Colorado Auto & Parts

I was in a Jam and needed a part for an Isuzu Trooper. This is the only place i will go. I love that they dont charge an entry fee, and you get free popcorn. And i usually spend time looking at all the cars incase something I dont need grabs my eye but is a deal. The cars are up on the website as well, and they always rotate the selection.

although they weren’t able to tell me over the phone whether the part I needed was on the car they had (this is normal junkyard policy) this was the only place in Denver that had a geo metro similar enough for me to find the emergency brake adjustment rod, which is no longer manufactured or available… anywhere? except the boneyards. the guys at the front were very helpful, and let me borrow tools. I was able to make it out just before they closed at 5, two hours after wrestling brake drums, but with the correct part and only $ 4 out my pocket.

No admission.
The check-​in and check-​out employees were both friendly.
These factors already put them ahead of another salvage yard I’d been to in the Denver area.
Fortunately I was able to find a part I really needed (master power window/​lock unit for an old Jeep) and some other miscellaneous interior trim parts. Can’t say how the prices compare, but they seemed reasonable for their condition. Driver’s interior door handle/​master power switch with trim was $ 10. Front arm rests $ 5/​ea. Both for early 90s Jeep Cherokee.
Thanks to my first visit being so positive, I look forward to going back.

Good, but some room for improvement.
pros:
–The yard is nice and spacious.
— inventory is easy to find if you use the website or ask.
–no fee to enter
–some interesting stuff (boats, trailers. even snowmobiles?)
–free popcorn
–bathrooms, port-​a-​potty in the yard as well. (friggin thank you. finally someone does that)
–plenty of A-​frame engine pullers around to use.
–interesting objects in the entry areas. cool factor.
Cons:
–organized? meh… there doesn’t seem to be too much affective grouping, so you end up all over the place… but see above.
–you will need to bring your own wheelbarrow if you need something like that. or pay 3 bucks to rent one. no free loaners.
–Prices aren’t very competitive. That’s putting it lightly. (this is the biggest for me, so I go here as a last resort.)
–I was under a car and noticed it was about to fall off the «rim jack-​stands.» (this can happen anywhere I suppose and it is now standard practice for me to check them before going under)… but worth mentioning I thought.
My personal note about ALL yards. Try not to ruin other parts just to get to yours. that’s kinda ghetto. I once started to pull a dash and realized someone had just ripped through an area of it to get something instead of removing a few things. Most of us like cars so lets show some respect

This is a really nicely set up junkyard. No fees to enter, TONS of cars that are freshly rotated out frequently, and they even have a nice inventory system.
Want to know where a 98 Honda Civic is? Ask the very helpful guys at the counter and they will print off a list of all the row locations of them (with car color). Saves a ton of time! They also have big carts to rent for $ 3 and free popcorn in the lobby.