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[demon]

I got a 98 Honda Prelude a little over a month ago, and I'm pretty damn sure the fine folks at the dealer said there weren't any aftermarket parts on the car. Well the fuckers were wrong. A part inside the wheels (can't remember what) was recalled so I need to have them replaced. I took the car to a Honda service center and they told me it has aftermarket wheels, and lo and behold, the tool to take the wheels off the car is no where to be found inside the car, and they have nothing to take the wheels off. So, if I ever get a flat (and yesterday I noticed one of my tires was losing air), I'm fucked.

So, what kind of place should I go to to find the tool I need? I really don't know anything about this kind of crap.

 

[xsarien]

I got a 98 Honda Prelude a little over a month ago, and I'm pretty damn sure the fine folks at the dealer said there weren't any aftermarket parts on the car. Well the fuckers were wrong. A part inside the wheels (can't remember what) was recalled so I need to have them replaced. I took the car to a Honda service center and they told me it has aftermarket wheels, and lo and behold, the tool to take the wheels off the car is no where to be found inside the car, and they have nothing to take the wheels off. So, if I ever get a flat (and yesterday I noticed one of my tires was losing air), I'm fucked.

So, what kind of place should I go to to find the tool I need? I really don't know anything about this kind of crap.

I'd start with the dealer who sold you the car, and if need be, have them contact the person that sold them the car.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Oh shit...you don't have a lug key for the car? That's fucked up.

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

You could find ou the name of the rims and then have them send you a replacement key. I would also have the dealership pay for any services required with that becasue even if they didn't put the parts on the car they did sell you the car and it is reasonable to assume that a dealship would sell you a car with all the parts necessary to change a tire.

 

[Doth Togo]

Once again, I say:

 

[demon]

Yeah, but the dealership is a little over 300 miles away, so it won't exactly be easy to get anything from them at the moment.

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

Yeah, but the dealership is a little over 300 miles away, so it won't exactly be easy to get anything from them at the moment.

They aren't too far for an email or a phone call.

 

[AntoneM]

Take it to Discount Tire or some other tire place, I'm sure that they would have the right size tool to work on it.