Help! My new rims are stuck!

What can I do?  I bought rims and tires for my SUV from a rim shop in September.  I still owe $2,000 on the rims.  I decided to sell the SUV, so I took it to a shop to have the rims and tires removed.  The shop cannot remove the rims, because the wrong lug nuts were used during installation and now they’re stripped.  It’s going to cost me at least $1,000 to have the rims removed, and the shop that installed them won’t help me.  My buyer moved on to a different car.  How can I get the original installer to pay for these problems?

Start by contacting the original installer and let that shop know that there’s an issue.  Maybe it can try and remove them.  If you want to hold the original installer responsible for the lug nuts, then gather as much information as you can to show that the original installer is the last shop to install the lug nuts.  If the original installer won’t help you, then be prepared to cover the cost for yourself.  The installer may only be responsible for the cost to remove the rims and tires.  Don’t look for it to cover the cost of your lost buyers.

The original installer’s insurance company may reimburse you once you send a written demand to the installer.  If you have to pay out-of-pocket, and the installer’s insurance company won’t reimburse you, then you can seek reimbursement from the original installer in court.  For damages $15,000 or less, you can file your case in magistrate court.