Pretty good visit this time. LKQ as a whole is not on my favorite list every since theyve gotten rid of their rewards program (literally overnight) and increased their prices across the board at all locations.🤬 Lines arent long here, but if you see something you want here dont wait too long if it is s higher end or rare vehicle.Dont forget to get the stock number or they wont let you check out now. You can find it online though, but you have to look at the vehicle on that specific locations site.

Pretty neat setup after paying $3. Bring your own tools.

All picked out? Every car has Ben thoroughly picked clean!

Great place to find parts for your older vehicles if you dont mind them used, having to disassemble and find yourself. $3 entry fee, but parts are priced very reasonable. You should know what youre looking for and should be able to test on-site if needed. Although they do offer a 30 day guarantee and optional (for a price) 90 day I believe. I have found parts here for my vehicles that are a fraction of new or used from other dismantlers online or in house. Best to use their website to give your an idea if they have what youre looking for and vehicle location on the lot.

The coolest feature here is.... they can cross reference your car to other manufacturers vehicles with interchangeable parts..!That means you CAN find GMC parts for your Chevy, or Ford parts for your Lincoln... SUPER HELPFUL..Just go ask at the window.. IT WILL make it easier to find what you came for...

Great service and friendly staff. Thousands of options to choose from for your vehicle.Great variety of cars and models.Easily accessible from the Highway.Reasonable prices and available W/C are clean

Had so much fun never been to a junk yard before so it was a first time for me and I could of stayed there longer I was very intrigued. Hands got little dirty but what can I say after all we were at a junk yard. They do have a spot to wash your hands so dont worry. But if you need a part for your car/truck/suv, you will definitely find it here. But make sure you wear sunscreen and a hat cuz it does it hot ant there is no shade just rows and rows of vehicles.

Good place to get parts for less than you pay in store. Gotta have the right tools and knowledge. Theyve also got their autos separated by origin. Affordable.

LKQ is terrific. I was able to check their website to make sure they had the right car on their yard before heading out. It shows where in the yard it was located. I went in, pulled my part, and on my way in under 30 minutes!!!! If you need parts for your car, this is the place to start.

Great place to shop for used parts and sometimes you get new parts here for a fraction of the new price... what I like most is seeing the inventory on line before I decide to waste my time walking around to check if the car iam looking for is there or not...

They have a large selection and great prices!

Not pleasant place to buy parts, the cashier girls will make up a price with out looking at the listed price. Also they want to sell you a warranty that used to be optional. LKQ head quarters will be notified. These cashiers make up their own prices in order to get their sales commission. Stay away from this place, better to go Chula Vista.

Good place to get parts !

David, the guy at the front as you enter, was super professional and helpful. Being a female and not knowing all about cars he was patient and willing to assist and answer all my questions.

Good businesses, great selection, too bad the cars are gone so soon. Helpful Employees.

Sadly the business has been taken over by owners that have no idea what the surrounding communities needs are!!! These owners definitely dont want to pay their workers as shown by the unsafe conditions of the yard. Customers have taken it into their own hands by lift vehicles with engine hoists to be able to get to parts. These are parts that are underneath and inaccessible by the height placed by the employees of the yard. The vehicles that I often look for are often to close to each other to access certain parts. Almost 100% of the driveshafts in the truck yard are damaged by the forklift driver. This is something I would think someone might be interested in due to the price of a driveshaft? You might as well take the driveshaft off the price list?

Very nice and helpful people. there prices are very good and they have a good selection.

They gave me 600 for my old Jeep

Any place I can mess with cars, get dirty, and get OEM parts, legally, ....is a good spot. Took off one star over the location, its in the middle of a hobo infestation.

2nd time in a month here. Coming back tomorrow.$3/person to get in. New policy so take a picture of the vehicle tag so they know which vehicle the part came from.

Best car salvage in Oceanside! One can pick the parts from any car. Not overpriced. No silly restrictions..😀

Best place to get auto parts. Great deals.

Cool place. Typical pick your part. They had what we needed, and a decent price as well.

If you be swangan wrenches, know what pullin high 9s and low 10s means and scoff at the mere notion that your average LEO would even know if you were pushing an illegal amount of boost via sound alone then pick a part is your jam. If it were open 24 hours by 7 the amount of accusations of relationship infidelity would drop by measure of double digits. Cuz yo man or woman to be unbiased would be there at all hours schemin on the rear end of an audi or pathfinder because I am biased not some hootchi that dont even exist irl. Amen

Its true, the woman at the cash counter hates life and as all about sharing that with you via her poor attitude. This dreamy place consists of mostly overpicked old jalopies and beater cars. Youre lucky to find the car youre looking for, and even luckier if the part you need is still there. Its like an elephant graveyard out there. Yet, somehow, theyve successfully made a business out of selling this third grade junk for very high prices. Two plastic air vents, two little weatherstrips and a light = $40? Nope. After trudging through the dirty, hot, and chemically saturated isles of dirt and sand between the rows of cars, and then pulling the parts yourself, Id be willing too pay $10 for the lot. And no more. And this is all after you pay to enter. Just saying. Next time Ill be heading out of the city and east to the lands of scrapyards and junked cars. Where there is such thing as compitition, and where yards have the first dibs in fresh wrecks and newer selections.

It seemed like they had hundreds of cars the admission price was cheap at $3 and you can find what you need on your own.

Nice place if you want to save a lot of money on parts theres a new parts on some cars if you get lucky, and just to be clear and dont get confuse from angry people leave bad comments they add the warranty on it but just say to the cashier you dont want the warranty and they dont charge you that easy and check your receipt before you leave

I just think the prices are too high..check Amazon first and alot of times Amazon prices are only a couple of bucks more.

Always a great time when i visit Oceansides LKQ. GREAT STAFF MEMBERS ALWAYS HELPFUL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE WHEN HELP IS NEEDED.... SHOUT OUT TO JULIE FOR ALWAYS BEING AWESOME ALL AROUND EVERY TIME I VISIT..THAN YOU

I go to LKQ at least once a month to buy used parts for my Camry and Mini Cooper. LKQs website has several pictures for each vehicle they have in inventory. You can create an account and setup alerts that will email you when a particular vehicle is in their inventory. They rotate their inventory frequently, which is a major plus when. Youre looking for something very specific. Cost to get in is $3. Parts and warranties are very inexpensive.

This was a great place to try your luck at finding affordable parts. The first step downhill it took was maybe 10 years back when it changed names. At that time they stopped rain day sales and the overall prices increased. It was still decent until the recent price hike. My most recent experience their was in may 21 I spent time removing some sway bar links for my first gen Silverado they are basically a pair of long bolts with a spacer and 4 rubber bushings . Being used the bushing were very worn and 1 of the bolts was bent. No biggy I was still ok with buying them . When I got to the front to pay she says $52 I said huh? Then she says without warranty $48. Woah! I was shocked. Went down to AutoZone $7.99 brand new oily rubber and straight bolts. R.I.P. pick your part/Ecology you served me well, til now.

Found great parts on vintage trucks

Pulled a beat up transmission pan off a truck and they wanted to charge me more than the cost of a new one. Oh well.

Today was really horrible spend a couple of hours pick up some parts for my cars and they wanted to charge me almost the same money as brand new ones from eBay. The part I wanted was $42 from LKQ and its $55 from eBay whats the point of getting Dory spending time taking the parts out and pay that kind of money isnt it better to order from eBay and then deliver it to your door? Let me just add one more thing for example fender from LKQ is $52 for Toyota Corolla 2004 from eBay is 62 dollars whats the point? Not to mention entrance fee to LKQ $3 LOL!!! So I left all the parts I picked by the counter and I leave, doesnt make any sense hope people please check the prices an Amazon eBay before you go there, thank you for reading!

Parts yard was great! But traffic getting up there on the 5 freeway from san diego was a nightmare. And we went up on a Sunday afternoon!

Was able to find the parts to my Benz. I wish whoever stole the parts of my car would have just gone to the junk yard and paid the 10 dollars like I did

What is wrong with there staff? Not freindly

Decent selection of sedans, however the entire place is a rip off. 1st- This is the first junkyard I’ve seen that charges you to even enter the junkyard. So even if the guy at the front tells you that they have the make and model and you go in and it doesn’t have the the part you need you still pay for viewing. 2nd- I bought 6 items 2 of which were plastic. On 5 I had to pay “core” charges.If you don’t bring the parts back within 2 weeks you don’t get the refund.... the point of core charge is so the company can remanufacture the part or if the part posses a hazard to the environment(like a car battery). The fact that they put a short time limit shows that they neither care to remanufacture the part nor protect the environment, rather instead they do it to make another few bucks. I was never told about the 14 day requirement, and it is not written anywhere in the lot(I looked) the only place it is written is in the fine print on a 20inch long receipt I returned on the 15th day would not be given a refund. 3rd Prices are outrageous. If you do pay the entrance fee and manage to find a car with the part and return the old part and get your core refund, you are still over paying. If your have a Honda, Toyota, Nissan, etc don’t even bother, I found a brand new side view mirror with an electric motor for a Honda on eBay for 5$ less than in the lot. I also bought a used dinged up motor mount for 15$ and later found a 5pack( all 5 mtr/trns mount) for 35$ on eBay. Brand new, fresh rubber, and each part was half of what I paid. Call the number and ask how much they charge per part after core and after tax and then check online. You will pay less online or at the most you will pay the same but for a new part

Great place to get used parts for your car, truck, van. You can look on there website to see if thay have your part. And thay helped me find location of car to pick my part I think its more fun getting your own parts. 😀😀😀

Easy to find and get the parts your looking for

I found a tire that matched what I had on the vehicle for $27 thats a deal

I love that place...

Very nice personal thanks for the opportunity

Nice organized yard. Small but efficient. At the gate I gave them three vehicles I wanted they had locations on all.

Always find something we need at a super discount over purchasing new on line or from parts stores.

Diana was the best! She was spot on with pricing and very kind, her costumer service was 100% 👍👍👍 cleanest yard I’ve been to in all my life.

Apparently they offer a warranty on items that you by there. What they dont offer, or at least didnt in my experience, is to tell you about it. I bought a $50 part, went right outside their gates to my car, and installed it. Turns out the one that I got was bad and didnt work. So, 20 minutes after I bought it, I tried to exchange it for a working one and they told me no. The woman at the booth argued that she told me when she didnt. I always buy the warranty. Always. So, had she offered then I would have had it. The fact is, though, that she was answering questions for someone else in the booth when she rang me up and did not offer a warranty or even tell me about it.I am attempting to contact someone about this and will update this if anything is done.

Hidden gem here always a great deal.. Shout out to the staff members also...

These people that work here areGreat!

Great deals in parts

It is nice to have this LKQ so close to base. They usually always have what I am looking for.

My experience here was good. The yard was small in comparison to Chula Vista yards. $3 to get in, prices are decent.

Prices are good. Employees are friendly. Love the homemade wheel barrels.

Theres always something fun going on

Not really excited after my experience at this pick-ur-part junk yard. Never been to one, this would be the first time for me and my boyfriend. It took us a good while to find our exact vehicle - to an avail we finally were able to locate the same make/model/year! Hence why I am deciding to give 2 stars. I was super surprised that it cost 3 dollars per person upon entrance.. wasnt expecting that so it put a bad taste in my mouth from the jump. This junk yard doesnt offer tools to help with the disassembly of the vehicles. Bummer. The cashier lady was prompt but very curt.. straight to the point. I was in shock when she mentioned the price of 61.58$ WHAT THE HELL?!?!? I had to get a front blinker light from a fender bender accident. A brand new PAIR of blinker lights and full housing online cost 14$-21$ shipped delivered and did I mention brand new... saved time effort sweat and hassle of searching and pulling parts apart to get to what you need. I also got one visor, 2 lights, and a front PLASTIC grille. The damn grilled cost me 20.75$ online this would of cost me 10$ brand new. Shipped for free and delivered to my front door step again minus the damn hassle. I went to further read my receipt and IT READS ALL SALES ARE FINAL. good lord. Im not sure why this place isnt bankrupt or out of business. But Im just beside myself with how pricey a JUNK YARD is. Key word is junk yard. The warranty is for 30 days I suppose. Upon reading further there is a 90 day option but that wasnt explained to me... the customer service at this place is so POOR I will not be returning at all. Never again will I decide to not purchase something online when I can go maybe get it for less and less time. I will not be returning here anytime soon. I do not like the lack of customer service. I do not like the prices of their JUNK vehicle items. I mean for goodness sake why rip people off once so you dont have return customers. I got the feeling because Im not of Hispanic origin my boyfriend and I were treated a noticeably different then those of Hispanic ethnicity. I hate pulling this card but Im going to calm it as I see it. And there was a sure difference in customer service delivery and quality of the service given to others of whom were Hispanic. Not cool. Bad business strategy. Blows my mind when business employ staff that want to act deliberately foul and openly create differnet styles/levels/kindness/thoroughness/etc treatment for different ethnicities. Lost this customer and got 2 stars..... beware of these penny pinching/price gauging/rip off/rude/distasteful customer service skilled waste of time junk yard employees/business. Skip the experience like I wish I would of... Welp.....

Cool. Clean easy to see and find things.

Always check part you need at other places first Pick Your Part used to be cheap but I just came in here for a side mirror and it costed more than it did brand new online they tried to charge me $34 for 96 Camry driver mirror the most expensive I found it on mine was 32 and thats brand new ship to my door I dont have to walk around in a lot that does not have stuff organized the way it says online... spent an hour looking for the 96 but I finally found it then they tried to Jack me

Nothing like a good trip to the yard. I picked up a rear seat two door panels and a front grill all for $91. Their inventory, and part prices are listed on their website.

Pretty cool I went out there and got a couple pieces that I needed and that was it but hey you can take your own parts off its much cheaper and this is not a store its the other people thinks its a store its not its a junkyard you get what you want you take it off and its cheaper I recommend this place for anybodys better than going to a regular junkyard and saying top price you play you pay $3 at the game and youre in can you pay for what youre going to pay for when you come out

This place is a complete rip off they charge more for parts here than they are new. I have been here 3 times and each time the used part was more than new parts. They wanted 4 times the price of a new roof rack. They wanted the same price for a used tire as it cost for a new one. It maybe there just racists against Whites. So if your white you wont get any deals here. I say this cause the roof rack they quoted me $200 I had to put back. A Hispanic gentleman outside heard me went in an got it for $25 and paid him for it. My wife went in thinking I miss understood show the receipt and they ask her if she was with that white gentleman. She said yes they tried to charge her more or take our part away from us. Very racists people here.

Its 3 stars only because of the great app that they have and their always open I love that. If only basis was customer service it would be a 2 if I wasnt charged different prices for the exact same item depending on the person I had ringing me up it would be a 4

They didnt have what I needed this time but they usually do!

Great place to find cheap parts.

Terrible people, terrible place. I DO NOT RECOMMEND! Was going to sell my truck to them. Got a time and confirmation number over the phone. When I got there, I had to wait in line for half an hour because they are obviously understaffed. Then I was rudely told I would have to wait for at least another hour to get checked out. This is not an acceptable way to run a business, and I will take mine elsewhere.

Not too bad...On the one hand, they have a good selection of vehicles, most are complete/nice enough to be usable for parts, and the layout is fairly well organized.This yard does not turn into a total mud pit like the yards down south by the border. They did a decent job of putting down gravel and grading to keep it passable when it rains.On the other hand, their prices are definitely too high. Also, the employees all have the personality of a wet paper bag and tend to border on just plain rude.The area is a bit sketchy, with all the weirdos living in their clapped out vehicles all around there. Ive had my vehicle broken into twice while in the yard....and of course no one working at the entrance or milling around saw anything. 😐

The only pick your parts around. Massive lot. Prices are better than used online. There website has completed vehicle inventory. They also have an app. Works like website. This place is awesome.

If I could give zero stars I would these people said that they wo uh ld price my car once I got there. Not only did I have to pay for a tow to get the vehicle to the junk yard I had to push it thru just to have them look at it for about 45 minutes to tell me that its worth 0$.

This year the staff have been a little more helpful and dont look so miserable while assisting the customer

Very bad service

Always a worth while visit. I come here first whenever I have a car or truck project because there is a good chance I can get what I need at a good price. The only thing that you always have to remember is you need to bring all the tools you will need to remove the part in question.

Go online and check out your specific auto. They will show you exactly where you can find it so you arent wasting your time looking. People are friendly and helpful. Not bad for a junkyard

No hassel

The cost is $3 to get in and they have a pretty good selection of cars. You can download the app and every dollar you spend racks you up points. They do have restrooms there but always bring water because you can get dehydrated very quickly. Ask the cashier when you first arrive to give you a list of compatible cars just encase you cant find the part you are looking for.

They are cheap and very well organized. They have everything you could ever need and its also a pretty safe environment. Not much security but its still a great place to find car parts!

Very Very helpful knowledgeable about the specific parts in question. Plus the staff there are awesome I can only testify from my experience. Thank you soo much!!

Excellent employees very good help

Check their website before you go. I paid $3 each to get in and was told they have the car I was looking for. But two different employees directed us in two opposite lots. We ended up walking through each row. Nothing then they checked the website and told us sorry we dont have the car you are looking for. This is my second visit. My last visit, I did get a sensor and I was charged what I wouldve have paid online for a brand new after market part with the convenience of being delivered to me and warranty. Just make sure you took your tools as they do not offer any tools here like other junkyards by the border in Otay Mesa.

Dont waste your time with these guys if youre selling your car. I went online to get a quote and immediately received a call, everything was going great we set up a date and I was super excited; planned my whole week and weekend around it. Then I get a call asking to meet the driver somewhere, ok fine no problem I can meet him. Then they call me again saying the driver cant get past the check point and that we need to reschedule. I was super upset, but figured hey maybe they can make things right. Today was supposed to be the day of pick up and since I received no call I called them asking if it was still scheduled or not. Come to find out who ever helped me and did the quote didnt set up the appointment. Are you kidding me? Ive told them 3 times that I work 6 days a week. Im done. I dont want to speak with a manager this company needs to hire experienced people, and legal ones that can pass checkpoints. Such a disappointment and waste of time.

Whats better 5 Stars just because the ladies on the window they are so rude.gate cost to expensive $3.00 dollar ea and I get nothing pay $6.00 dollar for noting.can find my part

Quick, had the part I need polite employees

Poor service.

Was professional, helpful, not bad on price, however it was my first time being charged money to just get in ($3.00). However I only have junk yard experience from other states. Was pleased to discover that they have the option to warranty as well. I purchased the 30 day warranty, 90 days just seemed superfluous for the extra money.

Friendly helpful and easy to get around

This place is cool, its a pick a part so not very organized but if you know what youre looking for AND they have the car your stoked. Only real issue is they charge a core charge!! hahaha for a junk yard?!? For a new rebuilt part I can understand but one off of a junked car? Really? any way to charge you more money. Make sure to grab as much of the bolts and pieces you may need as they wont charge you for that stuff. But for a $3 entrance fee and free reign on what ever you want to grab, its a great deal.

People were friendly overall besides the lady at the counter, who seemed to have a bit of an attitude. Parts were way over priced especially since I had to get them myself and theres no guarantee these parts are even in operating condition. Easily the most expensive junkyard Ive ever been to.

How do you not have an inventory of vehicles on your lot? I can understand not tracking every individual part, but you dont know if a whole vehicle is there? dont go here, waste of time

It is a place where you find what you want

I really enjoy going to LKQ.

Well organized and friendly staff

Always find what I need

Very good service

I like the tucked away but fully equipped feel to the place! We hot what we needed from there too! With a year end sale to boot ;)!

Parts are almost the price of the new ones at least your getting new ones from airport stores and prices are always more once you get to the window to pay I called over the phone and said I need a gas tank for an f150 and said how much they said 55 dollars so I pull it out go to pay and they tell me 78 dollars unsaid no I called and asked and I brought a little more then I was quoted they need to get things together and be honest and not play games and rip people off

Called for a part they said they had it in stock, drove an hour and a half and they didnt even have it. Workers were also rude. I highly do not recommend this place

Thanks recently purchased several engines and an automobile receive service uncommon to the average salvage yard facility have no complaints thank you and looking forward to another year of fine to excellent service.

Very helpful, especially Carlos who worked there and helped me install my headlight!

I typically am able to find what Im looking for and dont have any complaints about the place. With the exception of the cashiers. Every single time Ive been there which is many, they have the absolute worst attitude and for no apparent reason are rude and act like they couldnt care less about anything. Its just an observation its not enough to make me not do business with them.

Super nice and helpful staff, easy yard to navigate, and large selection. I was able to find what I needed at a fraction of the cost.

Great place to find cheap parts. They have an online car inventory but not part specific.

Always a pleasure walking this junkyard. It seems they know when Im going because they always have the car I need.