Thought the rule was: If it fits in the pocket, it's free 😂

@RobertDickens2002

5 жыл бұрын

Yes because Jesus condones stealing 😂

@dirtyjersey9346

4 жыл бұрын

Not at my junk yards around me them mf have a metal detectors lol

@juanespinoza8163

4 жыл бұрын

Is that the rule still

@Robiam85

4 жыл бұрын

@@juanespinoza8163 most yards waive bolts and other small items. Anything of value that is small is pulled and assorted for sale at the front. Can't tell ya how many times I've tried to pay for hardware or small sections of wire and got laughed at.

@willhunt4824

4 жыл бұрын

KARMA BABY. IT always comes back. Usually, those parts break when you least expect it.

thats one clean salvage yard!!...ours is a swamp

Later Jeep Grand Wagoneers have a special high efficiency trans cooler: identifiable by rectangle cross-section tubing and hexagon-shaped ends where the hose barbs are. 90s Suburbans and chevy pickups have awesome underhood worklights that have a removable magnetic-based light on a 20+ft reel-out cord. Check glass headlights for clear letters on the front "H4", as that usually means they are upgrade kit headlights (normally $60+ set) that use much brighter removable h4 bulbs. And waterproof wiring connectors from XJ's and 90s chevys.

Another thing to look for if you're so inclined is current license plates. I knew a guy that would come out with a stack of current plates and he'd run on other people's plates for years. (Car flipper) rather than plate them himself.

@p8nflnt

Жыл бұрын

🤣

Another side tip; shake out a dozen middle consoles and you'll have enough change to cover your entry fee. #askmehowiknow

@les3316

4 жыл бұрын

At 4 bucks would be quite a pile of change lol

Have personally done the neon injector swap on the 4.0. Can verify that it gives a major improvement to start up time. Fires to life as soon as you touch the key pretty much. Also, throttle response is solid. Have not been able to verify any MPG improvement but that's because i had a bad o2 sensor so I was running rich

@FlawedOffroad

2 жыл бұрын

I had them for awhile and there is a better throttle response but I never got any other gains from them

Some of the XJs in the late 80s had an under-hood work light that was on a reel with a magnet on it. The wire was long enough to go all the way to the back of the Jeep and stick to the fender if you were changing a tire. I also used it by pulling close enough to friend's vehicle that was broken down so we could see under the hood if you did not have a flash light.

@abrahambarkhordar5572

Жыл бұрын

I think mine has this but it doesn't work. sad 89 noises

The wire harness from any full size van front to back. That is many strands about 18' long.

I'd add KJ rear discs for the XJ 8.25. Drop in upgrade with no fab needed.

This is for the hitch comment .................... Most XJ , ZJ , KJ , and some WJ jeeps have a open recall for a factory class 4 hitch .. This is installed to protect the gas tank from a rear end collision ... Contact your local dealer to find out more info , but they are installed for free due to the NTSB Recall ........... They do not install the wiring for the trailer though , so grabbing the factory style plug and play trailer connector would be a good idea .. This way you can actually use your hitch afterward ...

@CCCommander

7 жыл бұрын

Yes! Good point. My ZJ came with a factory Class IV but would've been eligible for a new one if not.

I was going to say they have roll around kits in the military,they are water proof kind of heavy,but invaluable,it's called a general maintenance kit,you can find them on eBay

Man, that yard charges for everything. Ones here doesn't care about fuses, relays, nuts and bolts etc.

Great video. My family owned a wrecking Yard for 50 years. This brings back some memories 👍

@ernestbean2492

6 жыл бұрын

Fairly Honest Off Road hi Cindy place

I use to always check for starters, alternator and good radiators. You have to check everything carefully. A vehicle smashed in the back or T boned leaves the engine compartment nice. I think it's a sorry misfortune to many to put new expensive parts on a vehicle only to have someone run into it. Also a good way to find tires. Same thing happens. You won't find a ton of stuff on a single trip. You have to haunt the yard regularly.

@seantucker5569

6 жыл бұрын

I like how you stated "Haunt" instead of 'Hunt" hahaha.... Gotta make sure you Haunt the yard on a regular basis for the good stuff.

Thanks for making these videos. Reminded me I needed to snag a better headliner. Also don't know if it's in your set but a measuring caliper is also useful to take to the yard. For example if you're getting rotors or something.

Yeah! I got mentioned in a video!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! I was on my way to the yard last week when I sprained my wrist (fell) while loading my wheelchair. now my plan is to hit the yard as soon as able. this video has added many more things to my list

@bleepinjeep

7 жыл бұрын

+IceMan Aaron be careful bro!

Until watching you go to the yard, I had thought I was taking too many tools. I always have way more than the other folks in there. Glad to see I am not alone.

@bleepinjeep

7 жыл бұрын

Ya, I don't like to be that guy asking for wrenches... you always run across one of those guys

I carry a cordless grinder with a cutoff wheel!

@SE45CX

4 жыл бұрын

In the Netherlands we are not allowed to use power tools at a junkyard. Because when I cut myself I can sue them. That sucks. F*ck the EU!

@lk6912

3 жыл бұрын

@@SE45CX lol here in Canada its no grinders or torches because people light cars on fire!

@thesusboomerroblox6516

3 жыл бұрын

@@lk6912 ok coal it is

cars woth the battery in the trunk have pretty substantial amount of battery wiring that's good stuff.

@dougsperber3380

5 жыл бұрын

Ķü756

You are a brave man rummaging around with no gloves!

I'm a new jeep owner with a wj 2004 4.7. 140,000...I have to say I love this channel..Will be getting a hoodie after Christmas..thanks for your time...

Nice tool setup matt seems like i spend the majority of my time hunting for tools so anything that can help keep them in one place is a good tip in my book

Curious what the wife did to you after climbing in the bubble bath and finding the transfer case? Loved that video Matt! Was ROTFLMAO

Tow hitches and tow hooks are a really good idea to find instead of buying new for hundreds of dollars. I'm heading to my local salvage yard today to try and find one. As I was typing this someone already mentioned the tow hitch receivers haha.

Your videos are awesome! Please keep up the great job! I am a fresh owner of 97 5.2 Orvis that I intend to preserve in a factory state and I learn a lot from you! Also, I noticed that you are using a hammer a lot, that gives me more confidence when servicing my Jeep... Thank you for every video you uploaded! :-)

I like to bring all my tools in a backpack, so much easier to carry!! 👍

@OGbqze

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing idea

@ryans413

3 жыл бұрын

Bring mine in a bag works just like a backpack

@FlawedOffroad

2 жыл бұрын

I bring a little fold up dolly that holds a milk crate

Factory Vacuum Trees for intake manifolds that you can't find online are good to lookout for. Automotive fire extinguishers as well.

8:45 My jeep came with Ext Idle (Extern Idle), UC, Tow package and trac loc. All from upstate NY. Shes rusty but for 1000$ I got a 4 liter, AW4 and NP242. Doesnt hold a single fluid but shes a runner! Every time I hit a pot hole in Detroit I lose 0.3% of my vehicle lol. Frame rails are comin!

ZJ/WJ lids for the center console. Built-in cup holders, could be adapted for '84-96, but easily adapted for '97+ models.

The yard I go to sells the windshield washer fluid by the gallon for super cheap. Usually for a dollar or less.

@airic2897

4 жыл бұрын

good tip

the lugs nuts was a smart one. you gave me some good ideas bro

Its been awhile since this video but I check the local pull a part website daily for jeeps, one day I was checking it out and saw one that looked good so I hustled down there and right as I was going in 2 other cherokees were pulling into the parking lot. got to it first and it had most of a Rubicon express 4.5in lift kit + ruff stuff 1 ton steering

full size spares or a good set of tires. amplifier power cable can be useful for other projects, costs about 1/2 at pap.

Great video Matt.. keepemcomming😎

Great video Matt. Thank You Bud.

I have a TJ, and the only self service wrecking yard by me NEVER has any. But I used to have a couple of vans, and there were always conversion vans in that yard. Tons of goodies in those. I was going to grab a TV/VCR console from one of them, but the tape in it was called 'Only the A-hole'. I've never moved so fast in my life as I did getting out of that van.

@Panther89Fan

7 жыл бұрын

Therevdon you'll be lucky to ever find a wrangler in a junkyard.

@saha6818

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe that's because Wrangler owners love 'em! Alas, I spent half of today fixing my TJ.

@Panther89Fan

7 жыл бұрын

saha6818 it's because of their worth...you could sell a beat to shit wrangler for like 3k

@saha6818

7 жыл бұрын

I admit I'd have a hard time passing up even that deal. Luckily, there's a healthy parts supply online. And they just keep going.

@digibath89

7 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that no one mentioned anything about the corn hole porn you stumbled upon in that possible bangbus XD LOL

I got some salvaged air box screws for my daughter's car and looked at the air filter and it was slightly used, so I grabbed that to, on the cheap.

I look in all the air boxes for k&n filters

@ronv6637

4 күн бұрын

K&N filters are disaster looking to happen, check the video of the heavy equipment guy who tried them and lost several Very Expensive Engines from dirty air.

Whoever owned the vehicle around 14:40 had loved their whippits.

@eccentricsmithy2746

6 жыл бұрын

Whippits are from huffing whipped cream cans......hence the name.

@manueltovar9963

6 жыл бұрын

Dynagaming thats probley ehy the car ins at the savage yard due to those whippits LOL its not a good idea to be driving and doing whippits and we se where the cari am almost positive those things were the culptit of that car endding up at the savage yard.

Thanks for the mention, you started the video with a part of what i tell you (Y)

haha just realized my xj has a sound bar! great video as always, good tips 👍

@jeffkoch4708

6 жыл бұрын

R&L Customs - Charlotte NC ME too!! that's cool, I like it....

love the vid man

a place for every thing & every thing in it's place

Well done sir!

One thing to look for is NP231 transfer case with SYE already installed, found one at my local yard with one that has SYE

Good thinking, excellent video.

the green poka-yoke is a nice idea

Thank you for video and tips

Thank cash for clunkers, a lot of jeeps got crushed

@constitutionalrepublican1611

5 жыл бұрын

Pissed me off everyday.

@AllAmericanDreamChaser

4 жыл бұрын

Cash for Clunkers why the younger generation will never have "classic cars".

I have 15 U Pull Its near my home and I love it.

That was fun Matt! I don't think the salvage yards around here have much for 1955 cj5 parts though😀 be well!

5:27 Got a bag of 25 relays and 40 FMX little fuse fuses for 3$ All omron/tyco. ZJ overhead console for 18$, harness for 5$. Got a Mopar steering wheel cover 2$, every big blade fuse & big block starter relay I could find, FMX 50 amp fuses are 6$ for 1 new! I got 40, (x10) 30 amps, (x10) 50 amps, (x20) 40 amps. Now I'm selling 4 packs on ebay for 14$. I love Detroit junkyards!

General good info. no matter what make of off road war-wagon you have.

Parts from a vehicle that has been hit in the back or front probably wouldn't want any drive train parts as they may have been jammed in the collision.

You dont need to find a cop xj to have an extended idle button (high idle @ 1000rpm) all 98 to 01 xj us the same harness, just use a relay to send a ground signal to pin A12 (2000 xj with a 4.0L, 2.5L has a different pin out) on the black connector of the pcm that will raise you idle to 1000rpm in park/neutral.

*sigh* the good ol' days. My local place charged me a $100 for some CCV tubing and 2 sets of window drip gaurds... crazy.

Thanks for the video just started using Pick A Part to beef up my 90' RamCharger

@cincinnatiresellking5537

3 жыл бұрын

I grabbed a couple nice pieces off ram charger the other day that was so clean

awesome video

Tires. i found a set of 33s for 75.00.

i'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE!!......BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING IT A HABIT 😁👍😎 theres so many lousy car mechanics in my area now....most everybody is DIYing now, even most women 👍👍👍

I work on a lot of different vehicles, and I always scoop up fuses! I also look for owners manuals and the holders they come in. On vehicles with deployed steering wheel airbags, I will take off the Insignia from the wheel and put magnets in them for fridge magnets. I'll take all the Insignias I can find for many different display uses, and replacements

Every time I do something on my vehicles I keep parts number etc and links to sellers in a iPhone note per vehicle. Handy stuff like oil tyre and capacity.

haha, I about freaked out when I heard you read off my name! but genuinely that's pretty cool

I would say pull some spark plugs and and sparkplug wires. Always handy to have a few of those around for backups if any shit happens.

@susu-mi7kx

5 жыл бұрын

I did a tune up. was the cps.thank you. a lot late for me to reply.

you should do a roof visor install video if you havent yet i got one for my pick from the local yard still havent got er on yet

Those jacks are great for fab work you can weld stuff on them set the hieght then build mounts and there cheap

ford 5.0 injectors will fit in the 4.0 xj engine

for me 97 up xj cherokees are SO rare to find in salvage yards its insane about 8 months since there has been one in 12 different salvage yards but it seems when i always have limited funds there is over 20 of them lol

@boost_is_love8296

6 жыл бұрын

shineything4444 come to VT, there everywhere... rust

EGR Solenoid on a Ford Probe GT is $400. Junk yard, $5. There is also an electronic sensor who's only job is to turn on a light if the EGR isn't within parameters and that's over $100. Thumbs up for the high idle. There is a write up on how to do that and the wiring is already in the 97 and later XJ's IIRC, you just need to hook up a switch for it. All it does is connect one of the wires to ground when switched on, but the ECU is designed to read that input and idle higher. I'm going to do this one day.

IIRC, relays were $4 just a couple weeks ago at the Knoxville Pull-A-Part

For bulbs, check to see if the filament isn't blown first before removing.

how do the vent windows come off? do i need to remove my window glass first?? i neeed those!

Not dissing the 231,, but I have yet to destroy my 249 with 350hp and a 100 shot from my 318 ZJ. The 46RH is a Martin Saine built trans and chirps on every shift. Have yet to have to open up the 249. I read an article back in the early 2000s that had a spec that stated the 249 had a 800ft pound torque input rating, which is possible because they adapted a version of it to the early SRT8 Grand Cherokee. It wasn’t called the 249, obviously.

I would add the key fob transmitter (which is in the dome light) and the dome light itself.

An odd thing I found last month was an unopened package of expensive Marc Anthony shampoo and conditioner (originally purchased at Costco. I used it for a different purpose.).

im lucky i have a great wrecking yard about 3 minutes from my house and they go through inventory quickly so lots of xj parts to choose from. Also ive found sooooo much change and a bunch of heroin one time that i gave to the front desk lady.

What to lookout for when at the pick a part? The parts you need...duh...err...I mean everything you don't need as well too HAHA!! Never fails whenever I go I come back home with a wheelbarrow load of stuff on top of what I actually needed...then again I have a 30-40 mile drive one way depending on which lot I go to so I tend to grab everything I can.

Are you at the knoxville pull-a-part ha i was just there the other day and seen the comanche or one similar

Engine ECU’s. Transfer case with slip yoke eliminator installed. Rear double cardan drive shafts. Rear swing arm tire mounts from any suv . Roof racks aftermarket or home made. Battery cut off switches. Blower motors. Turn sig/flasher combo switches. Fender flares. Overhead consoles with digital temp display. Outside temp sensors. Header pipes (quality.) The list goes on.

Hopefully someday you will have Comanche project some day!

Would you recommend buying a used rear end at a salvage yard I need a Dana 44 with a 3:73 and what are some things I should look out for?

you found a quarter; thats great

14:40 I know those look like the compressed air canisters for BB guns but they’re actually “whippets” canisters that people crack op n and inhale

I would turn that Comanche into a custom mudder/crawler. I'd buy it today if I were down there!!

cylinder heads!! to replace the 0331. HELP!! I'm not sure what to do and what will be a direct replacement on my 2001 XJ.

I always take the LEDs map lights or trunk LEDs

how much does salvage yards charge for the jeep saginaw steering columns used until the TJ came out?

Pull Apart does charge for Core Charge parts. Check their website for part pricing.

do you guys happen to have a video on deal breakers for buying used jeeps? looking for a xj/zj/tj and have a pretty good idea so far, but just curious

I was at that pull a part about 5 days ago.

such a funny guy!)

Idk bout where yall are at, but bring wasp spray and a mini propane torch, and a brass hammer.

I would kill for one of those visors

What years are ok to swap parts and install? I have a 92 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0. I was taking parts off a 93 and a 94.

connectors for replacement or use in new projects

Im thinking of converting my 94 s10 2wd to straight axle. Is there jeep axles i should avoid getting?

Im building a 1995 wrangler. Can you do some videos that help show good junkyard upgrades.

Those coved lug-nuts are garbage. The top piece always comes off and then you strip 'em if you forget to go down one socket size when you're removing them. Get the one piece lugs from Amazon. Way better.

@dalestaska1807

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Payne: oh man, did I learn my lesson on that issue!

@jamiedundas1862

7 жыл бұрын

agreed, I spent an godly amount of time drilling out/ dremeling stuck lugnuts. It was terrible.

Be sure to find out what prices are before you bother,last time they wouldn't say then wanted MORE than new. Where are all those clean rust free parts? Most here in the Rust Belt are not clean or rust free.