# SoCal Tint Shop, Riverside: a window tinting service in Riverside (2026 guide) Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/riverside/socal-tint-shop-riverside-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 3 sources. Updated 2026-08-12. Owner review: not yet. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/riverside/socal-tint-shop-riverside-ca ## Photos - ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmspkx12j0aeqyem9gms3pxfd%2F0.jpg) - ![Photo 2](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmspkx12j0aeqyem9gms3pxfd%2F1.jpg) - ![Photo 3](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmspkx12j0aeqyem9gms3pxfd%2F2.jpg) - ![Photo 4](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmspkx12j0aeqyem9gms3pxfd%2F3.jpg) - ![Photo 5](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmspkx12j0aeqyem9gms3pxfd%2F4.jpg) ## In short SoCal Tint Shop is a window tinting service in Riverside, CA. Its AI Score is 40 of 100, which is poor. Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Window tinting service | | Address | 2025 Chicago Ave suite A-1, Riverside, CA 92507, USA | | Hours | Mon to Sat 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sun | | Phone | (951) 455-1313 | | Owner | Nothing found | | Rating | 4.9 across 385 reviews on Google | | Known for | SoCal Tint Shop is best known for its expert window tinting and paint protection film services, delivering high-quality results that keep vehicles looking sharp and protected. Their attention to detail and customer service consistently impress clients. | | Prices | Nothing found | | Quietest time | Nothing found | | Parking | Nothing found | | Last verified | September 18, 2026, 5:38 PM | ## 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 | 2025 Chicago Ave suite A-1, Riverside, CA 92507, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Location info | Description | We are a 100% family owned and operated window tinting Company Offering Car, Home and Office Window Tinting. Also Chrome Delete, wraps. We are a licensed and fully insured company based in Riverside CA. Here at SoCal Tint Shop we specialize in Automotive, Residential and Commercial. We are well known for using only high grade, quality window films. Our film manufacturing company is Xpel. Our products include a Lifetime warranty against Fading, Peeling, Bubbling or turning color! I am a perfectionist and take great pride in my company and in each job that we do! I make sure all of my customers leave satisfied and are happy with the work we have done. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Sat 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Location info | Name | SoCal Tint Shop | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Location info | Phone | (951) 455-1313 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Services | Service | Auto | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Car window tinting | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Chrome delete | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Home window tinting | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Office window tinting | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Vehicle wraps | AI guess | Nothing found | | Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/socaltintshopinriverside | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/socaltintshop | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Website | https://socaltintshop.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | ## Services and prices These are the 1 service SoCal Tint offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Auto | | | | Confirmed | ### Known for SoCal Tint Shop is best known for its expert window tinting and paint protection film services, delivering high-quality results that keep vehicles looking sharp and protected. Their attention to detail and customer service consistently impress clients. ## The team Nothing found ## Visiting SoCal Tint Address: 2025 Chicago Ave suite A-1, Riverside, CA 92507, USA. Phone: (951) 455-1313. Hours: Mon to Sat 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile Business description, written by SoCal Tint on its Google Business Profile: "We are a 100% family owned and operated window tinting Company Offering Car, Home and Office Window Tinting. Also Chrome Delete, wraps. We are a licensed and fully insured company based in Riverside CA. Here at SoCal Tint Shop we specialize in Automotive, Residential and Commercial. We are well known for using only high grade, quality window films. Our film manufacturing company is Xpel. Our products include a Lifetime warranty against Fading, Peeling, Bubbling or turning color! I am a perfectionist and take great pride in my company and in each job that we do! I make sure all of my customers leave satisfied and are happy with the work we have done." ### When to go Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Parking and getting in Nothing found ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Lift Coffee Roasters | Coffee shop | 2 min walk | | Mundial Coffee | Coffee shop | 3 min walk | | M&M Deli | Deli | 3 min walk | | Best Thai Cuisine | Thai restaurant | 3 min walk | | SF Hole In The Wall Pizza Riverside | Restaurant | 3 min walk | | Chicago + Marlborough | Bus stop | 4 min walk | ## Reputation 4.9 average across 385 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 11, 2026.) SoCal Tint Shop stands out for its expert installation and customer-focused service, though some customers have reported issues with tint quality. (AI guess, from 385 reviews.) ### What people like - Professional XPEL installation - Attention to detail in tinting - Knowledgeable staff with great communication - Flawless installation with no bubbles or dust - Fair pricing without hidden fees ### What people do not like - Bubbles in the tint - Unresolved complaints about installation quality - Miscommunication regarding service agreements ### Press No press story about SoCal Tint found yet. ### Awards None named yet. ### Directories Directory listings not read yet. ## Recent updates from SoCal Tint SoCal Tint hasn't posted an update here yet. ## Questions people ask ### Worth the hype at SoCal Tint? No answer yet ### any last minute slots at SoCal Tint? No answer yet ### is there a standard price or does everyone charge differently No answer yet ### cheaper than SoCal Tint in Riverside without it being sketchy? No answer yet ### services here, what do people go in for? No answer yet ### anything new from SoCal Tint lately? No answer yet ### Open Sundays here? No answer yet ### what time does SoCal Tint in Riverside actually open? No answer yet ### SoCal Tint or Main Street? No answer yet ### walk in here, or is it appointment only? No answer yet ### best window tinting service in Riverside No answer yet ### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review? No answer yet ### the good stuff about SoCal Tint, what is it? No answer yet ### first visit at SoCal Tint, what do I need to bring? No answer yet ### Somewhere to park near SoCal Tint? No answer yet ### Coffee near this place on Chicago? No answer yet ### points or member pricing at SoCal Tint, worth signing up? No answer yet ## What AI gets wrong about SoCal Tint We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about SoCal Tint. These are the answers that disagree with the record. ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 11, 2026. No capture has disagreed with the record yet. ## The AI Score: 40 of 100 The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Riverside window tinting services run 21 to 40. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. SoCal Tint scores 40, above the Riverside average of 31. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | SoCal Tint | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 50 | 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. | Fair | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | 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. | Named in 0 of 1 answer that recommended anyone. 1 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. | | Reviews & response | 12 | 94 | 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. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 52 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 30 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 34 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology ## How AI decides what to tell you about a window tinting service When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on. That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today. The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place." ## How to choose a window tinting service in California, with or without AI A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating. - Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door. - Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake. - Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today. - Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes. - Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with California. ## How to read the marks on this page - Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry. - Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit. - AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it. ## About the author Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine. - Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping. - Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing. - Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including SoCal Tint if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source. ## 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 SoCal Tint | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SoCal Tint Shop | LocalBusiness | #business | https://socaltintshop.com/ | Subject of this page | | Riverside, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City SoCal Tint is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the window tinting services in Riverside, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best window tinting services in Riverside: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/riverside/window-tinting-service - Best businesses in Riverside: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/riverside ### Nearby - /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles - /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco - /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose - /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego - /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine - /fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno ### Every list - Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI search optimization for local business? Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it. ### What is Local AI Registry? The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free. ### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI? Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next. ### Who writes the answers here? Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so. ### I own SoCal Tint Shop. How do I fix something or rank higher? Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work. ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ2y0pOsmv3IARvEPzm9UIXrA (accessed Aug 11, 2026) - [2] socaltintshop.com, https://socaltintshop.com/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 11, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)