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Car tinting

Headlight & Taillight Tinting San Diego, CA

Smoked film on your taillights and clear protection film on your headlights, fitted at our San Diego shop or at your door.

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Smoked taillight film on a silver Porsche Cayenne Coupe
  • Film, never paint or spray
  • Clear film for headlights
  • Comes off cleanly

Headlights and taillights

Why tint your headlights and taillights in San Diego?

Black Toyota Supra with tinted windows outside the Avanti Window Tint shop in San Diego

A cleaner look

A light smoke on the taillights matches tinted windows and dark trim.

White Tesla Model Y with tinted windows outside the Avanti Window Tint shop in San Diego

Lenses kept clear

Clear film helps stop stone chips and sun from yellowing your headlights.

Matte gray Cadillac Escalade IQ with tinted windows under the shade at Avanti Window Tint

No paint or spray

It’s film, so it comes off cleanly and the lens stays as it was.

White Mercedes-AMG wagon with tinted windows inside the Avanti Window Tint shop, their badge on the wall

Made to fit

Each piece is cut to the shape of your lights for clean edges.

How it works

How headlight and taillight tinting works

We fit a thin film over the lens — a light smoke for taillights, or a clear protection film for headlights. It’s never paint or spray, so it comes off without harming the lens.

California needs headlights to shine white and taillights to show red, clearly and brightly. So headlights get clear film, and taillights get a smoke light enough to stay bright.

Each piece is cut to the shape of your light and its edges are laid neatly around the lens. If you sell the car or change your mind, the film peels off and the lens is as it was.

What’s included

  • Taillights, headlights or both
  • Fog lights and third brake light when you ask
  • Film cut to your lights
  • Edges sealed and checked
  • Lights checked with you
  • Aftercare explained before you leave

What decides the price

  • Your car
  • Taillights, headlights or both
  • Smoked or clear film
  • Extra lights like fog lights
Clear protection film on the headlight of a white BMW X5 M

California tint law

How dark can you tint in California?

Windshield
A top strip only, above a line 29 inches over the driver’s seat
Front side windows
Clear UV film only — no tint shade
Rear side windows
Any shade
Back window
Any shade, with outside mirrors on both sides
Read the California tint law
White Toyota Camry showing which windows can be tinted under California law

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Satin gray Range Rover with tinted windows in the lit bay at Avanti Window Tint

How to book

What happens when you book

  1. Book your appointment

    Ask for a free quote online or call us, and we’ll find a day that suits you.

  2. We clean the lights and cut the film

    Each lens is cleaned and the film is cut to the shape of your lights.

  3. We fit the film

    The film goes on at our shop, or at your home or work if we come to you.

  4. We check it with you

    We look over every light together, and explain how to care for the film.

What we need from you: Tell us your car’s year, make and model and which lights you want done.

Questions

Headlight & taillight tinting questions

Is tinting headlights legal in California?

Headlights must shine white light, so we fit clear protection film on headlights, not smoke. Ask us before choosing anything darker on any light.

How dark can taillights be?

Taillights must still show clearly red and bright, so we fit a light smoke that keeps them that way.

Is it film or spray?

Film. It sits over the lens and comes off cleanly, so nothing is painted or sprayed on your lights.

Does clear film protect my headlights?

Yes. Clear film helps stop stone chips and keeps the sun from yellowing the lens.

Can you do it with my window tint?

Yes. Many customers have their lights done on the same visit as their windows.

How do I look after tinted lights?

Give the film a few days to settle, then wash the lights as you would the paint, with a soft mitt. Keep pressure washers away from the edges of the film.

How long does it take?

It depends on how many lights you have done and which film. We tell you how long when we quote, so you can plan your day around it.

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