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Headlight Door Motor Replacement Service

How much does a Headlight Door Motor Replacement cost?

On average, the cost for a BMW 740iL Headlight Door Motor Replacement is $267 with $144 for parts and $123 for labor. Prices may vary depending on your location.

CarServiceEstimateShop/Dealer Price
1999 BMW 740iLV8-4.4LService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$437.45Shop/Dealer Price$532.19 - $765.23
1997 BMW 740iLV8-4.4LService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$411.45Shop/Dealer Price$506.23 - $739.30
1995 BMW 740iLV8-4.0LService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$411.45Shop/Dealer Price$506.23 - $739.29
1994 BMW 740iLV8-4.0LService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$411.45Shop/Dealer Price$506.18 - $739.20
1993 BMW 740iLV8-4.0LService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$411.45Shop/Dealer Price$506.26 - $739.35
2000 BMW 740iLV8-4.4LService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$411.45Shop/Dealer Price$506.23 - $739.29
1998 BMW 740iLV8-4.4LService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$417.95Shop/Dealer Price$512.42 - $745.25
2001 BMW 740iLV8-4.4LService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$417.95Shop/Dealer Price$513.27 - $746.73
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What is the Headlight Door Motor all about?

Your headlight door motor is what operates the raising and lowering of your headlight doors. It’s a single motor that is mounted just behind the center grille, wound with two field windings. The assembly contains internal limit switches and a worm gear drive. In most vehicles, there is a relay circuit breaker assembly immediately to the right of the steering column. In other vehicles, it is mounted on the fuse block.

When you turn on your headlights, the relay becomes energized, and the doors open. A limit switch stops power from going to the motor. When you turn off your headlights, the circuit is completed, the doors close, and another limit switch stops power from going to the motor.

Keep in mind:

  • Your headlights are an important safety feature, and should always be visible to oncoming traffic.
  • If your vehicle has been sitting for a long time, your headlight doors may open with difficulty, or not at all.
  • The problem could come from the relay or the entire motor.

How it's done:

  • The vehicles hood is opened and supported manually
  • The defective headlight door motor is removed
  • The new headlight motor is installed
  • The hood manual support is removed
  • The repair is verified and the headlight door motor is tested for proper operation

Our recommendation:

Due to the importance of your headlight doors, it’s essential that the headlight door motor works properly. If the vehicle has been sitting, repeatedly activating the switch may loosen the circuit and fix the issue. If that method doesn’t work, have one of our expert mechanics inspect and replace the headlight door motor if necessary.

What common symptoms indicate you may need to replace the Headlight Door Motor?

  • Headlight doors stay open
  • Headlight doors won’t close
  • Grinding noise when you try to open or close the headlight doors

How important is this service?

Headlight doors that won’t open can cause some serious trouble, especially if you are driving at night. Any problem with your headlights requires an immediate attention from one of our expert mechanics. This is a safety issue and one that should be dealt with as quickly as possible.

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Grzegorz
41 years of experience
BMW 740iL V8-4.4L - Check Engine Light is on - San Mateo, California
Once again, I found Grzegorz to be as helpful as possible in diagnosing my car. I appreciate when he goes above and beyond to explain things and provide advice.

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BMW 740iL V8-4.4L - Brakes, Steering and Suspension Inspection - Kansas City, Missouri
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Whitney

39 years of experience
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Whitney
39 years of experience
BMW 740iL V8-4.4L - Check Engine Light is on - San Mateo, California
Whitney was very professional from preping to finish of this service. Me and my son (17 years old) were very impressed with his technical and mechanical knowledge of the problem. He was approachable and very patience and thoroughly examined the problem and best of all he explained things in plain language that me and my 17 year old son understood. Thank you Whitney and I am surely will use this service again and again and will recommend this to my BMW friends. Thank you. Lisa K Fakatene

Daniel

13 years of experience
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Daniel
13 years of experience
BMW 740iL V8-4.4L - Car is not starting - Fresno, California
Daniel went through my car thoroughly. He didn't quit until figured out what the problem was, unfortunately he could not fix the problem it was not his specialty.

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