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Headlight Door Motor Replacement Service

How much does a Headlight Door Motor Replacement cost?

On average, the cost for a Fiat 500L Headlight Door Motor Replacement is $284 with $144 for parts and $140 for labor. Prices may vary depending on your location.

CarServiceEstimateShop/Dealer Price
2017 Fiat 500LL4-1.4L TurboService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$442.96Shop/Dealer Price$518.55 - $737.22
2015 Fiat 500LL4-1.4L TurboService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$433.95Shop/Dealer Price$507.77 - $725.12
2014 Fiat 500LL4-1.4L TurboService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$433.95Shop/Dealer Price$507.80 - $725.16
2016 Fiat 500LL4-1.4L TurboService typeHeadlight Door Motor ReplacementEstimate$433.95Shop/Dealer Price$507.80 - $725.16
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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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33 years of experience
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Jason is every quality you could hope for in a mechanic. I've given him great reviews every time. Thanks for the tune-up, quick and easy!

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Fiat 500L L4-1.4L Turbo - Spark Plugs - Baltimore, Maryland
Kwante was friendly, efficient, and provided speedy and great service. He answered any questions that I had regarding my car service.

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James
31 years of experience
Fiat 500L L4-1.4L Turbo - Car is not starting - Winter Park, Florida
I cannot say good enough words to describe the experience with James. He came on time, did a great assessment of the problem of the car, made me save money, was incredibly kind and generous to provide extra service for free, and he even came with me to the Auto Parts Shop before doing the extra work for FREE UNDER RAIN!!! A rare, very rare!!! case of quality customer service. I wish I had met him much earlier! Do use James for what you need. I will certainly call him again and again and again when needed.

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Patrick
34 years of experience
Fiat 500L L4-1.4L Turbo - Brake Rotor/Disc Replacement (Rear) - Austin, Texas
Patrick did a great job! We had to reschedule my first apportionment and was able to get him the next day. Completed the job quickly and was very professional. Have already recommended him to my co-workers.

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