Row 01
The front of the yard
Foreign and domestic, painted on the awning since before most of the cars out back were built. The office is the door on the right, and it is where every part on this site starts.
328 Patterson Road, Joliet / since 1989
Used engines, transmissions and body parts, pulled and tested at the Joliet yard.
A-Affordable Auto Parts is a family-owned yard serving Chicagoland with foreign and domestic parts. Free estimate in one to two days, a 90-day limited warranty on every used part, and somebody at the counter who will tell you straight whether we have it.
Yard tag
- Donor
- Foreign and domestic
- Cars, trucks and SUVs come into the yard whole. What is good comes off them.
- Grade
- Tested before sale
- Nothing goes over the counter that has not been checked first.
- Warranty
- 90 days, limited
- On every used part. Mechanical parts are guaranteed for those 90 days.
- Estimate
- One to two days
- Free. Year, make, model and the part is enough to start.
A used part is only worth buying if somebody checked it first.
That is the whole business. Parts come off vehicles that arrive here whole, they get tested before they are sold, and they leave the counter with 90 days behind them.
The rest is being told the truth on the phone. If the part is not here and not worth locating, you should hear that in the first two minutes rather than in four days. The counter is bilingual, English and Spanish, and has been for as long as the yard has been on Patterson Road.
The yard, filed
Walk the rows without leaving the page.
Five places on Patterson Road, in the order you would meet them: the front, the yard, the counter, the wait, and the people who keep coming back.
Row 02
Where the parts come from
Vehicles come in whole and get worked down. This is the difference between a yard and a parts shop: the engine you are quoted is sitting in something, and somebody has to go and look at it.
Row 03
The counter
Year, make, model, and what the part is. Charlie or Mark will tell you whether it is on the shelf, out in the yard, or something worth locating for you. The policy signs on the wall are not decoration, they are the terms.
Row 04
Waiting on a pull
Some parts come off the same day. Tyres and smaller stock sit out here while a bigger part gets pulled and checked out back.
Row 05
People who came back
The wall of fame is repeat trade. A yard that has been on one road since 1989 gets to know the shops and the drivers who keep coming through the door.
What comes over the counter
Engines to bumpers, foreign and domestic.
Eight things leave this yard. The first is most of a normal week, and the last one is us buying rather than selling.
Counter
Used Auto Parts
Foreign and domestic. Engine parts, transmission components, electrical, body panels, suspension and interior. If it is not on the shelf, the part-locating service goes looking.
Used parts details- Used EnginesPetrol, diesel and hybrid, domestic and import, for cars, trucks and SUVs. The warranty covers replacement of a defective long block, and the engine has to be fitted by a certified mechanic for that to hold.Engines
- Used TransmissionsAutomatic, manual and CVT. This is the part people most often order twice, so bring the year, make, model and engine, and we will make sure it is ordered once.Transmissions
- Used Body Parts and BumpersDoors, fenders, hoods and trunk lids, bumpers and grilles, headlights and taillights, mirrors, glass and trim. Body parts are sold as is, so check the colour code and the mounting points on the shelf.Body and bumpers
- Remanufactured EnginesWhen a tested donor unit is not the right call, a rebuilt engine to OEM quality is. Same fitting condition, same 90-day terms.Reman engines
- Remanufactured TransmissionsRebuilt to OEM quality for the cars where a used unit is hard to find or hard to trust. Ask at the counter which of the two makes sense for yours.Reman transmissions
- Used Mazda Miata PartsThe one this yard is known for. NA and NB engines and transmissions, suspension, body panels and trim, interior, electrical, wheels and tyres.Miata parts
- Selling Us Your VehicleWe buy most types of vehicle, running or not, including scrap. Estimate inside one to two days, next-day pickup once the price is agreed.Sell a vehicle
Open panel / what people say, and what we owe them
The reviews and the terms, side by side.
Very happy with their Service! Charlie attended our call and when we arrived the next day, he remembered us and gave us a amazing service, very professional, made us feel like family!
Affordable auto parts is the greatest. I live in Chicago I come all the way from Chicago to Juliet to buy my parts. I know they'll have what I need. It's a great place and you'll love it.
Rated 4.1 out of 5 across 121 Google reviews.
Asked at the counter
The five questions that come up before anyone asks a price.
More of them on the questions page, or just call the counter and ask.
Joliet / Plainfield / Lockport / Bolingbrook / Naperville / Chicago
Tell us the year, the make and the part.
That is enough for us to go and look. The estimate is free and comes back inside one to two days, and if we do not have it we will say so rather than keep you waiting.
328 Patterson Rd, Joliet, IL 60436 / Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM / every other Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, call first