Solar Car Wash

Our car needed a cleaning BAD after a road trip from CT to Berkeley in January. Solar Car Wash got it done! The best part was the foaming brush, which is never seen before and thought it was amazing! Easy to find and use. I definitely recommend it!

This place is definitely a solid four star DIY car wash. It’s hard to really compare a DIY place to a traditional car wash that charges north of $ 30, but overall this place is pretty good; I think some of the bad reviews are a bit off-​base. I’ve used DIY places a lot in the past and compared to others, this place is really well maintained. The high pressure wash and foam brush work well, and the fact that they take credit cards is actually really surprising. Ended up spending about $ 10 for everything, my only complaint is that they don’t have an air blade for drying, but the $ 1 for a heavy duty drying cloth isn’t bad. Until I find a reputable full service wash in the EB will definitely be coming back here.

Reasonably priced and a awesome place to wash your car on your own! It is a great workout. They are equipped with a foam brush and many different sprays. The vacuum facilities are really great able to pick out dirt and stuff. Gonna keep coming back to wash my car there! Really appreciate the help that the staff went through by going through the trouble to make up a mistake with the machines!
Thanks!

Not a terrible wash but not even close to a hand wash or the neighbor kid doing it for $ 5, lol

I had such a great experience with the staff and equipment that I’ve made washing my car a fun habit, instead of a dreaded chore on my to-​do list.
Give it a try!

Love this car wash inexpensive. Do it yourself for $ 3 or $ 4 for nice drive through.

This was an occassion where I was in town from LA and needed my car (fresh off I-​5) washed. From the moment I arrived and rolled into a stall, I knew I had made the right choice. It was my first time at a self auto wash and Chris was the super helpful attendant that gave me tips on what to do! The price starts at a very reasonable few bucks, and the timed sessions are just right.
It was so easy, fast, and my car looked so good (also vacuumed!) that I will go back here the next time I find myself in town.

Chris, the guy who works there, was SUPER helpful!!! Thanks.

First time using auto car wash and it was great experience here! Chris is so helpful he basically showed me step by step how to get car cleaned and even helped rinse the foam and stuff. Will come back for sure!

This is my absolute favorite car wash in the east Bay Area. A terrific value, reliable and very effective in the «clean car» department. I always use the auto car wash and am truly pleased each and every time. Basic wash is $ 4. It is efficient and does not seem to be wasting water, which is super important, as we all know!

What a disappointment. I read the Unilocal reviews and came here expecting a car wash to get the job done. First of all there’s a check in on Unilocal it says I’ll get three dollars off. Woo hoo!!! Once you check in, it asks if you want to redeem now a redeem later. Of course I want to redeem now so I push that button on my phone and it tells me I need to show it to an employee. There is no employee here. OK, so whatever, I decide to go ahead and pay the eight dollars for the fancy car wash. I drive in as directed, and it starts up and does one pass and all the lights go out. Car wash over and it appears car wash not working. Car wash died. I try to call the number listed on Unilocal and get an attorney who says he is not part of solar car washed but somehow the number is incorrect and he gets calls for them. Me thinks… How ironic! He assures me that people who own the car wash are decent people and to Google and try to find their number. I try another number and get a recorded message. So I left a message explaining the situation and will wait and see if I get any response and if I get my money back or another time to use the car wash when it’s working.

Loved the cheap fast drive through car wash. No wait, helpful guy named Chris was very friendly about helping me with the credit card machine when I failed to read the directions. Cheaper maybe than doing it myself? Way to go.

This place is really good. The price is fair and if you can move quickly you can get your car done within the time limit. I would say that the token machine, using all of the different gadgets, and the method of payment can be a little confusing for the first few times.

Chris helped me out and showed me how to use the stuff, thanks!!! Two big thumbs up. I used the crazy foaming soapy brush and the powaaaa washer! Soap was super effective against the amount of street dirt and mud on my car!
This is a DIY car wash place, I knew that going in from reading on Unilocal.It’s 3 bucks for the first four minutes, and one dollar for each additional minute and twenty seconds (1:20)– all you have to do to renew time is press a lil button. I was in a hurry to get to work and wasn’t sure how long it was going to take… I worked it and got it done in 6:40. Thanks for accepting Visa, Solar Car Wash!
One tip: the entrance to the car wash is on the cross street, not university ave. You can enter from uni and find the vaccuum stuff, but you’ll have to go around to get your car oriented correctly to get in the wash bays.
Another thing: their customer service is great. Thank you for calling me quickly and breaking down the costs for me! :)

If I ever need to wash my car this is the place I go! The location is perfect and the employees are always helpful if I need anything! You cant beat the pricing of this car wash. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

Why is this the only personal stop-​n-​wash in Berkeley? It gets the job done. It’s a bit more expensive then others I’ve gone to but, all the gadgets and vacuums have always worked. It’s a nice touch to have a card system to charge the expense instead of use coins. This is what won the 4^th star.

Loved the experience, great place to get my car squeaky clean!
I’ll be back again. Highly recommend it

I’ve walked by this place dozens of times but just noticed that they have an automatic car wash too. Car was filthy from sitting under trees (aphid poop!) and so thought I’d give it a try.
I thought we’d need cash but the drive-​up takes credit cards! The car got very clean and all for just $ 3. We’ll definitely be back.

Was going to write a good review to balance the people who seem to not realize this is a do-​it-​yourself car wash.
Until I drove across town this morning to find their credit card machine was broken. Going to another place. Won’t be back, too much hassle. Will find a carwash that maintains their equipment.

Great place to get car soaped up for $ 6 dollars and then spend another $ 3 to finish it up, seems pointless for the price it makes more sense to go to an automatic car wash and not have to do the work yourself… it will cost $ 10 to wash your car correctly here, and you will be soaking wet after… it’s not cheaper to come here! save yourself the trouble. They do have an automatic car wash but its terrible, it does not dry your car, but they will sell you a towel for a dollar, but again you have to do the work yourself once more