to pay an arm and a leg, this is the place to do it. I pulled a fender and door off a couple different Camrys to replace on my Camry (idiot-​move backing out of the garage ruined my door and fender). Unfortunately, mismatched colors but I don’t care and will eventually get em painted. Just need to get both parts back on so I can at least drive the car without getting pulled over and a ticket.
Or if you’re a complete scavenger, you can come and strip the interiors of cars and flip the parts on Ebay I’m sure. Visors, Door handles, card panels, speakers, radios, etc you name it.
Some of the finer points:
— $ 2 entry fee
— Grab a wheelbarrow or truck near the entrance for collecting parts.
— wear junky clothes/​shoes (the asphalt is covered in layers of oil)
— bring your own tools, and lots of them (socket wrenches, deep sockets, socket extensions, sockets in all kinds of sizes, impact drivers, drills, screw drivers, pry bars, mallets, etc etc etc).
— bring a hat, sunglasses, long-​sleeve shirts, sun protection, etc.
— bring water and rags/​wipes/​face towels to wipe off.
Despite the fact that I absolutely hated coming here and only did so out of almost-​complete necessity, it’s pretty simple: it’s a junkyard — you get what you need and you leave.
It was pretty intimidating walking in, as we went on a 50% off sale wknd, and it was a complete zoo, but if it’s your first time you just need to stay focused and determined on the task.
It helped that I kinda knew what I was doing in terms of how to take off the door and fender, but it still took half the day to do it. It was one of the most miserable experiences ever and I hope to never have to go back again. But I did get what I needed for $ 70~ out the door (stupidly, I paid an extra $ 13 for a 30-​day warranty that I thought I might need for a door that I wasn’t sure would fit… it fits fine). Still working on bolting the fender onto my Camry but the door is hung and mostly fits… Hey, it’s better than paying well-​over $ 1000 to have someone else do it.

This place is incredibly shady. I called and got a quote on my vehicle and was given one price then for some reason I was transferred to a man that told me I had already called before (when I had not) and offered me $ 200 less for no reason at all. Do NOT sell your vehicle here, you are NOT getting top dollar. They are scamming you.

Made an appointment for an 8:00 am pick up for my old vw at the mechanic’s. Long story short, the person. who scheduled the appointments gave me inaccurate information and really I was scheduled for anywhere from 8 – 12:00. Who has time to wait around for that during the week? They time me that I had to be there due the check to be made our to me. (Why can’t they make it out to the guy on the title like every other place!?) It was only after complaining to them about their mistake that they said they could now show up before 10:00 at least. When they got here they tried to bargain me down on the already agreed upon price, which was already low at $ 325. Worst service experience I’ve had in a long time. You’re better off having your car towed to your house driveway and making appointments for before your work or after.

What do you do when your looking for a part to fix that broken part?
Head to the junk yard for a bit of DIY time with your trusty tools and ability to hunt down what you need in the endless rows of scattered cars!
This is a pretty cool place there is a ton of assorted cars, vans, trucks and other automobile with parts ripe for the stripping!
Your best bet before coming here is to take some pictures on your phone of what your looking for and research how many models have the same part, that way you can seek out those cars with the parts to start prying them out!
A good amount of the cars here had a ton of useful parts still left in them wile others have been almost torn apart with nothing but junky leftovers.
I’ve been here a few times over the years looking for parts to fix things myself and the majority of the time I’ve been successful in finding what I needed so that’s been a plus.
There was a dude here selling food and drinks so if your stuck in the lot for a wile and get hungry he’s got you covered!
When you enter there is an admission price of $ 2 and you must sign your name in case you hurt yourself or something, keep in mind this is a junk yard and there is parts all over the ground as well as a ton of oil making it very slippery pretty much everywhere, today being a rainy day was no exception I could have easily slid across the lot!
Pretty much this is a cool place over all and I’m sure ill be back here at one point when something else needs a fixin!

The concept of this place is pretty cool. You can:
— Recycle or sell your old cars to them.
— Find cheap parts for your car – especially the hard to find parts. The down-​side to this is that you have to bring your own tools and remove the parts yourself. If you’re not too savvy with cars, you might wanna bring someone who is or ask someone for help. Maybe even pay them to do it for you.
I haven’t come in for parts, but if you’re trying to sell your car, beware! They will give you a quote on the phone of what your car is worth and when you bring the car in, they’ll switch it up on you at give you a million reasons why they can’t give you as much as they quoted. Total BS. I paid $ 80 to get the car to the lot, so they already had that leverage – knowing that I didn’t want to pay another $ 80 to take it back home.
After discovering that they wanted to give me $ 185 instead of the $ 250 they quoted me, I called the woman who gave me the quote. She denied giving me the quote. What she told me was that as long as the engine and transmission were in the car, I would get $ 250. There was so much more than that. When I got to the window, they said that they were deducting $ 50 for the missing cats and $ 15 for the battery. The woman I spoke with did not state this on the phone, or even ask about whether these parts were there. Instead I had parted out a lot of the car, she said they would pay $ 250 for the engine and transmission if I brought the car to them. They were not willing to pickup my car since it did not have wheels.
When I asked the people at the window to get their manager and replay the recorded call, they told me to try calling the woman who gave me the quote. When I called her back, she did not want to play back the call. She also would not get her manager on the phone. Why would I call her out like that if she didn’t promise me $ 250? Better yet, why would she not want to playback the recorded call? She obviously got caught lying.
Conveniently, nobody at the office could get a hold of the manager either. Apparently, he took off early. I guess those are the perks of being a manager. After hanging around for awhile, I guess they realized I wasn’t leaving until someone got a supervisor or manager on the phone. Someone finally called his cell phone and I was able to negotiate to $ 225. I didn’t get the full value promised, but I already wasted my morning and the extra $ 25 wasn’t worth my time and energy. The customer service here is absolutely terrible!

Don’t buy your parts online ! Come here and you’ll save plenty of money buy pealing what you want off of the car yourself and buying it ! Way cheaper ! Don’t expect it to be clean cause it’s a junkyard ! Just remember not to wear your nicest clothes when coming here. Also ! Remember to bring your own tools cause they won’t supply you with any!

hahahaha pick your part is a joke. Every single last one of them. This one is just a little bit less ghetto and dirty. but just by a little. Thats the only reason it got 2 stars.

This place is amazing. There are broken cars everywhere. It looks like people take random bits of off them and this appears to be allowed. I just went for the food, I thought at first it was the parking lot for the food truck. But then I noticed how the cars were parked real high and some didn’t have wheels.
All in all a great experience. The kids kept whining about being at the wrong place and were upset the whole way back but I just turned on jack FM.

Poor customer service! Manager on duty was disrespectful to me and my uncle. We have been coming here for years and never felt humiliated like that before. Manager tossed the hubcaps that went on with the rims I had purchased when the cashier had looked up in the computer they where a part of the rim. Haven’t gone bk to this place since then my experience from LKQ isn’t the same thanks to them! I take off my own parts and I’m basically paying full price! FUCK THAT OVER PRICED!

(February, 2016 update) begins:
Price of admission is now $ 3.
Prices of all parts were increased: see
current price lists.
50% off days are now 40% off days
(February, 2016 update) ends.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I can’t believe this place is right across the street from a theme park. You can see the kids screaming and having fun right across the street. This place is located on Beach Blvd. I almost passed it up. I can’t believe its located here.
I’ve been to at least 10 junk yards in Southern California. Someone said people shouldn’t complain about how oily the ground is at this junk yard because its a «junk yard.» That same person is probably like most people who visit this crappie junk yard and thinks that the prices, customer service, selection of cars, oily ground (i’ve NEVER seen any junk yard with a consistently oily ground on 90% of their junk yard), so they think it’s somehow normal. I would ask that same person and anyone else to visit any of pickyourpart other locations, then revise their review. Because this Anaheim location is probably their worst.
Foremost, this is the WORST junk yard I ever visited. The ground is so oily that you might as well discard your shoes before you re-​enter your vehicle. Because you will leave behind all kinds of nasty filthy toxic oil on your carpet interior. I wouldn’t even throw the shoes in the BARE trunk. Put them in some plastic bags and put them in the trunk. Also, how do they expect you to do some serious parts pulling (like getting underneath the car) when they can’t keep the ground at least dirty? Why is it so damn oily? I was sliding the whole time like I was ice skating or something. I had on great «parts place’ traction shoes. They didn’t work.
I wouldn’t risk getting on ground to get underneath these cars. They are not secured. They are placed worst than an unrelated junk yard on Vermont. So you are at risk of a car falling on you while you are collecting oil all over your back.
Secondly, the cashiers are the worst. I guess they are used to getting over on Anaheim crowds. Some tall guy was in front of me with an instrumental panel. It didn’t have a passengerside air bag. It just had the cover. The idiot cashier tried to charge him for an air bag. He said it doesn’t matter that it doesn’t have 1. It looks like it has 1. What the hell? I should’ve known this place would be a problem.
I go next. This was a regular day. NOT 50% off. I bought 3 rearview mirrors. Bitch tried to charge highest tier rate (g5) which is $ 14.99 for each outside mirror glass. I told this lady that it’s just a glass, NOT the entire assembly. I’m used to paying g-​1 to g-​3 on 50% days at any other pickyourpart location. But this one was trying to OVERCHARGE me for a mirror glass lol. I argued her down. She charged me g2 rate. I get to gate. Some short idiot witha height complex tells me that she charged me wrong and I gotta go back through to pay for it. I told this idiot that I have 3 mirrors. He says that they are «electric» and different sizes so they should be different prices lol. So now this idiot is telling the cashier that she didn’t do her job.
I go back to cashier. She then tries to charge me another rate. I tell her I don’t want anything. She credit me for everything and says she will charge me same rate for the other 2. So they have to charge me again. I did it because I didn’t want to feel like I came here for nothing. I get two mirrors and go back though. The short punk is no where in site. Some nice guy look at my gate receipt. Actually, he barely looks at it and tells me thanks for coming.
Bottom line, I will never come here again. The place is filthy than every last junk yard ive been to. Oily ground is not standard. The ground should be dirty, not full of oil. Don’t go here for this alone. Live cockroaches in cars. Bedbugs blood stains on some interior parts. You don’t want to mess witha bedbugs infestation. Roaches will die in months w/​o food. Bedbugs can survive years without blood. STAY AWAY! Also, their car selection is crappie. Don’t take my word for it. Check their website. Keep this in mind: They will charge you highest tier (g5+) for any part. ANY PART! The short punk at gate will send you back to cashier to overcharge you if the cashier charge you too low.
Last but not least: WHY WOULD THEY HAVE A FOOD TRUCK INSIDE THIS FILTHY PLACE? If you like airborne junkyard debris in your food, go ahead and buy the food in here. Then eat it in a cockroach-​infested car. The food truck should be outside the junkyard. Not inside. Plain nasty. I would not buy this food.
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