Pull-A-Part

I personally like this place alot. I have learned a few things about going here that I will pass along. if you are going under a car, take a large piece of cardboard with you to lay on. You can thank me later. If you are going in the summer take an girlfriend with you and a large umbrella. She will be pissed you made her go but you will be so happy that you had a gf to provide shade for you when you were looking up at the sun trying to get that damn bumper off.
if I have the opportunity to take a pick up or van I always take my yard wagon with me. It just makes toting all my tools through the yard that much easier. They do have wheel barrows but a wagon is so much better.
For the most part this place is a great deal, but I have found that some junk yards out there will actually take the the part off the car for you and have it waiting on you at the office for less than what it costs at pull a part. So keep that in mind.

This is one cool (and very useful) car junkyard. If you’ve heard at all about Pull-​A-​Part you can imagine what the place is all about but I was very impressed with the streamlined process here. If you have an old, commonly seen car you can easily find just about any replacement part for it here.
My girlfriend recently had someone back into her car in a parking lot and smash out the tail light. At first we figured «Let’s just take it to the repair shop and let them handle it then forward the charges to this poor honest citizen who hit our car and came to find us to tell us about it.» Instead, we went with this option and it turned out to be a fun date. Not to mention we found and acquired the part we needed in just minutes — it took us longer to actually put it on her car.
They have streamlined the process here to make it very straightforward. They are open 7 days a week from 8am to 5pm. You go in, look up your car on their computers and mark down the numbers for which row you need to go to. You pay $ 2 per person to go in for as long as you want and tinker around pulling off whatever parts you want from any car out there. As you exit you pay a well reduced price for the parts you pulled. If you’re looking for heavier parts or lots of them the junkyard provides a fleet of wheelbarrows for you to fill up as you wander the yard. You MUST bring in your own tools though and believe me you will need at least the basics for most items.
Some downsides. This place is a bit sketchy, I won’t lie. There are police here for security. It’s pretty obvious that most folks here are looking to bank on used parts at their own car repair shops where they can easily turn them over for a 100% profit or more. Bring a friend, a minimal amount of tools and don’t dress like a rich kid. Honestly if you’re coming here in the first place you’re probably a cheap ass. Also, don’t bother calling in, their phone service is fully automated. The only way I found out their hours was by seeing them on the door.