South Whittier Automotive

Drawing on half a century of automotive service, Midas helps drivers to prolong vehicle vigour with factory-recommended maintenance services. Mechanics pop car hoods to perform oil changes with standard and temperature-durable synthetic solutions, taking time to inspect belts, hoses, fluids, and the air conditioner's resident penguin. Armed with efficient catalytic converters built to U.S. EPA standards, the staff helps to shrink harmful emissions during muffler and exhaust-system checks. Trained technicians augment brake services with lifetime guarantees and curate healthy, evenly worn tires with rotations or replacements from Goodyear, Michelin, Firestone, and Bridgestone.

Performance parts and auto accessories from companies such as Injen, AEM, Brembo, and 3M decorate every inch of The Carshop's walls, displayed as a treasure trove for auto enthusiasts. Technicians with more than 20 years of experience give these parts new homes, using them in services that include engine work, lighting conversions, and custom audio-system installations. They also sell premium wheels and tires and free cars from dents caused by debris on the road or the scornful gaze of golf carts.

The conveyor tracks of LA Express Car Wash's automated tunnels pull vehicles past a cleansing barrage of nozzles, scrubbers, and dangling strips of soft cloth. The facility's tiered car washes dote on vehicles with services including undercarriage washes, triple-coat rainbow-wax applications, and wheel-bright treatments. Outside the tunnel, drivers can reach for complimentary vacuums and tidy up their seats and mats or suck road maps out of strong-willed glove compartments. The car wash's staff also dishes out passes that grant vehicles unlimited access to basic or deluxe car washes for a whole month.

Unlike some car washes that employ potentially abrasive brushes and cloths, Monterey Car Wash liberates locomotives from filth and grime using only soft, lamb's wool mitts that won't mar the paint finish. Most services are designed to get cars clean, dry, and back at their cubicles in about 20 minutes, while still ensuring every auto is thoroughly wiped from window to wheel rim. Always keeping customer comfort a topmost priority, the car wash offers both a shaded outdoor seating area as well as an air-conditioned gift shop stocked with cards and appropriate gifts for hard-to-shop-for valet attendants. Monterey Car Wash helps cars to gleam every day of the week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Since 1979, family-owned Quality Glass Tinting has been upgrading roadsters with window tinting and meticulous detailing. At the Glendora location, skilled technicians paint window canvases with high-quality Llumar Window Films that aid in the reduction of interior solar-heat build-up and give drivers added security and privacy. They also apply similar services to the windows of homes, businesses, and high-profile tree forts to reduce glare and air-conditioning costs.

Additionally, vehicles can visit Quality's auto spa for thorough hand washes that restore shine without damaging factory finishes. For further primping, technicians can outfit autos with accessories such as Rosen entertainment systems, alarms, and underbelly navel piercings.

The technicians of Eco Auto Detail follow green practices when they clean automobiles, eschewing acids, corrosives, phosphates, and silicones in favor of eco-friendly materials. Tugging along mobile cleaning equipment, they travel to the customer's desired location, be it work or home. In addition to clearing stains from surfaces inside and out, the crew can hand apply carnauba wax, remove scratches, and protect the interior from the fading effects of UV rays and too much treble.