HB Autosound & Tint

Andrew was efficient and did a very nice install on my vehicle at a good price. I called and they were able to take care of me the same day. Thank you.

JT & Andrew are top-​notch professionals. I contacted them about doing a custom sub box and installation for my Tesla model S. From the quote process to final installation and delivery everything went super smoothly and the job was literally perfect. The price was super competitive and the fabrication perfect. I’ll be coming to these guys for everything now.

Awesome service! Andrew is the best. He installed my deck/​navi with a backup camera in my Lexus. Clean job and fair prices! Been using these guys since the 90’s. They never disappoint

I’ve never been to Al and Ed’s and only spoke to JT Torres on the phone. He’s gained some fame (or notoriety) among the Prius modding community, selling custom faceplates and all. I called him to see whether he had another one of his fabled faceplates. He was out of stock but gave super nice and really really useful advice on how to get one. Very patient and very helpful. If I were in Huntington Beach I would definitely go there and buy something. Based on the interaction, A+++!

This place is awesome! JT did a fabulous job on my brand new mustang tinting the windows! Great place and a great price! I will definitely be coming back to hook up the sound!

I was nearly 2 hours late, and they were accomodating to the fact that I was a little late. They were a little abrupt about me having 2 cars on the lot (I was having a unit transferred from one car to the other)… which I didn’t really understand. No big deal, I pulled the other car off the lot after they were done and put it on the street… pick your battles wisely, and that surely one I wasn’t going to fight!
They were cool, and warmed up and were very kind and helpful at the end tho… largely partially redeeming themselves!
They got the job done relatively quickly and performed the service up to standards.
If I’m in OC again when I need something, I’d go back. Thanks guys!

ZERO STARS!!!
I went to this location bc its an AUTHORIZED JL dealer. By being a dealer, they need to provide certain services, like shipping the unit back to JL for repairs. with that said, here’s my complaint…
Jan 24, 2014 i went to this location to drop my amp off for repair. i came in and juan torres greeted me. Not a very friendly person. when i told him i needed to have my amp shipped to JL he gave off the attitude as though he didnt want to help me bc its not gonna make him money, however, he did it. he said he would call me within 4 – 8 weeks or when the unit is shipped back.
fast forward 8 weeks, i called JL to check up on the status of my amp and they said that the unit was shipped back on Feb 10, 2015. So i called juan and asked if he had any status on my amp. he said he saw a note TODAY that the amp was returned and at the warehouse. then i confronted him that i called JL and they said it was shipped back on Feb 10. i asked him why wasnt i informed about it when it was returned and its been over a month. at this point i raised my voice bc i was angry that he lied and had no professionalism. his response was that he was doing me a favor by shipping it for me and that i should have went back to the place that i purchased it. i told him that he’s an authorized dealer and he HAS to provide certain services for that product. i gave him an example of buying a car and that i cant take it to any other dealer to get it service and he hung up on me. i called back to tell him to have my amp there on monday so i can pick it up and he responded with «call corporate yourself and get it bc i dont have time for this»
I called al and ed corporate and they are helping me resolve this issue.

Super unhelpful and short with explanations! I went to return a radio and after driving all the way to their store from over an hour away, I was told they can’t do returns at this time because the manager was not there. No one else in the whole store was capable of doing anything!
So I had to schedule another time to come back, and after all that, he says they don’t do returns after 30 days! How did no one else working in the store know this? I reviewed the receipt in detail before attempting to return and could not find it anywhere.
Plus the manager’s gruff and short explanation of why he would not accept returns, when the other employees assured me I would at least get partial credit minus the stocking fee, was not professional.
I’ll definitely look elsewhere if I need anything for my car!

These guys are awesome. I went here today to have my car stereo system fixed. It turns out that my sub and amp were not turning on was because the shop that I had the installation in the past did not do it properly and professionally. The wire that connects from the amp to the car battery was missing a piece. That explained why when I barely first had my car stereo system less than a week it keeps turning on and off. These guys explained everything very specific so when I ever have another basic problem with car stereo system I would know. They were very nice to talk to especially to a guy that is shy like myself.
After when these guys fixed my stereo system, I accidently closed my car door and it was locked. They were nice enough to grab their tools to get it open. To me I felt this was very kind and generous of them.
I would recommend anyone that has any problems or questions to Al and Ed’s

I was looking to get a custom ipad instal on my 2001 nissan xterra. Not many places do that, so when I called them and they did I was excited. They defiantly had knowledge of what they were doing as they explained how it would work and fit. They didn’t really have much of a waiting area, so if it’s a job that will take a while I suggest you get a secound ride but besides that it turned out great.

Came here on 8÷13÷2014 to look at speakers and listen to them because this is an auto sound shop. Once the guy brought them out. He asked me a couple of questions. I told him I bought a pair online and he started saying «why the hell are you here then?»
Just don’t come here lol.

I have put a ton of money into my 07 Tacoma and when my touch screen pioneer tuner went out, I looked to Unilocal and found several high end places to try. Al & Eds was close by and drove in on a Monday morning to make an appointment. I saw the shop full of cars, Lamborghini, Audi and Lexus being worked on so when I walked in with my dilemma, I thought I might be blown off. JT greeted me at the door and listened to my issue, he walked me over to my rig and reset the tuner and she came back to life. I offered to buy his shop lunch, which he declined. This place takes care of the small people and it will not be forgotten

I am so happy to have found these guys. I have a 2011 Mini Cooper S. If you have ever seen the inside of one, you’ll know that these are a total pain in the @$$ to make modifications on. Very nice cars, but not nice to work on.
This car came without the factory Bluetooth module. Turns out that that is not a good thing. If you want to add Bluetooth, your options are limited. Adding the crummy factory part to give you bluetooth costs over $ 1500 (stupid since its a $ 500 factory add on). Otherwise you will likely want to get a Parrot bluetooth unit. There is a caveat though. All Mini’s come pre wired for bluetooth, so they all have the steering wheel buttons. There is a way to make it work by adding on the Unika module.
I spoke to them over the phone, and we arranged a time for me to come down and get it installed. We opened the boxes, and what you find is a complete spaghetti of cables. The parrot MKi9100, and Unika module have just a ton of cables. You could see the hesitation in their eyes. But they never once said they couldnt do it, or that they didnt want to do it.
So this car is pain to work on to begin with, and I just handed them probably the two most complicated parts to put in to it. 3 hours later, they had it installed, working perfectly.
Nice work guys. I’m impressed with not only the work that was done, but the strong work ethic that I saw from you. I have an appointment in two weeks to go back and get tint put on the windows.

I’ve been coming to Al & Ed’s for years, my son has taken all of his cars to have his stereos installed or when he’s tried to do it himself they fix his errors.
I just had my third car windows tinted, exceptional quality. The cost very fair. I would recommend this establishment to everyone.

I’ve brought my ’14 Corvette Stingray here a couple of times to have some stuff installed on it. JT gave me a fair price for all the equipment I had installed (custom laser interceptor) and maybe I could have went somewhere else and had it installed for a couple bucks cheaper, but I prefer to have a quality install done right the first time, without having anyone damage my car.
I took my car initially to a «cheaper» place to hardwire my radar detector, and they assigned some newb on the car and he scratched the bezel on my HVAC controls. I decided from that point on to take it to JT at Al & Eds for future work, and glad I have as they are very careful and meticulous as to not damage expensive cars when working on them.
If you want cheap work at a cheap price, I’m sure there’s other places who will slap together what you want and ask for $ 50 and a 6 pack of beer, but if you want quality work done right at great prices then hit up JT and he will set you up and make sure you are satisfied with the work on your car. There’s a reason this shop always has high end cars like Corvettes, Tesla’s, Ferrari’s, Audi’s etc. Having work done, it’s because they aren’t some chop shop.

I took my brand new Baby Tesla Model S in to J.T. to get my Windows Tinted, and he told me that he could install a Radar detector that was out of the way… I call it Stealth Mode;-) It was so affordable that I did both and now that I have it I am driving faster than I should… and loving it!
They were so friendly and did such an amazing job on my car. When I picked it up they had my car fully Detailed inside and out. Thanks guys I will definitely be back if I want to do the stereo thing you told me about.

Had a great experience having an amp and subwoofer installed in my daughter’s BMW. When we got there, she decided she also wanted her windows tinted. Her windows look GREAT, and we used a groupon, so the price was good, too.
She’s also super happy w the sound system. I had called ahead during the holidays to explain what I wanted and how my daughter likes to listen to her music. TJ was extremely helpful — and unlike some of the other comments, he didn’t try to up sell me. In fact, he told me I probably didn’t need to get a whole new speaker system and that a subwoofer would probably give her the sound she wanted. When we went in for the install, TJ was again very helpful, gave us options at different price points, and we chose what we wanted without exceeding our budget.
My daughter is happy, and of course that makes me happy! Overall, a great experience.

Got a vinyl wrap on my truck a few months ago and they did a great job. The service was great as well. Overall I was very pleased and can’t believe all the negative comments on here. All the guys that work here were really cool and easy going. I witnessed a lot of people going in and out and they walked out with smiles on their faces. There is a lot of discredit and negativity on here and so as a happy and satisfied customer I give this place 5 stars. It’s not what these Unilocalers are making it out to be.

After my first visit, I have returned to Al & Ed’s on Beach in HB twice. Once to have speakers replaced, and another time to have an IPod Adapter put in my other car.
The speaker replacement went very well. I was not forced into an ultra premium product when all I was looking for was a «good» set of speakers.
Regarding the IPod Adapter installation, I was given a quote for $ 150 in labor. I checked my previous receipt and the labor was $ 100. Al & Ed’s honored the $ 100 labor price, and took off the 20% for checking in on Unilocal before I returned. That is some solid customer service!!!
Al & Ed’s: Sorry for my previous review. Now I can listen to my downloads in either car, and if something goes wrong w/​my music I know where to go!!!

On Sunday, March 24, 2013, my husband wanted to install a new stereo system in the car he commutes in. He loves music and I love him so I told him to get whatever he wanted and told him the last system I had installed in the car was done at Beach Sound at Beach and Talbert. A courtesy car dropped him off a few hours later.
He explained that Beach Sound was too busy to do it immediately so he took it to Al and Ed’s Auto Sound. He decided he wanted the windows tinted as well as installing all new speakers. No problem.
I drove him over to pick up the car just before closing. The windows looked great but when I saw the bill I was stunned. But, it was what he wanted and he deserves the best, so I got over my initial response and paid the bill.
He came home after I did and I asked him how he liked the new sound system. He said he couldn’t seem to make it work but would read the manual (something he seldom has to do with anything, and let me know after his long commute on Monday.
Randy has a rule about business — Time, Price, Quality, Pick any two. The Time was acceptable, the Price was exorbitant, and the Quality — well we can’t say yet because it doesn’t work. He also said the wiring on the stereo is now draining the car’s battery.
He and Annie are on their way back to the scene of the crime to correct the situation. If they made a mistake, well Stuff happens, if they make it right, I will re-​write this review and acknowledge their swift response to an error.
What has me concerned is I didn’t read all of the negative comments on Unilocal before paying them to drain the battery! Hopefully, we’ll both check Unilocal first, not after the choice is out of our hands! You provide a great service to the community at large. Keep Unilocaling!