How long does tint take?
Most cars take about two to three hours in the bay. Book a 10:00 AM or 12:00 PM slot, or text Nick your year, make, and model. You can drive the car when the install is finished.
California VLT, heat rejection, hand-cut vs plotter, payment plan. Solar and Solar Ceramic are the weekly specials. Ceramic IR and Color Stable stay a quote.
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California law requires front side windows to allow at least 70% of light through (70% VLT). Windshields can only be tinted along the top 4 inches. Rear side windows and the back window have no VLT restriction — you can go as dark as you want back there. California also allows a medical exemption for people with documented conditions requiring additional UV protection, which permits darker front side windows with a physician's certification. We install to legal limits by default and will walk you through your options for the rear glass when you come in.
Yes. Visible Light Transmission (how dark it looks) is not the same as infrared heat rejection. 3M ceramic films can reject up to 95% of IR heat per 3M, varying by film and shade, even on lighter legal fronts. That is why Los Angeles and Long Beach drivers keep the fronts legal and still feel the cabin difference. Stop by for the heat-lamp demo — no appointment needed to put your hand on it.
No. Most shops feed your vehicle year and model into a plotter and let a machine cut a generic pattern. We hand-cut every piece on a glass board, then fit it to your glass with a micro edge that sits flush to the glass line. Plotter jobs are faster. They also leave gaps at the edge or film creeping past the glass. Tesla roofs, EQS windshields, and Hummer EV polycarbonate are why the extra time matters.
Solar is $249 and Solar Ceramic is $329 — weekly specials, hand-cut micro edge. 3M Ceramic IR and Color Stable stay quote-only. Call (310) 513-8800 or text us with the year, make, and model.
Yes. A payment plan is available through our payment plan partner. Apply online, then schedule the install. Decision timing is controlled by that partner, not by our shop. Nick walks you through what the payments look like. See the Payment Plan page.
Yes. Model 3, Y, S, X, and Cybertruck. Ceramic film, hand-cut, including one-piece roof film when the glass allows it. Fronts stay California-legal unless you have a documented medical exemption. Tesla tint lives on Tesla Tint LA.
3M ceramic and color-stable lines are designed not to interfere with electronics the way some metalized films can. We confirm the right tier when we quote your vehicle.
Often same-day if you arrive at opening. Full-vehicle ceramic and Tesla roofs take longer than two front doors. Call (310) 513-8800 to hold a bay.
22025 S Avalon Blvd Ste A, Carson, CA 90745. Monday–Saturday 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM. Sunday closed. We serve Los Angeles, Long Beach, Torrance, and Orange County. We do not mobile-tint.
Tuesday through Thursday, drop your car at close (by 6 PM) and pick it up the next day. We photograph your car at check-in so you see its condition before we touch it. Text Nick to reserve an overnight spot.
Prices verified September 2026.