I had seen all the bad reviews, yet still decided to go (bad choice). Not only did I have to wait for almost 3 hours, but at the end ALL my windows ended up with bubbles! When I went back to tell them, they said "I had to make an appointment" so I did (they even gave attitude). I Went on my appointment date, still had to wait 2 hours because "they had other appointments scheduled at that time" worse service ever!!!! Took my other car to "Grease monkey" in salinas and wow what a difference! They did such an a amazing job even offered to drop off and pick up so I didn't have to wait there read more

Had my Toyota Corolla S 2005 tinted here . Back 3 windows and I had just bought my car a month before and it was nice clean and zero scratch all around and only 26,000 miles so it was pretty new. Well I went for 100 deal and I regret it . I would rather pay 180 at the dealer. The men that were there were so childish and dressed like high school kids . They scratched my paint near the window ,left the tint peeled on one side, and to top of they left a scratch near the back door ,it was the worst thing I have ever experienced. I don't like to complain for discounts. So I just left mad at them. They all drive street cars ,honda hatchback and old cars. I was actually thinking of bringing my wife's Camry but I wont ever come here or recommend any body here . Go some where else before you regret it. Come on look at all this negative reviews, pass by and you for your self you see pure high school kid dressing workers . I will be posting photos of the scratches they left and the negative of this place . read more

They did an awful job. Bubbles everywhere so I told them to just remove all the tint and for my money back, and after They left my car so damaged I had to take it to the dealership so they could fix it. Not just a waste money waste of my time. read more

Went in to get my two front windows and windshield tinted on my truck. They did a great job on it!

Horrible service and after seeing another owner angry over his tint job I cancelled my job and left. Everytime I mention Blackout tint, my friends all say do not go there. read more

I came here not because it's cheap, but because everyone I asked (dealer, car audio, tire shop, etc) said they were the best in town. The fact that they were also cheap sort of sealed the deal. I asked around a lot because the location itself and the workers looked 'suspicious' to me. But hey this is Salinas, appearances are deceiving. I took two cars, a camry and a mustang. Both had morning appointments on two different days and had different people work on each one. There were no other cars so it took about 35 mins each time. To my surprise, they only take cash. I was lucky to have the amount in my pocket the first time and came prepared the second time. As others mentioned, they did spill water all over the back seat, and there was an alcohol like aroma for the rest of the day in my car (from the chemicals they used), but no broken parts for me. There were air bubbles as well but they went away after 3 days or so on both my cars. Overall the experience was good. They took the time to answer my questions, provided quick service, and lived up to the good reputation that other car shops had told me about. All for 100 bucks for the Camry and 80 bucks for the Mustang (just the back 3 windows on both). read more

Worst place ever, their work sucks and they will steal your valuables!!!! I took my car here on a Saturday, because I thought the deal was good, I payed more than I bargained for because they stole my ipod touch. I would not recommend this place to anyone, please take your business somewhere else, they have a bunch of young guys that will look through your car and steal your valuables. They left bubbles and spilled liquid all on the side doors, also they did break a piece off the door handle, WORST JOB EVER!!!! I hope they shut this place down for good. read more

If I could give less than one star, I would - I work for a car dealership who has used this company numerous times in the past - I will not say which one, but they have damaged so many of our cars with shoddy workmanship and cost our dealership thousands of dollars. One Audi that was done, had damage to the inside panels and more - we ended up having to send it to Grease Monkey tinting for them to fix it read more

Brought my Audi and it was a poor job, decent but not the best, you get for what you pay tho, 2 years later I brought my Honda, they had to redo the back cuz it was a total mess, they were very helpful, that's why I'm giving 4 starts, but they had me come over twice, will probably come back again since is less expensive than other places and they do a decent job read more

Today I had my 2008 GMC Acadia tinted at BLACK OUT TINT@ Salinas. Paid $200 for a FCKN... SHITTTTYYY ASS JOB!!!!!!! Scratches all on the film daylight coming in from side Windows. If that wasn't bad enough the rear. Windshield. Film was falling off. While they where replacing front door Windows. I got my money back. I would "NOT RECOMEND ANY ONE HERE WAISTE OF TIME" read more

I have taken 3 of my cars here 2002, 2007 & 2014. It always has been a good experience and looks great! They gave me a price, a 5 year warranty and care instructions. My car was done in 30 minutes. Note sure about the bad reviews but I had to write a good one. read more

Reviews are all over the place but I was in and out on a Saturday morning with no problem. $150 to do all the windows on my 4 door Altima. There were a few very small bubbles that went away after a couple days. read more

This place sucks poor service they made me wait like 2 hours when they said it would only take 30 mins the guys were talking and not working I think the boss wasn't there. read more

I am very sadden to say Blackout tint quality, workmanship and customer service is well below average. I had my car tinted by the owner. The back and side windows were fully of bubbles. I called the owner he refused to answer, I texted him still no reply. Overall a lifetime warranty means nothing if the owner doesn't want to keep his word and repair his defects I would not use Blackout tint if it was giving to me for free. Very bad customer service, poor quality and below avarge workmanship. Sorry please stay away from BLACKOUT TINT. OWNER LACKS INTEGRITY!!!!!!!! read more

I got my windows tinted a while back and there is bubbles on them and when people come back to get it redone they give attitude. Would not recommend this place at all. Only one worker from there is polite also most of the time i was there which was 2 hours and a half for 3 windows they were just talking! read more

DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR HERE. I came here and wish I never had. The first tint job was horrible the lines were cut uneven there were bubbles and they messed up my door lock! I went back to have it redone because they "guarantee" there work and the owner was an asshole about it. He made comments about me to his employees while I was standing maybe 10 feet away, and the comments were not nice. The redo was better but still has bubbles and some uneven cuts. I won't go back for a redo again because I fear they will do damage to my car...like someone else wrote they are kind of sketchy. If I could I would give ZERO stars read more

HORRIBLE service, three days after getting my tints done EVERYTHING started peeling off. don't go here.

I have always had a good experience with Eddie at black out tinting. I've taken several of my vehicles here since I was 18.. And I have always recommended this place to my friends and family, and they have also had good experiences.. I have read the other reviews that people have been putting on yelp, and I fully trust Eddie and his staff with my vehicles, and will continue to recommend others, regardless of what others reviews are.. Thanks again Eddie! read more

Businesses sometimes offer "lifetime warranty". I think all of us have mused as to what lifetime? With this outfit it's a short lifetime. Went back to have a second repair to a window. Tinting was placed two months ago and I have had two of the three windows tinted fail. So did I get my lifetime warranty honored. I was met with "Where's your receipt?" Who keeps receipts for window tinting? Because this business keeps no records they could not help me by researching their records. The general feeling I got is that after the tinting "we don't want to see you". So when using these guys determine how long your lifetime will be so you can schedule window tinting time in your lifetime, and accommodate for potential failure. Remember 60 percent of my windows tinted by these guys failed within two months. read more

I had my vehicle tinted here by ray refujio rayfever. Awesome job with incredible customer service. Thank ya

I dropped in, they were busy, probably are always busy. It'll take a couple of hours. Not much selection in type, color, maker, etc. of tint products. Your basic choices are how dark do you want it, and on what windows. Paid in cash to get the discount. My tint job was fine, windows were cleaned properly, no bubbles, looks great. If you want a no frills, inexpensive tint job at a good price, they did a fine job. Other reviewers have repeatedly mentioned windows trim pieces not put back right, but I didn't have that problem. read more

This is the worst place to spend your money. If you like giving money away for free this is your place. I however would like to know that when I pay for something I won't get a terrible job done! read more

Well to say the least my experience was the absolute worst customer service i have ever had, in years! I asked to have a decal strip put up for my business, right no problem. The worker himself was honestly the nicest man ever. He was so sweet and helpful, but sadly it was uneven. So i called, 5 times, the worker came back and tried to fix it but was having a hard time. So i spoke with the owner and well that's who the jerk is. Is main response is oh well its not his problem i am responsible to pay. When i told him i will not pay until the job is done, well that made him more mad, he went on the tell me he will take me to court. Now keep in mind i honestly just want my sticker up straight, i am not trying to be difficult. The owner went on to display what i believe is some of the worst customer service ever. I don't care how cheap they might be, the owner is a complete ass and is incredibly rude. He spoke to me as though i was a dumb ignorant woman, and basically told me that he does not honor customers. That he does not have a boss to answer to so he does not care. Like i said i have NEVER had this type of customer service. read more

I've had BlackOut tint several vehicles for me and have always had perfect results. I'm not understanding all of the negative reviews. I'll keep taking my cars there. read more

Horrible customer service. Found huge air bubbles in our vehicle after being tinted. Took it back, since they say they guarantee there work for 5 years. Got nothing but an attitude from the workers. read more

5 years ago i was looking to tint my windows and thinking of coming here but everyone who i knew that got them done here told me straight out NO!!! DONT GO THERE! ... im surprised with all the negative reviews they still have a business going. read more

Very crappy management! Went in at 12:00 and was told car would be ready by 2:30, but when I returned, my car was still sitting where I left it and hadn't been touched! Turns out, they forgot all about it. They don't use a waiting list, have no paperwork to fill out before work is done, no schedule, nada. I took my car and left, and will get windows tinted somewhere else. read more

Asked this business to replace my existing tint on my front windows. They applied a tint that was WAY to dark and an entirely different shade (brown, when my existing tint has a gray hue to it). When I asked them to redo it so that it would match the rest of the vehicle, they wanted to charge me again. Bad customer service. Won't be doing business with them again. read more

I don't know what happend to this place, they used to be so good. I had my 3 previous cars tinted here and they where all good. My recent car was is another story, I had to bring it back 4 times to get fixed! First the tint was like all warped, then they forgot to do 2 windows, then they didnt put the correct darkness on, and this last time was their was some scratches,in the tint and the edge lines on one of the windows was literally cut by a child, it was all crooked and had like 1/4 gap to the edge of the window. Not to mention everytime I pull up, all the dudes dont even acknowlegd that I am standing their waiting to be helped. They all give me dirty looks..probley because I am back agian..but gees!!! Give me a break, do a good job and I dont need to come back! The tint still doesnt even look that great, but I am just tired of going back. Pay a little more and get it done the first time. read more

This place is by far the worst!!!!! Customer service was terrible. The owner was rude. They messed up on all Five of my windows and by some mysterious way my check air bag light came on after I took my car back and had them remove the terrible tint they applied. Wouldn't recommend my worst enemy to go get work done by them read more

I took my brand new car here to get my windows tint when I opened my car door I noticed they had broken a piece from where you open the door.I was really disappointed and told them that they were going to fix it they told me to come some other day cuz they were busy like wtf!! I went back and the stupid guy just tried putting it back with some glue material but it wasn't staying in -_-and he told me that it wasn't fixable that I had to go the next day to talk to the manager I did he was never there for like two weeks I kept going until they finally told me that they were going to order the part to give em a week I let a week pass and decided to go and they ended up telling me that the part that was broken wasn't made anymore that that's why it couldn't b ordered. And once again they told me to come whenever the manager was there so he could pay for the damages but to go to the dealership to get an estimate so they could pay it .. I went to the Mazda where I bought my car and they told me that the part could be ordered idk why these stupid guys were telling me that they couldn't ordered it THERE A JOKE DO NOT GO GET YOUR WINDOWS TINTED HERE UNLESS YOU WANT TO END UP WITH A BROKEN OR MISSING PART IN YOUR CAR!! read more

They always do a great job. Timely and inexpensive. I've taken 5 cars over the years.

Got one truck done here and it came out awesome. Gonna be bringing two more next week.

worst customer service ever. I dont recommend this shitty shop at all. I took my car in and they gave it back to me worst than what I had taken it in. They cut one of the window sweeps and the owner told me to go on a saturday which was a few months ago and when that saturday came, he wasent even there. I tried getting a hold of him and I would leave my information with the workers so that they can pass on the message to him and still I wouldnt get any response. Now to talk about the tint, the cuts are bad, I believe a kindergardner could do better cuts than them. to top that off I showed up to the shop and luckily the owner was there I told him what had happend and he denied everything. He told me that the sweep was ripped already before bringing it in and if I wanted to get it replaced I would have to sue him. why? because he clearly knows that its not worth going to court for a window sweep. To make things worst, I showed the owner how they had cut my quarter windows and how the workers put ink to cover the daylight that would come in and he responded with the most dumb answer "Have You tried to do those windows" ? " Those windows are hard" I was like seriously why would I try to do them when I clearly paid to get them professionally installed. also when I told the owner that I had two other cars that I was planning on taking but they had just lost a customer the dumb owner was like " I dont care, I wouldnt want your Business anyways"... read more

First of all lets start with their prices. $150 for all 5 windows on my Malibu? Doesn't get better than that! When I first bought the car the dealership said it would be $300 to tint my car so I said screw them! After I bought it Called a few places to find out prices and the second cheapest was $180 in Santa Clara. So then I decided Id take it to blackout. After reading some bad reviews I was sketched out but I decided to take it anyway. They have great customer service and are very friendly. The employee tinting my car(Cesar I believe) was a great guy that did an excellent job on my car. While I was waiting I had a conversation with the owner(Ed). He knows everything you need to know about tinting! Seems like a genuine guy that has been in this business for years! These guys do a great job and should keep doing what they do! Everyone takes their time to write a bad review but rarely do they write a good one. A+ shop and defiantly coming back to them when needed. read more

This is the worse place ever!!!! They scratch one of my windows! On my 2014 car!! I took my car a Thursday didn't notice the scratches till Friday morning took it back to them and they said they were going to call me back on Saturday morning to let me know what they we're going to do about. Two weeks past they didn't call me back and the third week I gave them a called they told me that they were going to call me back in a few minutes cuz they needed to check something with a glass shop till this minute I haven't gotten a call from them.... Ooh and it wasn't a little one inch scratch it's like literally half on they window... And they also dirty the inside on it!!!This place sucks!!! read more

Can't say much accept don't go to black out. Rude, unprofessional and manager was an arrogant fool. Scratched up the weather stripping and blamed it on manufacturer. read more

DO NOT recommend this place, they scratched my car, wreck my door, made a mess from the inside and out of the car and did not do a good job on the windows!! There is another place on N. Main St. Salinas, CA, shop around. read more

I brought my 3 day old car here because the guy who tinted my last car was not tinting anymore and he had worked he a long time ago. I was surprised to hear the price was so reasonable, but now I know why. My 87 year old grandmother could do a better job! There were bubbles in all windows that never came out, they got grease on all my light grey interior, there were dirty shoe prints in the back, they didn't put the door panels back on right and they broke the plastic piece that goes on the inside of my side mirror! I went back and made them re-do the work and clean the stains. This place should be SHUT DOWN!!! Then we bought a car from a dealership that was to pay for the windows to be tinted...they used Blackout...yikes. My salesperson made an appointment with his "contact" and I took the car in at 8am as arranged. No one was there...I waited for about 30 minutes and finally a couple of guys walked out to use the restroom and then started to leave. The sleep there!!! WTF??? Finally got the car done...another shitty job! Bubbles, pieces cut too short. Because I had problems before, they told me they would not fix it if I wasn't happy. How does this place stay in biz? DON' T GO THERE!!! read more