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Tinley Park has one Automotive Salvage and Recycling of its own; this list adds 24 from towns including Hammond (8), Oak Park (6), Gary (4).
None of the 24 professionals listed here are in Tinley Park itself; they are in towns including Hammond (8), Oak Park (6), Gary (4).
Ratings range from 4.4 to 5.0 across 2,440 reviews; 16 professionals have 50 or more reviews; 22 are rated 4.5 or higher.
2 say they are licensed.
10 give free estimates; 2 describe themselves as family- or locally-owned.
Services most often listed on their websites: emergency towing (2), roadside service (2), towing service (2), buy junk cars (2), towing services (2), emergency roadside assistance (2) and tire changeouts (2).
Based on visit data for 12 of these professionals, the quietest times are Sunday evenings and the busiest are weekday afternoons.
4 mention Spanish-speaking staff.
24 of the 24 professionals have a website on file; 18 publish a contact page; 10 list a public email.
4 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 Tinley Park, 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.
Excerpts from public reviews of the professionals listed on this page.
