ABC Junkyard. Talk about sketchy! But don't let that get in the way because it'll be worth it at the end. I tried to come here over ten years ago, and I got lost and went into the wrong driveway. Ten years later I have a new car and it doesn't come with a spare tire, nor a jack, and wheel wrench. It comes with a one time use Tire Sealant and Inflator Kit. I was extremely surprised by this. I rather have a spare tire than that kit. I've had a run of bad luck with nails and screws getting into my tires and even blew a tire out while driving. I literally changed to the spare tire six times in a three week span.
Finding the car jack and wheel wrench, and the whole spare tire kit was easy. The problem was it didn't come with the spare tire itself. I had to find one, or order one online and pay a crazy amount for shipping. I thought it'd be easy to find one at a junkyard as I did my research and a lot of other vehicles use the same size spare tire. Oddly enough, I struck out at several places, and remembered this junkyard.
ABC Junkyard is located in Pearl City at the end of Lehua Street, right hand side. It's right before you enter the military housing. Look for the black sign with the colored ABC logo, and take the DIRT road. Don't take the next paved driveway. The dirt road is the correct entrance. As you drive in, it definitely looks super sketchy with a small homeless encampment on the side of the road. You see broken, stripped down cars along the way. You begin to wonder if this is some sort of chop shop as the homeless outside steal and strip the cars and then sell it to ABC. I can't make that claim, but it's just the vibe I got based on what I'm seeing as I'm driving down.
Continue driving all the way till the end of the road. Also, please make sure your car hasn't been just washed or too low to the ground as this dirt road is very bumpy and a lot of dirt comes up. My car was caked with dirt when I got there.
After arriving, I walk up the ramp and to the office where a man asked me what I was looking for. I needed a spare tire and have him the size and number from what I researched online. I felt joy when he said he has that size somewhere and he came out and began to search through stacks of tires. Initially, he didn't feel the size I gave him was correct based on the size of my regular tires, but I asked him to check and see because I'm not sure. He spent a lot of time digging out the tire and when he found it, we went to my car to compare the size, and the spare tire was indeed much smaller than my regular tires. If I had to drive on that spare, my car wouldn't be level and probably have too much pressure on it. I asked him what can we do and to help me find one that fits better. He happily went to look for one, and after a while, he popped out with a bigger spare tire, and this one matched exactly. How wonderful!
Seems like you don't go get your own parts now, which is probably for the better. I'm not sure if it's new owners, but the customer service was excellent. The guy helping me was extremely helpful, professional, courteous, and worked hard to go through so many tires just to get the right one for me. I heard him speak Cantonese to another guy. I thought about switching over from English, but we already established our conversation in English, which he spoke very well. I wonder if I could've gotten a Cantonese discount haha. But the price was reasonable, and he worked diligently to get this tire for me.
Overall, I was surprised and satisfied with the service at ABC Junkyard. The trek through the eerie and daunting dirt road was worth it. Even if my car became incredibly dirty. Sprays right off with water. It wasn't what I was expecting based on the reviews and previous experiences at other junkyards. I'll definitely come back if I ever need a car part, but I don't expect to or expect they even have it as my car is relatively new. read more