Going to pick n ' pull for the first time

[mizzou]

Looking for a replacement driver seat

anyone ever been to one of these? I haven't heard much but often get referred there for random stuff.

Need a new driver bucket seat :O

apparently it's only $23.99

might also grab a new sun visor while Im at it

 

[Tristicus]

Not sure what that is...

 

[mizzou]

Not sure what that is...

http://www.picknpull.com/default.aspx

 

[Tristicus]

http://www.picknpull.com/default.aspx

Closes one is 2.5 hours away, no wonder. I'd like one near here though...

 

[cobs]

Finding a seat in good condition is going to be tough. At least in the junkyard I go to, the windows are either left down or the doors are left open. This means the seats are destroyed by the rain or ripped/torn. You will be surprised in the condition some people leave there cars in. Plus it doesn't help that you have other customers going through the cars picking the parts they want and don't care at all about parts they don't want. I have seen transmissions stuffed inside trunks and inside cars before.

Any rate, I love going to the junkyard. Even if I don't find what i'm looking for I still have a great time looking at all the cars.

 

[mizzou]

Finding a seat in good condition is going to be tough. At least in the junkyard I go to, the windows are either left down or the doors are left open. This means the seats are destroyed by the rain or ripped/torn. You will be surprised in the condition some people leave there cars in. Plus it doesn't help that you have other customers going through the cars picking the parts they want and don't care at all about parts they don't want. I have seen transmissions stuffed inside trunks and inside cars before.

Any rate, I love going to the junkyard. Even if I don't find what i'm looking for I still have a great time looking at all the cars.

I'm thinking I will run into that issue, my seat is absolutely horrible right now though So I have no choice.

If this doesn't work, I'm cutting some of that memory foam from our bed mattress (The kind you can buy at walmart) and putting that in as temporary support and then just throwing a seat cover over.

 

[zerocool84]

Pick n Pull was meh the couple times I went. Never found anything worth my time but it's just like any junkyard, hit and miss.

 

[cobs]

I'm thinking I will run into that issue, my seat is absolutely horrible right now though So I have no choice.

If this doesn't work, I'm cutting some of that memory foam from our bed mattress (The kind you can buy at walmart) and putting that in as temporary support and then just throwing a seat cover over.

It really depends on what kind of car you have. If you have a 98 civic you will be lucky to find one of them in the yard. However if you have a 98 <insert any detroit product> you should have a good chance of finding something in okay condition as long as you aren't that picky. I am in need of a new driver seat myself and have found a couple decent seats but they were the wrong color. But I have a lot to pick from owning a mass produced mid late 90's GM product

 

[herm0016]

the junk yard here, 5 star, is pretty shady, but they have a lot of interesting things. old campers, 4 or so wagoneers, some third gen f bodies, a few international travel alls and scouts, some early 30s stake trucks, a 1930's school bus, a few airstreams.... the place is probably close to 50 acres.

 

[kornphlake]

Take a tool kit and grab a wheel barrow or wagon when you enter if there's one available. I got a seat for my car at a U-pull It yard a few weeks ago, I had to search through about a dozen possible candidates to find a seat that wasn't soaking wet, as mentioned above, but it's been a pretty wet year for us, just like every other year... If you're in AZ it's probably not as big a deal. While you're there think about any other part you might want or need, broken trim pieces, missing screws, floor mats, etc. You might be able to find that one part that has always bothered you but wasn't worth the cost to replace.

 

[pyr02k1]

they rock. we dont have pick n pull though, we have pick a part and a couple others around. they still rock though. had a pick n pull in florida i was at, different company though, and it was great as well. good thing i saw this post, reminds me i need to go and pickup a whole new blinker assembly as someone stole mine at work (pulled out and cut the wires to the holder).

go, enjoy. you can get pretty creative there too with how cheap parts can be

 

[arrfep]

It really depends on what kind of car you have. If you have a 98 civic you will be lucky to find one of them in the yard. However if you have a 98 <insert any detroit product> you should have a good chance of finding something in okay condition as long as you aren't that picky. I am in need of a new driver seat myself and have found a couple decent seats but they were the wrong color. But I have a lot to pick from owning a mass produced mid late 90's GM product

Yep. But sometimes it's surprising what you'll find. I went a few years back when I was driving a '95 Mitsubishi Mirage. That gen was also sold as the Dodge Colt and I think a model by Eagle as well. Anyway, I'd see another on the road maybe once a month or so. My Pick n' Pull had like 6 of them. And buried deep behind piles of cars was an immaculate looking, pea green VW Vanagon. Couldn't believe it. No doubt the engine or tranny or somthing was fubar'd, but If I'd had the cash and the means to move it I would have bought it.

Still, the best part of going to my Pick n' Pull is feeling like I'm walking through a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Best to go when it's overcast.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

I go every once in awhile. I got a set of nice leather seats from a 4th Gen F-body at one for $200.
You really just have to get lucky and get there before someone else picks a new car.
Its wild though seeing some of the cars and trucks that are there after being totaled from an accident.
I've seen passenger and drivers doors touching in a few instances. I even saw one car that still had part of the utility pole it hit in the engine bay.

 

[Paperlantern]

I had great luck at the one I went to. At the time I was driving a 1989 Camry, the place had 4 of them. My car had been broke into and the window broken, so all I needed was the window, which we found and got for about $17, but i also found a fuel door (my hinge had rusted off, i still had the door, i just needed the hinge), and a couple other minor parts i forgot about by now all for like $25. The estimate to replace the window from a glass place was like $150, and that wouldn't have fixed my fuel door either. Gotta love those places.

 

[CraigRT]

I love the wreckers. Half my Saturn's parts and things I've changed out have been good pulls from the wreckers. You can find some sweet stuff sometimes too, that you are not expecting to find.

Make sure you bring the right tools, for the Saturn at least, the seats are held in by reverse torx bits. (they also like to rust really bad)

 

[kornphlake]

I love the wreckers. Half my Saturn's parts and things I've changed out have been good pulls from the wreckers. You can find some sweet stuff sometimes too, that you are not expecting to find.

Make sure you bring the right tools, for the Saturn at least, the seats are held in by reverse torx bits. (they also like to rust really bad)

Can you confirm that? I'm pretty sure I used a 13mm socket and it was a normal right hand thread. The seatbelt anchors, I believe, are a torx head though. I usually remove whatever I'm going to remove from my car before going to the junk yard so I know exactly what tools I'll need or if the time spent ripping a part off a junker is worth the money I'd save over buying new.

A good knife and some angle cutters have come in handy a few times, just cut through the wires and hoses that might be in your way, get in and get out as quickly as possible without damaging the parts you're after. Nobody is going out of their way to save the parts you need, you aren't expected to remove parts you don't need with much care either. I'm not saying break stuff just to be breaking stuff, but if it's the difference between spending 20 seconds or spending 20 minutes, rip it apart as quickly as possible.

 

[Kaervak]

Can you confirm that? I'm pretty sure I used a 13mm socket and it was a normal right hand thread. The seatbelt anchors, I believe, are a torx head though. I usually remove whatever I'm going to remove from my car before going to the junk yard so I know exactly what tools I'll need or if the time spent ripping a part off a junker is worth the money I'd save over buying new.

A good knife and some angle cutters have come in handy a few times, just cut through the wires and hoses that might be in your way, get in and get out as quickly as possible without damaging the parts you're after. Nobody is going out of their way to save the parts you need, you aren't expected to remove parts you don't need with much care either. I'm not saying break stuff just to be breaking stuff, but if it's the difference between spending 20 seconds or spending 20 minutes, rip it apart as quickly as possible.

I have a 99 SL2 and the seat bolts are external torx, size E8 IIRC. You can use a six point 8MM socket instead of the external torx. Works perfectly fine. The bolts are held in with medium strength thread locker so there will be a bit of resistance getting them out.

 

[hanoverphist]

Take a tool kit and grab a wheel barrow or wagon when you enter if there's one available. I got a seat for my car at a U-pull It yard a few weeks ago, I had to search through about a dozen possible candidates to find a seat that wasn't soaking wet, as mentioned above, but it's been a pretty wet year for us, just like every other year... If you're in AZ it's probably not as big a deal. While you're there think about any other part you might want or need, broken trim pieces, missing screws, floor mats, etc. You might be able to find that one part that has always bothered you but wasn't worth the cost to replace.

ya, the seats here are dry. rotted. they usually get sun damaged and crackle as soon as you touch them lol. that said, some pick a part places are better than others at keeping the doors closed and interiors in decent shape. after all, they are trying to sell all the stuff in there. i usually call up the places first and see which one has more cars to choose from, i hate lugging my tools and stuff around for no reason.

 

[CraigRT]

Can you confirm that? I'm pretty sure I used a 13mm socket and it was a normal right hand thread. The seatbelt anchors, I believe, are a torx head though.

*OFFICIAL* *CONFIRMED*

 

[mizzou]

*OFFICIAL* *CONFIRMED*

lol thanks, thats exactly what im lookin for haha

 

[kornphlake]

I have a 99 SL2 and the seat bolts are external torx, size E8 IIRC. You can use a six point 8MM socket instead of the external torx. Works perfectly fine. The bolts are held in with medium strength thread locker so there will be a bit of resistance getting them out.

As soon as I read this I remembered the "oh crap I don't have that tool" moment at the junk yard when I saw that stupid odd ball fastener holding the seat down. I was able to find some 6 point socket that was a close enough fit to get the job done. That picture makes me feel really silly. I'm wrong, CraigRT is right.