Window Tinting Associates

This place is horrible! Rude as hell and half-​assed service. Let me explain.
I came here to get all 5 windows tinted, as well as a sun strip on the front windshield. The guy tells me it will be 1.5−2 hours. Claims they have «20 years» of experience and they know what they’re doing. So 3 hours have passed and they still haven’t called. So I call THEM and am like «Uh, you done yet?» and they tell me it’ll take another 30 minutes.
By the time I got there, I couldn’t believe what I saw. The sun strip on the front windshield was CROOKED as hell. You’d have to be blind not to notice it. The guy tries to play it off like it was the best he could do and I literally told him to take that $#*% off right then and there. What a waste, right? The rest of the tint around the car looked DECENT (by now it was pretty dark outside so I couldn’t see all the imperfections). I’m thinking to myself, «they have 20 years of experience, so why should I worry?»
The next day I notice they left a TON of residue all over my car doors and upholstery. Way to clean up after themselves. I start inspecting the windows under the sunlight and right away I’m finding bubbles. I mean, every single window has at least 3 bubbles on it. One of them even has a piece of lint that’s gotta be at least ¼″ long!!! This isn’t the first time I’ve had tint done so I know it can take 2 – 3 weeks + sunlight for the bubbles to go away. So I wait.
Weeks pass. Bubbles are still there. I call them back and the guy’s all cheerful on the phone. «Bring it on in! Let me take a look at it,» he says. I get there and point out the bubbles to him. He cuts me off before I could even show him the worst of it, and says, «I mean, this is the best I can do. These are all minute details. Window tint is literally a film — «and that’s when I cut HIM off — «Don’t tell me about window tint. I KNOW what window tint is. I’ve had 3 cars before this and none of their tint turned out as bad as this.» He says the «best» he can do is strip it off and give me my money back.
«Well, if that’s the ‘best’ you can do… then do it,» I tell him. I watch them as they strip the film off. Just as half-​assed as they put it on. They left TONS of glue and residue on the windows. I even had to point out that they missed some pieces of tint. I mean, these guys literally don’t give a f***. You can see it. I ask, «What about all this residue?» He tells me to use a razor blade and windex.
My windows aren’t rolling down now and my car smells like glue. It’s a brand new, 2013.
Long story short — this place has caused me nothing but headaches. Do not come here and expect ANYTHING better than half-​assed service and a terrible window tint that you’ll want removed the very next day. Disgusting.
==UPDATE 3/​6/​13==
Spent damn near 2.5 hours on a Sunday afternoon scraping the glue off of the windows. Took a few breaks b/​c my hand was cramping up from holding such a small razor blade. Took my car to Xlnt Tint in Anaheim for the re-​tint and couldn’t be happier! If you’re looking for QUALITY and EXCELLENT service, XLNT TINT is the place to go!!!

I love the service and the product here. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Fast work and clean. Would go to them again and recommended my friends to them.

Do not go here! They are rude, do not guarantee their service, go back on what they say, and the quality does not turn out well, I do not recommend them, trans shine down the street does a much better job and guarantees their work.

I’ve had two cars tinted here (one car five years ago), customer service is always great and the pricing is competitive. For $ 220, you can choose between three different shades of tinting, and the entire job takes about two hours. They use Formula One High Performance Auto Tint which carries a LIFETIME warranty.
Five years later, no bubbling or peeling and the tint still looks as good as it did on the first day. Bob and John are great guys that you can count on to do the job right.
You know your 80’s music? «…tinted windows don’t mean nothin’, you see who’s inside!!»