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There are no professionals listed in Arlington Heights itself yet; the 24 below are the closest options, from towns including .
None of the 24 professionals listed here are in Arlington Heights itself; they are in towns including .
Ratings range from 4.3 to 5.0 across 1,686 reviews; 8 professionals have 50 or more reviews; 20 are rated 4.5 or higher.
8 give free estimates; 4 describe themselves as family- or locally-owned.
Services most often listed on their websites: accidents and recovery towing (2), we buy junk cars (2), car and vehicles (2), factory production scrap (2), non-ferrous metals (2), ferrous metals (2) and cash for cars (2).
2 professionals report ten or more years in business; the longest-established mentions 40 years.
Based on visit data for 8 of these professionals, the quietest times are Saturdays around midday and the busiest are Sunday afternoons.
2 mention Spanish-speaking staff.
22 of the 24 professionals have a website on file; 18 publish a contact page; 8 list a public email.
10 of these professionals have had their website domain for ten or more years; the oldest was registered in 2000.
Figures are counted over the professionals on this page from public listings and company websites collected in 2026; distances are straight-line; hours and prices change, so confirm before you visit.
The 24 yards on this page sell used parts and buy end-of-life cars in and around Arlington Heights, IL. What each says about self-service access, inventory search and part warranties comes from its own website; ratings and quotes come from public reviews.
Your own tools, including the sockets and a breaker bar, gloves, penetrating oil, something to kneel on and a way to carry the part out. Take the old part with you if you can, and photograph the part number. Cash is still king at the gate, and most yards ban jacks and torches.
Ask the counter for the interchange, which is the list of models and years that share your part. The staff at a full-service yard look it up as a matter of routine. Bring your car's identification number, because trim level and build date often split a part that looks identical on the shelf.
Most will, and the collection cost usually comes out of what they pay you for the car. Tell them honestly whether the wheels turn, whether the car sits on a slope or behind other vehicles, and whether the keys exist, since all three change the truck they send. Take the plates off and clear the glovebox first.
Somewhat. [N_YEARS10] of the 24 yards report ten or more years in business. A long-running yard tends to hold older stock and to know its interchange without looking twice, which is what you want when the car is out of production.
Excerpts from public reviews of the professionals listed on this page.
