I contacted A-1 Mobile Window Tinting in Elk Grove while they were on a job tinting windows. I stopped, asked questions told them what I needed and the owner, Alan Helmer, quoted me a price for my two front side windows. He told me he could do the job that same day; unfortunately I can't recall the date but I think it was Weds 06.04.2020. He asked me to text him with my name, address, info and then he'd reach out to me once he was done. He never responded to my text, didn't call me back and never responded to my 2nd text. I was willing to pay cash, accepted his price, made myself available and stayed at home all day and yet no response. I'll assume he didn't need my business. I won't reach out to this company in the future, nor refer them to others. A simple call or text indicating he couldn't do the job, we needed to schedule for a different time would have been appreciated or something would have been great. My time is valuable and this was a wasted 5-6 hours. I used another vendor and am pleased with the product, customer service. read more

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This is the second car Alan has tinted for us, and we could not be happier with the results! Alan is a true professional who knows his craft and delivers excellent service every time. It was very easy and convenient to schedule an appointment with him as he was willing to work around our schedule. He showed up on time, explained the process to us, and his pricing is very fair considering the high quality of work he provides. If you are looking to have your windows tinted, look no farther than A1 Mobile Window Tinting. read more

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I've been using these guys for approx 5 years and have had 6 cars done by them and they always do a great job and always get me in and out quickly. I'd highly recommend them and their professionalism. read more

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I'll never use anyone else again! couldn't be easier! great quality! WONDERFUL SERVICE! They stand behind their work and tbh couldn't ask for much more read more

A-1 Mobile Window Tinting - 15% ceramic sides (could be 20 idk, Andre'll hook you up, looking right. Don't worry). 50% ceramic windshield and 5 ceramic sunroof - Home Window Tinting Near Me

Complete waste of time. I called him up and he seemed informative. He even bragged about how many years he has been doing this. I trusted him and I agreed to his services. Well... when asked when he was available, he went cold turkey. It's true that the other reviewers says he flakes. Which is very confusing. I guess he just wanted to hear himself saying how much of a professional he is, but leaving customers hanging is not professional at all. After reading the other reviews, I seemed to have dodged a potential worse experience with him. read more

As other yelp reviews have mentioned, the owner flakes and makes excuses. Made an appointment to have clear bra put on a toolbox and the owner didn't show, no call or text. I called him an hour after he was supposed to be there and was greeted with a text that said he still was not ready for the job; he came out the week before to take measurements. I will update this review after the work gets done, if it ever does. Until then I cant recommend this business. read more

At first very nice, returns all your calls. He did my window tint in January 2019 the tint started to bubble and peel I've called him a total of 30 times I sent him a total of about 20 to 30 text messages. He replied wait till it gets hotter. For 6 months this guy has being playing a game. He messes up my tint. Now I have to take him to small claims. Very unprofessional don't use him. When I posted first review he called within 3 hours . I told him let's do this next week. He agreed . And yet again he's lost in action. This guy is a joke and I'll sue him for every dollar I can get. He will learn. read more

I have had 3 cars tinted by A-1 Mobile Tinting and all three of my cars look great. Very professional, came to my house and did the 08 Volvo C30 a yr ago, it has a round curvy window on back (very hard to tint) he did a fabulous job on it and it still looks great. He recently tinted the two front doors on my daughters 02 Honda CRV and did a great job. He also tinted all of my windows on my 2022 Hyundai Venue, it looks so sharp. He's good, does a great job, I highly recommend. read more

A-1 did an amazing job tinting the windows on my new truck! Very friendly and personable, excellent craftsmanship, fair price! They did a great job! I understand they have some issues with phones, so make sure you call them at the 916-920-TINT phone number; you can call or text and that will get you the owner. Can't say enough good things about them! read more

Did a great job on my car. Dan even came and pick me up on my lunch break so the car could be done. read more

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My big Xmas gift this year from my Wife was getting my windows tinted at A+ Window Tinting. They are professional, knowledgeable, friendly, and the price was average for the shops around the area. They were very patient with me trying to figure out what I exactly wanted. They showed me several examples of finished vehicle and even called me back to check out the exact tint I was considering on a vehicle they were finishing up. My rig looks insanely good now. Great experience from start to finish. read more

Scheduled a same day appointment for replacement of my beat up tint. Alan came by and delivered great quality work. The tint he put in was clearly of better quality than what I had on there previously. He was courteous, professional, and friendly, and the price was great. He did all of the work at my office, so I was able to work uninterrupted, all in about 1 hour. Not having to take it to a tint shop or sacrificing quality with going with some suspect mobile tint installer was definitely a good benefit. I would recommend him to anyone looking for convenience without sacrificing quality. read more

We had an appointment set and he no showed on me which I noticed reading through all of his reviews on Google that this is very common. Very unprofessional and inconsiderate to people's time! read more

I live here in Sacramento and Alan completed a full tint on both of my cars. These were completed 1 year apart and I got the same results....Fantastic service, exceptional quality and a five star experience. I will continue to use Alan and refer business to family & friends read more

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Flakes on time. Does not keep you in touch when not able to make it. Listen to the other reviews and stay far away

After an awesome job he did on my car, I hired him to do my semi truck as well. Both came out awesome, now I'm not cooking all day in the truck, even when my AC turns itself off when I'm in a hurry to deliver a load. _rudy read more

had my windows tinted a year and a half ago and I've spent the last 12 months asking this guy to re do the work he claims had a "lifetime warranty" every single window is bubbled. two of them have tiny that is now folded and crackling when the window is rolled up or down. took me nearly six weeks to get a call back. promised to call me back multiple times to repair the work and flat out refused to answer my calls or texts. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. read more

Alan was very professional and text me he was running a little late but kept me updated on times. I really thought he did a professional job

Beware of this guy! Showed up an hour late from the scheduled appointment and used traffic as a reason since he was 10 minutes away from jobsite. I tried to reach him again after a month from tint install and was promise that he warranty all his work and product. He claims that bubbles will go away in a few weeks but never did. I tried reaching him numerous times but no luck. Lacks customer service and poor workmanship. Never going to use this guy again! read more

First appointment was missed so we made a second one. Awesome work! Very pleased with the product and the installation by Alan. I've already recommended him to two friends! read more

DO NOT GO WITH THIS COMPANY! I spoke with Alan the owner a week ago and made an appointment for a week out. He text me the day before telling me 11-12ish is when he will be here. It is now 130pm and not a phone call or even text saying he is going to be late or that he is sorry. So I call him. He doesn't recognize my number and I ask where he is. He says " Oh I am running behind. I was just about to text you! YEAH RIGHT. No apology at all or offer of a reduced price since I just wasted a 3 hour window to get nothing done! Never have I been willing to hand someone 300 dollars for work and they do not show up! Incredible that he still has a business! DO NOT GO TO THIS BUSINESS! read more

Can it get any easier? They come out to you, prices are on point along with service. Have had several cars done already and all have been perfect! read more

Reached out Day of and he was able to stop by, gave me a quote for frosting my business windows and we started the work right then and there. Great work, very pleased with the way it turned out! read more

This guy is seriously amazing! Super nice! Quick and will take you last minute. As for the other reviewers who claim he doesn't communicate well and is flaky.... I can understand their frustration. But I will say.. as a business owner that answers all my own calls and book my own appointments- and also is the only one doing the job. Sometimes communication isn't always amazing on my part. Soo I understand him as well. I've never experienced that with him though. I've used him for 10+ years and multiple vehicles. Today he came last minute to Roseville when I called for a friend last minute! He is good and very professional! Thank you soo much again! read more

Unfortunately, I've made the mistake of using this guy numerous times. First, we scheduled him for my husband's Cadillac a few years ago. I remember him being un-professional but no exact details to share. Then, we bought a gift card from him for our brother (because we liked the fact that he came to us). The guy was nearly an hour late, and when I called to ask my husband how the guy was doing he said he hadn't showed yet. I told them he needs to call the guy, and when he did the guy said he forgot about the appointment (he sounded drunk on the phone and said he was out on the boat). Since we already had a gift certificate we were stuck at this point. They re-scheduled for another day, and he was late AGAIN! This was all a couple years ago, and when my husband got a new truck, I wanted to get the front windows tinted as his fathers day gift. Immediately I thought of this company, and must have lost my mind because I thought maybe it'd be fine and plus I just love the convenience of someone coming to us instead of us going somewhere. I made the appt with him on Friday for a Tuesday, called him Monday again to confirm....then he calls us over an hour after our appt time and said he cant make it!WTF???!!! He tried to re-schedule and I told my husband no way! Now, looking on here I discovered there's plenty of other mobile tinting companies and I will be going with one of those that actually has good reviews! read more

In July 2020 they came to my home to tint the windows of my 16 yr olds first car. A week later we washed the car and at their recommendation used 1/10 parts water and vinegar solution.. well washing the windows only made us discover the mistakes and cuts on the edges of the tint. The back window tint is not centered perfectly either. I sent him pictures. He said he would fix but ignored me thereafter. They are not the cheap $100 window tint places. All they talked about was covid being fake. It was not professional. At the time we didn't care about anything but the tint for our kids birthday. I felt bad for him working in the sun that I didn't even check his work. Learning lesson; Just because you are honest and do the right thing does not mean everyone else will. read more

Would have loved to give Alan a better review, but the same pattern of poor communication continues. Here is my review: I spoke with Alan on Wednesday of last week (9/3/14) and scheduled an appointment with him for Friday at 1PM for two vehicles at my home. Prior to the call ending, he said he would be at my residence at noon (as I had somewhere to be later in the afternoon). I was surprised and frankly, based on the other reviews, was not holding my breath that he would be early. He did not disappoint... As expected, he did not show at noon, 1PM or at all. Nor did he call to say he would be late or to apologize for missing our scheduled appointment. I would steer clear from this business when looking to have work done. read more

Would not ever recommend this guy to anyone again. Alan the owner got paid in full price from my aunt never finished the job. Never called nor txt left her hanging. Here it is 2 weeks later still no show. Not to mention he was suppose to do my truck showed up 2 hrs late did my back window said he ran outta material just like he pulled on my aunt. Still hasnt come to finish my TRUCK! ! Dudes a drunk. Put down the bottle and finish the job people pay you for!! Dudes a great con artist though! Best OF luck alan on your journey to screwing more people over. read more

I've used A-1 4x over the past 8 years. He's amazingly good at what he does. Each new car gets the A-1 treatment. He's friendly and his prices are very reasonable. Has he always been right on time? No - but pretty close. He's a mobile service and that is a huge convenience for his customers. Sometimes traffic or a particularly difficult job earlier in the day might throw his planned schedule off a bit. Be patient and block off some extra time. It will be very worth it. My tint never bubbles after he works his magic. I drive a lot for my job and tend to go through cars often. A-1 will always get my business. read more

I'm at my office all the time so I can't get a lot of things done during normal business hours like tinting my windows. Alan answered my call right away and was able to come the same day to tint the two front windows on my Rover. Pros: Quick service, cheaper price than I was quoted by any other window tinting company and he was mobile. Cons: Alan said he would be there by noon but didn't get here til 1 pm. Being a little late isn't a big deal for me, but if your anal with time, make sure you reiterate with Alan, the meeting time. Overall: If you need a tint for your car, mobile or not Alan is worth a call. read more

Made an appointment with Alan on Thursday for Monday afternoon. When it was time for my apt I thought he was running late so I texted him, no reply. An hour had past so I called Alan but went straight to voicemail. He was a no show! How can you make an appointment with a customer and completely not show up or call back. I haven't heard back from him at all. Complete waste of my time. I would leave no stars if I could. read more

I called Allen today for window tinting pricing. I was so anxious to get it done but he wasn't really able to do it today due to working on a big project. I had told him that if he felt up to it, I would even be willing to come to his house so he doesn't have to be out late. I'm not a very patient person when it comes to something I want done now, so I was absolutely willing to do this. Allen texted me when he got home around 6:30 and said to come on over. I got to his place after 7 and he had me done and on the road again by 8. My car looks so amazing! Allen is such an awesome guy! Very laid back and cool! He gave up some of his evening for me , which most people wouldn't do! I appreciate it, thanks so much, Allen!!! It added that last little touch I needed for my new car! read more

Four out of five dentists recommend Alan for your window tinting needs! Pro: Alan is a good craftsman and he's experienced. He gave us his spring sale price in the dead of summer; we saved $15.00 bucks. Awesome cost to benefit ratio. I would recommend him to anyone who is on a budget. I felt comfortable with him in my home. Con: Some superficial scratches were found. Barely noticeable debris found in between the film and the glass; hair-like cuttings from the tinting. No reply to any text messages after service was completed. Windex might be an issue; he advised using an alternate cleaning solution. Requested receipt after service: no response. read more

A-1 showed up right as scheduled and tinted two of my back bedroom windows...2 bedrooms ... Our electric bills were getting out of control and then Alan Helmer installed 80% thermo heat reduction window tints and cut my electric Pretty significantly. .. The temp in those rooms has been pleasant ever since with additional a/c window units being rendered Un needed... read more

Amazing work. Allen came to my work and did my Toyota Venza in just over an 1hr. Allen has done all my cars and has always done great work at a great price. Call him you won't be disappointed. (car or boat) read more

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I called to make an appointment to get two vehicle's tinted and I did not even receive a return phone call. Bad custimer service.

Alan did a great job on time, notified me he was a little behind. He's very flexible on working with you and very friendly. Great guy and very reasonable prices. He's got my business and I've already gave 2 referrals for him. read more

Dealing with this company was a joke. I spoke to him Friday evening and made an appointment for him to come to me on Sat at 2 to tint my car. At 2 the very next day he didnt show up or call. When I called him he didn't even remember me at first and then told me he was working out of town and could come to me on sunday..... UMMMM NOT. You blow me off for an appointment there will not be another day wasted on you nor will I spend my money where you don't remember my appointment when it wasnt even 24 hrs from the time I made it read more

Had a great experience! Called today and he was able to come out no problem. Got 5 windows done and the look fantastic. This is the second car I have had done by A1 and he definitely has a lifelong customer. His warranty is great too totally stands by his work and is very reliable. Best place in town hands down! read more

Awsome Professional! Called to get a qoute, showen up on the same day. Remove my old tint and replaced it with new limo tint. Awsome customer service. VEry pleased with the work and the Best part is that it was affordable. A bettter deal than some in sacramento. read more