I’ve never done it. So, first I would have to find a junk yard nearby. Do I call their front desk to see if they have the correct junk car? If said car is available, do I bring my own tools to extract the part? Do I need to bring my own jack and jackstands? Once the parts are extracted, do I have …

[image] bcohen2010: More often than not, the junkyard charges 60% or more of the Rock Auto price, which means that buying the used part simply does not make sense. I guess you’ve had better luck with aftermarket parts than me, at least for power window regulator/motor combos. I finally found …

Here’s some advice, concerning pick a part yards . . . Only go there on 1/2 price weekends . . . otherwise, the parts prices are too high, in my opinion keep a real good eye on any tools you bring. If you put down a tool and let it out of your sight for even an instant, there’s a very good chance…

[image] bcohen2010: sells online (for example on Ebay) A customer bought a used dash cluster off Ebay for $50.00 plus shippingfor his Accord, and had me install it. Didn’t work. I ran down to the U-PULL yard and got one for $15,00, and it worked! Lesson? Don’t buy used car parts off Ebay. …

[image] Tester: I ran down to the U-PULL yard and got one for $15,00, and it worked! I wish I had access to this U-PULL yard. The one here charges $50 for an instrument cluster–plus tax and an “environmental fee”. For a common car, I can get a used one on Ebay for a lot less. The “you pull…

[image] bcohen2010: The “you pull it” yard here charges $85 for a steering wheel That’s a perfect example of why pick a part is only worth it on 1/2-price weekend(s)

I like the All You Can Carry For $59.99 sales at the U-Pull yard. [image] Tester

At the local self serve auto salvage yard an instrument cluster is $30 for cars, $40 for trucks. I paid less than $20 for a cluster for my Plymouth but that wasn’t recently. A trip to California for half price weekend would not save me money.

The self serve yard here has a inventory search for the car you’re looking for but not what parts are still there, @Cavell suggested the same site I use from time to time and will have prices from various yards. Usually they already have the part on the shelf or will pull the part for you and ship i…

Junkyards are moving upscale these days. Used to be junkyards, then salvage yards, then dismantlers, then auto recyclers, and lately one place advertises as an “automotive reverse assembly plant.”

Wow, I really learned so much! Thanks so much for contributing! To answer the gentleman, I don’t really need any particular part–I’ve just been curious about the process, apparently it’s almost a rite of passage for a car guy? I’ve never done it… maybe if I need a body part it’s a good place.

How does buying a part from a junk yard work? What are the rules?

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I like the All You Can Carry For $59.99 sales at the U-Pull yard.

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How does buying a part from a junk yard work? What are the rules?

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