Hialeah Window Tinting

The first time I came to this business was in 1988 with my first vehicle. I have had tinted windows installed on every vehicle I have driven. There have been many already and, each time, I have brought it here.
I found-​out today that the gentleman currently running this joint is a former employee who bought it four years ago. This is information that was voluntarily divulged to me during our brief «chit chat» partaking in «window tinting talk» as he tried to upsell me into retinting every window on Herbert.
I opted to re tint one window. The one that needed to be redone. Basically, I couldn’t see out of the driver window anymore and, almost got into an accident just down the street by not seeing another car a coming. Basically, in typical «Cid-​style,» I have been putting-​off getting this done for over a year now. The «almost» accident down the road is what prompted me to finally go in there on this day.
The last time I was here with Herbert was in 2005 when I tinted all the windows on him. That’s ten years and just last year is when I started having «issues» with just one window. Ten years with the same tints while Herbert was parked in the remote scorching Deserts in Texas and, our lovely Miami humid «Winter wonderland 100º weather.» Not a bad job and, I’m expecting this to last another ten years because I can’t afford another car.
Do I recommend them? Yup and he being a former employee, absolutely. I have never had an «issue» with the job done here. Oh yeah, just remembered. Two vehicles I didn’t bring here to get the windows tinted. One, was the Mercedes. The other, the Lexus. But, that was only because I wanted people to see it was me driving them.
Thing to note and blah, blah, blahs:
* Traffic/​Parking — Red Road, the road this business is located on, has been under construction since Cuban Christmas Nativity Scene Jesús roamed Our Planet. Which, brings me to parking… good luck if someone else is already there.
* The Cuban pastries shop right next door is wonderful and popular amongst the locals that know how to avoid the traffic with the construction. Hint: Cut anybody off that gets in your way.
* Language here is: español/​Car-​talk Inglitch
* They also install car stereos here.
* Prices here are competitive. I will upload the receipt in a bit.
#KeepItLocalHialeah

I called to get a quote and ask about the service and appointment times. I spoke to a very rude man over the phone who got flustered about my many questions — I think he was the owner by the way he spoke, not sure though. I was looking forward to taking my car here because it’s very close to my home even though the price is way higher than other places I had called, but convenience is a big deal to me. This was a huge turn off, customer service to me is as important as the product you sell. I’ll never know how good or bad their work is but I would definitely not recommend it to anyone.

I’ve come to this place three times over the years as I’ve changed cars, and every experience has been pleasant.
Most recently I took my Ford Fusion to get the windows tinted. I was the first one there on Saturday morning which I highly recommend. It seems JJ works by himself so if you get there when there are people ahead of you, you’ll have to wait your turn. This tint shop isn’t on some fancy deco area, either, so it’s not like you can leave your car and walk around or go to a bar. It’s mostly an industrial/​residential area, so I highly recommend getting there as soon as they open.
Anyway, JJ and I exchanged some words, went over my options and what I wanted, and he started working on the car immediately after.
The entire shop is very clean, and the waiting area is comfortable. I uploaded a wide-​angle shot of the waiting area so take a look at it, but there’s a television for your entertainment. I must note that the A/​C was off at the time I was there and all the doors in the shop were open to let air in. It wasn’t a hot morning though so I wasn’t uncomfortable. Also, the bathroom had an «Out of Service» sign posted on it. I didn’t have to use it so I had no problems, but keep that in mind.
The entire tint job took about 1 hour and 15 minutes. I didn’t have any tints to remove so it might have taken longer if I did, but the Fusion also has very big windows, specially the back window, so I think the time is about right.
I should note that the waiting area has a perfect view to the work area, so if you’re the type of person who likes to monitor the work being on your car, you won’t have a problem doing that here. I never saw JJ slacking, though. Like I said, he works by himself as the store owner/​sole employee so he probably wants to work on the job as efficiently as possible to get more money in his pocket.
In my opinion the fact that the owner is also the employee bodes well for accountability, and the tints I purchased come with a lifetime warranty.
I’ll close by saying that I’ve taken 3 cars to get tinted at this shop. A 1995 Nissan Maxima, a 2003 Toyota Corolla, and now a ’13 Fusion, and never once did I have issues with the tints. The Corolla I owned for five years and never did the tints come loose or discolor, which is of course partly due to the quality of the film and the quality of the labor, so I highly recommend this shop.
I can’t speak on pricing and whether it was competitive when compared to other shops because I knew the labor is worth whatever price they’re charging.
Hope this helps you make a decision.

Unless they changed management/​ownership, I do not recomment this place. The owner and/​or manager is just plain rude. He curses when he talks, he called someone’s car a «pussy car» and he referred to my car and a ‘pain in the ass bitch car to work on.” Before anyone says something like this is typical Hialeah, please go to the window tinting place on west 21 street and about 3^rd avenue. They do just as good work and do not use curse words or make disgusted faces while they ask you for your debit card.