Tint Connection

HTTP/2 200
content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8
link: <https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca>; rel="canonical", <https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca.md>; rel="alternate"; type="text/markdown", <https://localairegistry.com/llms.txt>; rel="describedby"

<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Tint Connection, Costa Mesa CA: Reviews</title>
<meta name="description" content="Auto repair shop in Costa Mesa, CA. 4.9 on Google from 20 reviews.">
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
<link rel="canonical" href="https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca">
<link rel="alternate" type="text/markdown" href="https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca.md">
<meta property="og:title" content="Tint Connection, Costa Mesa CA: Reviews">
<meta property="og:description" content="Auto repair shop in Costa Mesa, CA. 4.9 on Google from 20 reviews.">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="Local AI Registry">
<meta property="og:type" content="website">
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="geo.position" content="33.6503217;-117.931675">
<meta name="ICBM" content="33.6503217, -117.931675">
<meta name="geo.region" content="US-CA">
<meta name="geo.placename" content="Costa Mesa">

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#webpage",
      "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca",
      "name": "Tint Connection, Costa Mesa CA: Reviews",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/#website"
      },
      "about": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca"
      },
      "breadcrumb": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#breadcrumb"
      },
      "hasPart": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#locals"
      },
      "primaryImageOfPage": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#photo-1"
      },
      "datePublished": "2026-09-11",
      "dateModified": "2026-10-28",
      "significantLink": [
        "https://localairegistry.com/methodology",
        "https://localairegistry.com/faq",
        "https://localairegistry.com/developers"
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "Article",
      "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#article",
      "headline": "Tint Connection, Costa Mesa CA: Reviews",
      "name": "Tint Connection, Costa Mesa CA: Reviews",
      "author": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee"
      },
      "publisher": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/#organization"
      },
      "datePublished": "2026-09-11",
      "dateModified": "2026-10-28",
      "about": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca"
      },
      "image": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#photo-1"
      },
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#webpage"
      },
      "mainEntityOfPage": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#webpage"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee",
      "name": "Steve Lee",
      "jobTitle": "Founder and CEO",
      "url": "https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee",
      "worksFor": {
        "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/#organization"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Organization",
      "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/#organization",
      "name": "Local AI Registry",
      "alternateName": "LAIR",
      "url": "https://localairegistry.com/",
      "logo": "https://localairegistry.com/images/brand/logo-512.png"
    },
    {
      "@type": "AutoRepair",
      "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca",
      "name": "Tint Connection",
      "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca",
      "image": [
        {
          "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#photo-1"
        },
        {
          "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#photo-2"
        }
      ],
      "hasMap": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJcb1hngrf3IARGPdMQYYVyRo",
      "geo": {
        "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
        "latitude": 33.6503217,
        "longitude": -117.931675
      },
      "aggregateRating": {
        "@type": "AggregateRating",
        "ratingValue": 4.9,
        "reviewCount": 20,
        "bestRating": 5
      },
      "telephone": "(949) 650-8468",
      "address": {
        "@type": "PostalAddress",
        "streetAddress": "2090 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA",
        "addressLocality": "Costa Mesa",
        "addressRegion": "CA",
        "postalCode": "92627",
        "addressCountry": "US"
      },
      "openingHoursSpecification": [
        {
          "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
          "dayOfWeek": "https://schema.org/Tuesday",
          "opens": "09:30",
          "closes": "17:00"
        },
        {
          "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
          "dayOfWeek": "https://schema.org/Wednesday",
          "opens": "09:30",
          "closes": "17:00"
        },
        {
          "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
          "dayOfWeek": "https://schema.org/Thursday",
          "opens": "09:30",
          "closes": "17:00"
        },
        {
          "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
          "dayOfWeek": "https://schema.org/Friday",
          "opens": "09:30",
          "closes": "17:00"
        },
        {
          "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
          "dayOfWeek": "https://schema.org/Saturday",
          "opens": "09:00",
          "closes": "19:00"
        }
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJcb1hngrf3IARGPdMQYYVyRo",
        "https://www.yellowpages.com/costa-mesa-ca/mip/tint-connection-1386991"
      ],
      "areaServed": {
        "@type": "City",
        "name": "Costa Mesa"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "ImageObject",
      "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#photo-1",
      "contentUrl": "https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmtxoxxkc1eg2yensbpfe6hq4%2F0.jpg",
      "caption": "Photo 1"
    },
    {
      "@type": "ImageObject",
      "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#photo-2",
      "contentUrl": "https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmtxoxxkc1eg2yensbpfe6hq4%2F1.jpg",
      "caption": "Photo 2"
    },
    {
      "@type": "ItemList",
      "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#locals",
      "name": "Questions people ask",
      "numberOfItems": 14,
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "anywhere on Placentia to sit while I wait",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/what-is-around-tint-connection-on-placentia"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Does this shop split it over a few months?",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/does-tint-connection-do-payment-plans"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "where exactly is this shop?",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/what-is-the-address-of-the-shop"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 4,
          "name": "best auto repair shop in Costa Mesa",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/best-auto-repair-shop-in-costa-mesa"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 5,
          "name": "Tint Connection, any chance to get in this week?",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/does-tint-connection-ever-have-last-minute-openings"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 6,
          "name": "points or member pricing at Tint Connection, worth signing up?",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/does-tint-connection-take-rewards-points-or-membership-pricing"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 7,
          "name": "going rate for mechanics locally, any idea",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/what-does-an-auto-repair-shop-actually-cost-in-costa-mesa"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 8,
          "name": "walking in for a first visit, what happens",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-first-visit-at-tint-connection"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 9,
          "name": "What auto repair shop questions is Costa Mesa asking AI most?",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/what-auto-repair-shop-questions-is-costa-mesa-asking-ai-most"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 10,
          "name": "Calling Tint Connection, or is there a better way?",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/how-can-i-get-in-touch-with-the-shop-and-arrange-a-visit"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 11,
          "name": "which one, Tint Connection or Raul's?",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/tint-connection-or-rauls-auto-services-for-auto-repair-shop"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 12,
          "name": "anyone been on a Monday, were they trading",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/is-tint-connection-open-on-mondays"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 13,
          "name": "budget options in Costa Mesa, what is decent",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/is-there-anywhere-cheaper-than-tint-connection-in-costa-mesa-that-is"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 14,
          "name": "opening hours at Tint Connection in Costa Mesa, what are they these days?",
          "url": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca/q/what-are-the-shops-hours-and-which-days-are-they-closed"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "@id": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca#breadcrumb",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "Home",
          "item": "https://localairegistry.com/"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "California",
          "item": "https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "Costa Mesa",
          "item": "https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/costa-mesa"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 4,
          "name": "Auto repair shops",
          "item": "https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/costa-mesa/auto-repair-shop"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 5,
          "name": "Tint Connection",
          "item": "https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

# Tint Connection, Costa Mesa CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-09-11.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/tint-connection-costa-mesa-ca

## Photos

- ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmtxoxxkc1eg2yensbpfe6hq4%2F0.jpg)
- ![Photo 2](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmtxoxxkc1eg2yensbpfe6hq4%2F1.jpg)


## In short

Tint Connection is an auto repair shop in Costa Mesa, CA. Its AI Score is 16 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Auto repair shop |
| Address | 2090 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA |
| Hours | Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 9:30 AM to 5 PM · Sat 9 AM to 7 PM · Closed Sun |
| Phone | (949) 650-8468 |
| Rating | 4.9 across 20 reviews |
| Updated | September 11, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 2090 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon Closed · Tue to Fri 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Mondays | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Tint Connection | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (949) 650-8468 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

Add your services so AI can say what you offer


### Known for

Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for


## The team

Add your team so AI can name who works here


## Visiting Tint Connection

Address: 2090 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA. Phone: (949) 650-8468. Hours: Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 9:30 AM to 5 PM · Sat 9 AM to 7 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Parking and getting in

Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park

Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in


### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Avila's El Ranchito - Costa Mesa | Mexican restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Placentia-Victoria | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Placentia-Victoria | Transit station | 2 min walk |
| Placentia-Victoria | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| 7-Eleven | Convenience store | 3 min walk |
| 2145 EATS | Pizza restaurant | 3 min walk |


## Reputation

4.9 average across 20 reviews.


### Press

Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you


### Awards

Add an award so AI can name it


### Directories

Listed on 1 of the 14 directories we checked.

| Directory | Listed |
| --- | --- |
| Alignable | Not listed |
| Apple Maps | Not listed |
| Birdeye | Not listed |
| Chamber of Commerce | Not listed |
| DexKnows | Not listed |
| Facebook | Not listed |
| Foursquare | Not listed |
| MapQuest | Not listed |
| MerchantCircle | Not listed |
| Superpages | Not listed |
| Thumbtack | Not listed |
| Trustpilot | Not listed |
| Tupalo | Not listed |
| Yellow Pages | Listed |


## Questions people ask


### anywhere on Placentia to sit while I wait


### Does this shop split it over a few months?


### where exactly is this shop?


### best auto repair shop in Costa Mesa


### Tint Connection, any chance to get in this week?


### points or member pricing at Tint Connection, worth signing up?


### going rate for mechanics locally, any idea


### walking in for a first visit, what happens


### What auto repair shop questions is Costa Mesa asking AI most?


### Calling Tint Connection, or is there a better way?


### which one, Tint Connection or Raul's?


### anyone been on a Monday, were they trading


### budget options in Costa Mesa, what is decent


### opening hours at Tint Connection in Costa Mesa, what are they these days?


## The AI Score: 16 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Costa Mesa auto repair shops run 15 to 34. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Tint Connection scores 16, below the Costa Mesa average of 18. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Tint Connection |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | Does not apply | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. |  |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 0 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 46 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Fair |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | Does not apply | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. |  |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 53 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Fair |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | Does not apply | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. |  |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | Does not apply | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. |  |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about an auto repair shop: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Tint Connection |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tint Connection | LocalBusiness | #business |  | Subject of this page |
| Costa Mesa, California | City | #city |  | City Tint Connection is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the auto repair shops in Costa Mesa, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best auto repair shops in Costa Mesa: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/costa-mesa/auto-repair-shop
- Best businesses in Costa Mesa: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/costa-mesa


### Nearby

- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJcb1hngrf3IARGPdMQYYVyRo