junk yard ettiqute.

[Bearmw]

My old neighbor got banned for life from a junk yard for calling the owner a clown.

[meanEG]

My old neighbor got banned for life from a junk yard for calling the owner a clown.

literally, LOL

[Exodus_2pt0]

the whole auto "salvage" industry is so inefficient and wasteful and it's because of those who treat it as a free-for-all "junk" yard. Something has to change because it just sucks.

I disagree.

It is wasteful because we are pulling used parts off of wrecked cars that no one cares about. If you want a new part, buy new. That said, people who frequent junkyards for the most part are not enthusiasts and don't give a shit about the perfect OEM BMW windscreen they just used as a holder for their phillips head screwdriver.

It's not going to change, and it doesn't really suck that bad. I have had way more good experiences and finds than bad ones at a junk yard.

Then again, I go there for fun and to see what I can find. I don't get all butt hurt because the guy moving the cars around smashed out a tail light or broke a plastic bumper.

If you want to get all upset because of someone being careless, why not look in the glove box that someone ripped up for the lock assembly, find the registration, and call up the owner who wrapped the car around a tree in the first place. But wait, if he had cared more it wouldn't even be there in the first place. Negligence put most of the cars their, and negligence ruins more parts on them. Is one really more acceptable than the other?

Who cares.

My old neighbor got banned for life from a junk yard for calling the owner a clown.

That's funny right there. And just goes to show, you don't fuck with these guys.

I never argue with them on pricing. If they try to price gouge you just set the part down and tell them to have a nice day. Most of the time they will come down and take what they can get rather than watch your wallet drive away still full. On the flip side if you get smart with them, they will just ban you because they can, and the loss of money will be worth watching you get even madder.

[flyboyx]

My old neighbor got banned for life from a junk yard for calling the owner a clown.

the lkq on wallisville road mostly has pretty nice employees. there is, however, this one old crabby mexican guy. a little 95 lb fucker with glasses and a pencil mustache for those of you in h town. normally, he works the check in/check out area where they mark parts for warranty. i have had run ins with him several times about his attitude. i decided i'm not taking any shit from him anymore. the last time i was there, i grabbed a battery off the battery shelf that was 3 months old. he ran over there and told me i couldn't have that one. i asked why? he said it was no good. knowing it was still under warranty, i said thats ok, i'll take it anyway. he then said that i couldn't have it because he claimed it as his. i said "fuck you asshole! i am going to go and have a talk to your manager and see what she says about this." he relented and let me have the battery but he was really pissed off.

he is pretty much a dick to me every time i go in there. it has gotten to the point where i call him out on it every time. twice now, i have indeed talked to the manager about his shitty attitude.

so far, she just agrees with me and he gets put in a job for a week or so where he doesn't deal with people. probably like being put in the penalty box where he just gets more and more bitter.

no one has banned me yet.

[E30 Wagen]

I disagree.

It is wasteful because we are pulling used parts off of wrecked cars that no one cares about. If you want a new part, buy new. That said, people who frequent junkyards for the most part are not enthusiasts and don't give a shit about the perfect OEM BMW windscreen they just used as a holder for their phillips head screwdriver.

It's not going to change, and it doesn't really suck that bad. I have had way more good experiences and finds than bad ones at a junk yard.

Then again, I go there for fun and to see what I can find. I don't get all butt hurt because the guy moving the cars around smashed out a tail light or broke a plastic bumper.

If you want to get all upset because of someone being careless, why not look in the glove box that someone ripped up for the lock assembly, find the registration, and call up the owner who wrapped the car around a tree in the first place. But wait, if he had cared more it wouldn't even be there in the first place. Negligence put most of the cars their, and negligence ruins more parts on them. Is one really more acceptable than the other?

Who cares.

I get how things really are; I've been going to various yards for years now and seen the carnage.

It's hard to prevent a car from getting t-boned but once it's in the yard it's easy to prevent the tail lights, bumpers, and anything else useful, from being ruined. Then they can be sold. The yard makes money and the parts are put to good use. Instead things go to waste and everybody loses. How can that be acceptable to you? A brand new dash is $800+ dollars. I know because I've bought one. When you start talking about money like that, how can you not see that efforts should be made to change how the system operates? I'm mainly pointing the finger at yard owners.

I could really care less if you find my "butthurt" funny. Being mindful of waste and efficiency are things I'm passionate about and I want more people to feel the same way I do about making things better. Changing the salvage industry is one of those things that would be impossible to do since it's all private business, so I guess the best we can do is frown upon the assholes who ruin things for everybody else and hope they get the message not to do it again...

[jalopi]

I have a suspicion you think this damage is intentional... it's not. Refer to my last post (#74). I imagine that there are some people that go into junkyards to fuck shit up and I bet they DO eventually get caught, banned and charged for their damages. They're the minority.

As for the unintentional damage - that'll never change since yard owners still get money from damaged parts in the form of recycling and the rate of damages isn't really that significant (to them, not enthusiasts [read: you]). I'm sorry, but junk/salvage yards will never be a place to go with manicured fingernails and spotless tools to get flawless, clean parts.

[2761377]

the collateral damage at upullit salvage yards is to be expected- 90% of people suck. the reason I stopped going was I found out there are usually two prices for stuff- gringo price and southerner price. with gringos paying twice as much.

[Bearmw]

Maybe just wear a disguise

[xolomom]

Do what I do - wear a tight t-shirt and jeans. I get lots of stuff for free!

[Ether-D]

^I've done that, like, so many times. :)

[MyE30]

I went to the yard awhile back and found a 92 vert with cardinal interior the front seats looked like they were mint...before someone who got there before me cut up the seat cushions to take out the seat heaters. I mean really...pay for the seats, take out the heaters properly, sell the seats and make $300 dollars. Most yards offer 50% off interior pieces anyway.

[Marle30]

:curse::(Went to the local yard today with my dad - they got in a '72 2002! They wanted about retail on the used parts. Did score some nice stuff though!
They had a '90 325 vert, but it was completely trashed except for the convetible top!? I'm still looking for vert rear speaker covers if anyone has any? Prefer them in Natur..
The people who had got to the 2002 first did trash lots of stuff though that should have survived had they been more careful...

[15Michaeljoseph]

Do what I do - wear a tight t-shirt and jeans. I get lots of stuff for free!

or wear a baggy jacket with lots of pockets ;)


sent from 1987 via e30

[Freakshow]

Went to picknpull for a icv couldn't find one, seen a mtech1 wheel in a car and had to have it didnt have a hack saw to cut through the lock.

What i did have was a hammer and a flat head swrew driver and put it to use stuck the flat head on the ignition and hammered the whole assembly off but the wheel still didnt budge, pulled like crazy for about 20min and off came the wheel!

Got a good condition wheel for $13! Thanks to the lady cashier that rang me up. If it was the other guys they would have ran up the price on me I noticed it a couple of times at the newark picknpull off mowry once they find out its a BMW part they will raise the price.

Picture of the wheel before i cleaned it, looks much better now.

[ClayW]

I see a lot of people complaining about wiring harnesses getting cut. I have to say that wiring is about the last thing I'd expect to find in good shape in a salvage yard. Aside from being left to the elements, people don't just cut them for ease of parts removal; they often want connectors. When I swapped an M42 into my 1600, I had to go get a chassis-side C101 connector from an E30. I snipped it off with as much wiring as I could, just to give myself more to solder to.

My advice: If you're looking for a wiring harness, buy one from someone that is parting out a car in their garage or driveway.