Junk Yard Price List?

unabashedpraise · 02-26-2009, 02:32 PM

This in the right spot? If not I'm sure the mods will move this thread:

It would be nice to have a spot to search for junkyard prices. I never know if those "people" are snickering behind my back for an overcharged item that I so willingly forked over my hard earned cash.

For example:
The other day I bought a Class III Drawtite used hitch and wire harness that I spent an hour taking off for $50; I thought it was pretty decent compared the harness new from Drawtite is about $55. Today I was reading a post where someone paid about $15 for all said items, only they were OEM. Maybe I got a good deal and he get the best, I don't know.

Maybe it could be something like:
Location, year and model, item, condition, price.

Otherwise, how are some of us supposed to know how much is too much?

Kansas City, MO

Rear tailgate shocks, functional- $10
1998 ZJ drivers dash w/ vents, perfect- $10
1993-1998 ZJ 2' Drawtite hitch and wire harness, small amounts of rust- $50

**YJake** · 02-26-2009, 03:17 PM

You bring up a good point.

Right now the average Joe junk yard owners are desperate and will sell anything for cheap around here. My dad scored the front 60/40 bench seat out of a 99' Ram for $60 and the guy let me have the rear seatbelts out of a ZJ as part of the deal.

YMMV

Happy Joe · 02-26-2009, 03:20 PM

Here is the price list of the cheapest yard around here (its a you pull it yourself yard).
I was shopping there just this morning for port injected Ford 5.0s...

http://coloradosprings.upullandpay.com/PriceGuide.aspx

Enjoy!

**jbramble24** · 02-26-2009, 03:25 PM

Try this website, tell it what you are looking for and it will give you a list of salvage yards that have it an how much they want for it.

www.car-part.com

**YJake** · 02-26-2009, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbramble24

Try this website, tell it what you are looking for and it will give you a list of salvage yards that have it an how much they want for it.

www.car-part.com

Holy Rusted Metal Batman!

Me007gold · 02-26-2009, 03:48 PM

Heres a price list for the picknpull down here

yellowford · 02-26-2009, 11:54 PM

Which yard did you go to in KC. Ive been tou pick it in KCK but haven't been over to pick n pull yet, just wondering which yard is better. The closet one to me always over charges for everything I just don't feel like drinving furhter most of the time.

unabashedpraise · 02-27-2009, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellowford

Which yard did you go to in KC. Ive been tou pick it in KCK but haven't been over to pick n pull yet, just wondering which yard is better. The closet one to me always over charges for everything I just don't feel like drinving furhter most of the time.

I went to a hunk-a-junk out in Independence, MO that I found on craigslist. It was DEFINITELY a family owned business. The only thing I like about them is that I can drive through and over the mounds of mud and puddles directly to the vehicle I am looking for. They only had a couple of jeeps though.

I'm going to try the "pick and pull" off of Truman next time, they never want to give any sort of help over the phone. I don't want to waste my time driving there if they don't even have a ZJ in stock, but alas, they won't answer those types of questions.

**ChicagoYJ** · 02-28-2009, 06:36 PM

Most of the self serve junkyards around here in and around Chicago have one day where it's 50% off everything in the yard.

Lucky for me I have 4 junkyards that are walking distance from home.
2 of them are self serve. Only down side is they rearly get any wranglers.
Cherokee and GC are a dime a dozen though.

One of them actually has a YJ in there right now. I'll be there tomorrow to grab a few things off of it. When these come in you can't wait till the half off day since they get picked a part quick.

1976cj5jeep · 03-01-2009, 08:50 AM

I just pulled an entire power steering system from pull a part in okc. The gearbox, pump, & brackets came to $46. Not to bad IMO.

unabashedpraise · 03-03-2009, 03:00 PM

Anyone ever buy any skid plates from these types of places?

-r0b- · 03-03-2009, 09:46 PM

I have a buddy who owns a rather large and sophisticated salvage yard. He's not even open to the public. His operation uses a high-dollar computer program which lets them enter in the vehicles VIN and it will automatically inventory it and list crossover fittingss as well as price the parts. He doesn't have to abide by what the program recommends for price, but says its fairly accurate. All the yards using this system are interconnected and they can search each others databases.

newjeepinidaho · 03-28-2009, 09:28 PM

my entire project came out of a junkyard and with about 10 trips and a lot of reserch i have been able to find everything i need disc brake conversion on a dana 27 less than 100 bucks would have been half that but i decided to put new calipers, pads and brake lines on

itsmejonnyb · 06-11-2009, 12:15 PM

the pick-a-part by where i live is ok i guess but the guys that work there aren't really that helpful. i herd of one about 30 miles from where i live, might go check it out soon. i was wondering if anyone has bought a striped out single cab, and how much they got it for. i need to replace mine in my commanche

gmp211 · 06-11-2009, 03:29 PM

Now only if they had a Kelley Blue Book for used car parts.

haha

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Me007gold Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Anfatio Posts: 380 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Heres a price list for the picknpull down here

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-r0b- Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: TN Posts: 12 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I have a buddy who owns a rather large and sophisticated salvage yard. He's not even open to the public. His operation uses a high-dollar computer program which lets them enter in the vehicles VIN and it will automatically inventory it and list crossover fittingss as well as price the parts. He doesn't have to abide by what the program recommends for price, but says its fairly accurate. All the yards using this system are interconnected and they can search each others databases.