Pick-n-Pull

Pick and Pull is generally a joke and should only be a last resort. My experience today was especially frustrating. Saw they had the car I was looking for. Called to ask about the wheels. Was told that was a different department and that I had to come in. Fair enough, I go in. I get there, am told there is no wheel department and that I have to go pull the wheels myself. So I pay my $ 2 to get in, get to the yard, and low and behold NOT A SINGLE CAR HAS WHEELS ON IT. Back to the counter and am told «the wheel department is at Berryessa». That isn’t what you just told me 5 minutes ago. The only reason I give them two stars is because I did get my $ 2 entry fee back. What a colossal waste of time. Every other auto dismantler has an online parts locater and can tell you if they have what you are looking for. Seriously, unless you have exhausted all other resources, don’t waste your time with this place.

I have to give a star so it gets 1. I will NEVER go here again. I even sent am email to the parent company to complain and I haven’t heard back. I will gladly pay full price for new parts then be treated the way I was treated the other day. I was a first time shopper with a friend who has been there numerous times. He and his friend that I talked to said they always bring whatever part it is they want so they can match it up. We came in and set our bag down that had MY taillights in it. I paid the entrance fee and my friend questioned where we could find the vehicle we needed. We were given the info and went out to get what we needed. We gut lucky amd found what we needed and also a side view mirror too. We came to the front to pay for not only 1 tailight but 2 and the mirror. Was not happy with the proce so I just wanted the 1 taillight. That’s when the Manager approached and took MY taillights out of the bag. He took my good tailight and said he would have to hold on to it. An argumeny ensued between my friend and the girl at the front and the Manager. Now at this point they were saying that sincey friend was a repeat customer and should know the rules and that I signed the waiver that there was nothing they could do. Well, maybe they should train their employees to ASK if we had been there before and knew the rules and asked to look in the bag we had brought in. I have worked in customer service for almost 30 years and would NEVER treat a customer the way they treated us. Like I said. I will NEVER shop here again

Went to Pick N Pull this morning. They opened at 8am but there was only a few spaces left when i arrived. Entrance fee was $ 2 and they even stamped my hand in case I wanted to exit and enter again. The guy at the front desk was able to print me a list of cars with the corresponding # of rows. However, it was similar to their online system and they weren’t able to tell you if the part or inventory is available. After walking through a maze of old cars, I walked out tired and empty handed! Boo. what a waste of time and energy.

Girl with the thick black eyebrows was hella rude cus she doesn’t know how to speak. Asked where I could use the restroom And all she could do was point. Just point and not say anything. Pointing doesn’t do anything.

They give you a 4 hour pick up window and they’re still an hour late? Then when you call to get an update and say you’re disappointed in their service you get the pleasure of speaking with one of the rudest «managers» ever!

Love this place ran into a couple stalkers chavalas got the parts I was looking for gud day

I have been at this location a few times over the past few years. Every time I visited I walked in hoping to find useful parts but I only walked away with nothing. Aside from that, my wallet was $ 2 lighter. The new online search system they have only tells you what they have on site but it doesn’t show an inventory of what is still available for every car. It’s a total waste of time and money.

When my old Ford finally dies and goes to Purgatory, it’s going to end up in a junkyard where it’ll be picked apart by car-​fixing scavengers.
Until then, I keep extending its life by being one of those scavengers myself. Thanks to Pick-​N-​Pull, my ailing car can receive part transplants and live to see another day.
INVENTORY:
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Pick-​N-​Pull has a huge selection of older cars, vans and pickup trucks. Their website conveniently shows the year, location, and the date brought onto the yard for a given make and model. Vehicles get rotated out quickly — there were two dozen of my particular model, all of which have been on the yard for less than two months.
Still, those scavengers work fast. Some vehicles here were very well picked apart. So keep an eye on the inventory, and come prepared with the following:
* Tools
* Paper towels for wiping grease off hands (there’s a hand-​washing station on site)
* Printout of vehicle locations (particular models tend to be in the same general area but may not be right next to each other)
PRICES:
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Cash and credit/​debit cards are accepted. Admission, regardless of whether you buy anything, is $ 2. I came looking for a parking brake release handle+cable and paid $ 15 for it. A bit pricey for a simple part and something I had to pull out of a car myself, but what can you do. All items except tires have a 30-​day free exchange period.
So if your old car has fallen ill and you’d rather not take it to a pricey mechanic, head over to Pick-​N-​Pull and bust out the elbow grease. Your car will thank you for delaying its journey to Purgatory till another day.

The two rude girls at the front desk. One, because all she can say is, no english, wait for her, and she says it so rude and mumbles. I had to ask her 3 times what she was saying. The other one had a long line that wasnt moving, I told her I just want to buy tires. She doesn’t even look at me and says, sign in first. The way she said it was very rude! I think it’s better to spend a little bit more money and go to Calderons next time.

wish the phone number worked so i didnt have to waste my time running down there for nothing! bah can win them all… cheap parts when the dude knows what im talking about… lock your doors and beware of the overweight girls working there with attitude

Check this scam out. Back in January I went to Pick-​N-​Pull auto junk yard and purchased a radio module. I put it in my truck and it did not work, brought it back and they gave me a $ 15 credit. I have checked their inventory each week since looking for my part to come in. I was happy when I finally found it online today, and headed back to pick it up. After explaining to the guy at the front that I was back to complete my exchange, I was still charged $ 2 to get in. I was not happy about that, but oh well. I picked up my part, the dickhead said this part was now $ 28– WTF! So now I had to cough up an additional $ 13, plus the $ 2 to get in. Not happy at all, and won’t be going back.
Price in January was $ 15, today’s price was $ 28 plus the $ 2 entry fee. Who knows what the price will be tomorrow. This place is a joke– beware!

I came in for a grounding/​antenna adapter for a 1995 BMW. I found it, took it off the car and went to check out. They could not find a listing and asked me how much it would be in a store. I told them $ 6, but I would have to order it online. They told me that the part would be $ 6. This was annoying enough, but they also had an attitude about it.
It is worth the shipping charges of buying it online, not to reward this behavior.
Thank you,

After many years of owning many cars, I’ve learned to fix as much as I can and save any difficult repairs for a professional. So I find myself and the s/​o here scavenging for parts.
I’ve picked up items from dealerships and was once blown away for what a flimsy plastic coolant cap cost for my truck. A few months ago, I dropped off my vehicle at the window repair shop next door. The repair was estimated to take 30 minutes, so we wandered to Pick n Pull.
Advice: Wear shoes, and clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring tools! Men, watch the eyes of other men when you bring your lady (I’m assuming its a rare occasion to have a decent to pretty girl in here). The front desk can check if a particular vehicle is in stock and when it was initially brought in. And, please, don’t steal. I know many people who have contemplated to steal a small part, but just ask. I asked one guy how much would a little plastic piece for a door would be, he said «just take it».
Unfortunately, all the vehicles that I found were severely parted. Luckily, I was able to find majority of what I needed.

The Boss says we need to get a Fuel/​Temperature gauge for a Mustang on the lot. I first checked with the dealer and a local parts house. both wanted over $ 100 for the gauge.
A quick online check showed that San Jose Pick-​N-​Pull had the part in row 13 or 14.
i grabbed a helper and headed to the yard. Lots of parking and a roach coach if you are hungry.
usual $ 2 apiece admission got us in. Found the vehicle right away and my helper extracted the part.
$ 20 at checkout and we were on our way back to the lot.
The gauge works perfect and that car will be sold soon.
LOVE IT!

Not a bad selection. At first I was alarmed by welded wheels propping up the cars, but later learned this method is actually safer than jack stands for junk cars.
I made the first mistake most Unilocalers forbade me from doing: call them. I even made the mistake of calling them twice. Then a quick Google search showed up their page and several clicks later I had the inventory pulled up — two ’93 Imprezas. Their inventory was easy to understand and access, unlike another junkyard I went to in Woodland. Some of the cars here are really torn to bits though so don’t always expect to find what you want.
I got myself a nice JDM taillight for $ 40 and a hood prop rod for $ 3 for my 2001 Impreza 2.5RS. Not a bad deal considering the taillight is worth $ 100 and the hood prop rod $ 25. You never know what hidden treasures you’ll find either as I am now one step closer to my JDM taillight conversion.

Parts on the cheap.
If you know what you are looking for then ask at the front desk where you pay your $ 2 to get in. They can tell you where the car you are looking for is in the yard. Even then it is a bit of walking around. Also, and this is important, the sirens that go off around 5 pm are not cops, it is them telling you they are closing soon. They will lock you in, they do not look around to see if you left. But where else can you get a $ 5,000 A/​C system for less than a $ 900.
All in all I recommend this place for those people who like mechanical work and want to save a ton of money.

Maybe I should address this post to the people who struggled with their experience with Pick n Pull.
FIRST! Don’t ever try to call them.
SECOND! Drive to the yard, be sure to check for ‘Discount Days’ (usually every Saturday).
THIRD! ASK the guy at the MAIN REGISTER to LOOK up your car & part. It will save you $ 2 (if they don’t have it) and a lot of walking. They have all of the cars set up in numbered rows for a reason.
I spend a lot of time looking for the right parts for my Datsun, and they usually have everything I need, except for when they don’t…
but then I just go find the nearest taco truck and drown my sorrows in pollo asada!

To find a part is one thing, to toil and bang yerself up to get it is just bloody magic!
For half the price of a new steering thingy, my big bro and I took that poor Honda to the mid left of the foreign cars for a juncture of indefinite value… with a little power steering fluid in the eye, a gouge on my left index knuckle and fifty six bux later I left a satisfied non-​mechanically inclined customer.

This location is smaller than the one on Commerical
but I decided to check it out since I didn’t find what I was looking for at the other. I was happy to hear that if you pay the $ 2 cover at one Pick-​n-​Pull you can visit any the same day without paying again. Unfortunately, I still had no luck, this was packed with cars from the 80’s too.

Holy moly, you walk out the door after paying your $ 2 and there are cars EVERYWHERE. I literally had to start in one corner and work my way through.
The cars are set up pretty freakin sketchy looking. They aren’t blocked up properly with jackstands– no, they are blocked up with a wheel. A wheel!!! I wouldn’t get under one of those things if my life depended on it and it pretty much would if I ever got under one. Sadly most of the cars were already pretty kleaned out and the majority of them were ANCIENT.
I didn’t end up getting anything (nothing was too compatible with my baby blue pinto.) but it was still fun poking around. Since I’m a girl and am not exactly very mechanicy looking, I got a LOT of weird looks and comments. One of the staff actually came up to me and asked me «Do you even know what you are looking for miss?» I sure as hell didn’t see him asking that to the Latino man strolling around not touching any cars…
Basically, hit or miss. BRING TOOLS. BRING CLOTHES YOU DONT MIND GETTING STAINED. BRING GLOVES. And it really helps if your looking for a specific part to call ahead and ask if they have it. I’m looking foward to checking on them in the future if they get more cars.