LKQ Pick-A-Part Monrovia

Offered me 200 for a 2014 escalade sold it on ebay for 30k as is.
They are really rude and basically want to rip you off when they buy your car then rip people off for the parts.
A friend of mine now just buys new parts they work and have free guarantee.
Lkq has ruined all of these salvage yards
Oh and they would have offered me 300 if my tires had not been blown in the front.
Thanks but no thanks
Rip off

The guy in the front young slick back hair is rude… rushes me. I like this place but you guys need to put directions or print a map. I almost died here of dehydration not finding the exit. Another good idea would be an emergency call button booth. Posts with directions

This place sucks.
All the cars are beat up and have no salvageable parts.
It’s more a dump than a junk yard. Do not come here!

Well I wanna make this clear & precise — this rating is strictly for the YARD & NOT the supposed customer service number…
Luis @ the yard & Daniel I think it is @ the yard were amazing!!! I was going to come all the way from Hermosa Beach to there yard for a card they had listed and the horrible 800 # wouldn’t transfer me to the yard so I could check only the color of the dam car… thats all I wanted to know & I got so much crap it was ridiculous & all that lady, Marelda I think her name was is inhibit sales for ALL the yards because she is so unfriendly & very very horrible at customer service… Pathetic at best I will say…
Luis & Daniel — class acts I have to admit… and the yard — pretty organized for it being a pick & pull yard… If you come expecting anything else your in for a rude awakening… dont bitch about it GO TO PEP BOYS & PAY FULL PRICE then maybe you’ll be happy but I saved a ton of money going here today and I cant tell you how much I appreciate there help BUT NOT the customer service line — there still horrible…
Luis & Daniel — hands down cool cats — look them up when you get there cause the customer service hag won’t give you there # OR let you through on the telephone line…
I WILL GO BACK TO THIS LOCATION…

This yard used to be A1 until the greedy LKQ bought them out 2 years or so ago and promptly proceeded to eff the place up with high prices. LKQ is bad news. They themselves pre-​pick useful parts BEFORE the car is released to the public for picking so that they can sell it on their own website.

These people really are pieces of work. Customer service or anything close to it is not in their vocabulary. I just suggest if you go through these guys that you have plenty of time and patience. Good luck with them. I believe you’ll need it.

If I could give negative stars I would, this goes solely for the department that’s responsible for buying cars. I called today, to see how much I can get for a car and right off the bat the lady who answered was giving me attitude. The price she gave me sounded ridiculously low. So I asked again and all hell broke loose she started talking to me with really bad attitude.

The old white man who inspects all the stuff you buy is pretty picky. He wants every penny for everything he sees. Probably thw worst pick a part. I’ve been to. I’m willing to drive to another one even though I live 5 mins away so they atleast treat you better.

Well where do i begin about this yard and the Ontario yard;
they need to keep updated inventory online, the previous owners had better prices; then i found that PAP got bought out by LKQ, FML!!!
so the prices went up!, then they have days when they set up classic cars for part out. but they don’t update the website at all constantly; i currently am restoring a 63 galaxie 500 2 door sedan.
this place needs a lot of major improvements, i only found out about the other classics from word of mouth by a fellow gearhead.

I’ve found some parts and some hard to find parts at this yard for my vehicles in order to pass smog test and to keep my trucks running. Some old parts you’ll find once and never find again.
I’ve noticed there are a few regular guys (Mexican and Jamaican) that are in the yard everyday pulling engines out of Toyota’s and Nissan’s and they aren’t shy about doing it while you’re working on the same car. Guys here don’t have a sense for good judgment or courtesy when someone else is working on a car, it’s dog eat dog mentality here. But no sense getting into a fight, you just have to stay cool and go with the culture.
The website is not kept up to date, it’s always days behind so when you do see your vehicle and go to the yard, somebody has already taken the part you want or the part is totally junk. Timing is not a strong point of the website.
Sometimes the cashiers over charge by saying «that’s the closest description to the part you’re buying» when actually their is a accurate description and lower price for the part you’re buying. No doubt intentionally done by the cashier.
The culture at this yard is what it is and it won’t change. You need to stay cool and have some luck when you go to Monrovia yard.

been here about 5 times people are unfriendly even the ones who dont speak english.
usually have 3 to 4 bmw always stripped down for the most part, there have been times that cars that were on the inventory list were not actually there. never actually find what i am looking for but come across stuff to keep as surplus. I give them 2 stars one of them cause its close to me.

Don’t sell your vehicle to these people. We came the day after the quote and were given a different amount. Asked why and they said because the price is only good for the day of the quote. Showed them that i had recorded the call and that at no time did they state that they just said the prices change daily. Will never sell another vehicle to them. Seller beware. Ask for name of person and rush down here the same day if you must make the tragic mistake of doing business with them.

It’s unfortunate that LKQ adopts such a flimflam approach to operating a business. Why an up to date, interlinked inventory of vehicles at their various yards isn’t kept online is mind boggling — especially classic vehicles. The Monrovia facility actually has a large stock of classic cars, but potential buyers have no way of discovering them unless they routinely visit the location on the off-​chance their make, model and year have been put out to be picked over.

This is my playground I go there atleast 7 times a month sometimes more depends on what kind of build i got going on. Being a genuine Honda Motorsport Builder im often looking for different things depending of what im building another thing is that I live down the street from here maybe like 3 miles away and work ½ a mile from here I stop by alot just too see what I come across. Very good prices and high selection of cars. If your ever looking for an oem replacement part for your car I highly recomend this place. With a $ 2 dollar cover charge and bringing your own tools you will save some money on what you are looking for. They also sell complete running cars if your looking for a lil daily driver for decent price.

Unfortunately this location has really gone downhill in the last couple of years. The selection of cars is pretty good. Prices have really gone up and like others say they charge you for parts that should be included as an assembly. Another ripoff is charging a core charge on almost everything. Today I got a Honda subframe and they charged me a core charge! That is almost unethical!

Reading these reviews makes me think that not too many people know what to expect when entering a junk yard.
As a man who has been to countless junkyards in between Southern California and northwest Washington, I’d like to add my $ 0.02.
This is a great junk yard. They have long hours which is always appreciated for do-​it-​yourselfers. This place is pretty big, which is also good. So big that they have port-​o-​potties all over, which is also appreciated for those jobs that take a long time!
They have the yard organized roughly by country of origin, and then car make. It’s quite easy to find the car you need.
Every vehicle is set up on steel posts to make underbody access easy.
They get new cars every day, so the variety is always changing, which is great when you are trying to find a certain part.
They have hand wash stations, a nice touch that a lot of yards don’t have.
An amazing taco truck sits outside the gate, a god send on long, hot days
Now the reason I only give 4 stars:
— $ 2.00 admission is an annoyance, and they only accept cash for this.
— Prices on some parts could be more fair, but they are willing to barter if you aren’t shy
— they do not have a catalogue of their inventory, but based on the size of this yard and the rate they get new vehicles in, expecting an accurate and complete catalogue is a lot to expect.
Junkyard hunting is fun, though not for everyone. Overall I recommend this yard. If you’re willing to go to a junk yard at all, this one is a pretty good example.

from what i’ve read about lko it sounds like they will be going out of business soon because the the public will not stand for lko price gouging. this is not the same pick-​a-​part we’ve known for the last 30 years … do not use lko pick a part you can get better deal elsewhere !

I’ve been to this yard and their other in Fontana many times over the last few months. Was just there last week. Their prices are fairly in tune with some other yards but I do agree that their prices on some things is far too expensive. But when you’ve got an old car and you really need a part you do what you gotta do. It’s really beneficial that they put their inventory online. Has saved me a lot of time, money and gas traveling around to find my particular model. The $ 2 admission is kinda BS especially when you’re buying a bunch of parts AND THEN when you do buy parts you actually have to pay tax on your admission! Freaking CA. But like I said I’ve gone here quite a bit and it’s really convenient that the inventory is on their site. Just know that they do not keep cars at either facility for long so if you’ve got an older car like I do and it shows up in their inventory get over to the yard immediately cause after two weeks that car is likely to be gone and crushed.

Pro’s:
–Closest junkyard to Pasadena
–Good selection of eighties and nineties imports (what I was looking for)
–Well organized
–Staff is pretty nice
Con’s:
–Expensive. Got a turn signal switch for $ 18, plus $ 2 admission. The same part was available online (granted OEM replacement) for $ 36.18 shipped brand new at
. Or I could have found the exact same part on ebay, used, for $ 20 shipped it turns out. So, not really worth the hour of time I spent trolling through the yard…
–Couldn’t find the driver’s side window regulator I needed after looking in about 15 examples of the same model.
–Didn’t check my toolbox on the way out (not that it mattered)

Unfortunately all of these previously-​independent pick-​a-​part and pull-​a-​part yards in the Los Angeles area have been purchased by LKQ, the price-​gouging company.
I went online and saw the price of a used seat is $ 39.99 (up $ 10 from last year). I went to the yard, got lucky and found exactly one possibility, fought it out of the car, and when I got to the window the price was $ 70 (plus environmental fees and taxes). You see, they charged me for the power motors IN the seat, which came from the factory IN the seat. To get them out I’d have to disassemble the bottom of the seat. For $ 70 I could’ve just gone to craigslist and not taken the seat out, myself, and probably gotten a better seat. And yes, it would’ve come with the power motors.
In addition to higher prices and sneaky pricing, the yards now have cars closer together, are less maintained, and not as well organized. One advantage? It’s now not as crowded as people learn to go elsewhere.