Pontiac Tempest Headlight Door Motor Replacement Costs

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How much does a Headlight Door Motor Replacement cost?

On average, the cost for a Pontiac Tempest Headlight Door Motor Replacement is $189 with $94 for parts and $95 for labor. Prices may vary depending on your location.

Car	Service	Estimate	Shop/Dealer Price
1968 Pontiac TempestV8-5.7L	Service typeHeadlight Door Motor Replacement	Estimate$302.15	Shop/Dealer Price$358.94 - $506.81
1991 Pontiac TempestL4-2.2L	Service typeHeadlight Door Motor Replacement	Estimate$282.15	Shop/Dealer Price$338.96 - $486.84
1965 Pontiac TempestL6-3.5L	Service typeHeadlight Door Motor Replacement	Estimate$282.15	Shop/Dealer Price$338.96 - $486.84
1967 Pontiac TempestL6-3.8L	Service typeHeadlight Door Motor Replacement	Estimate$282.15	Shop/Dealer Price$338.94 - $486.80
1964 Pontiac TempestL6-3.5L	Service typeHeadlight Door Motor Replacement	Estimate$282.15	Shop/Dealer Price$338.97 - $486.87
1991 Pontiac TempestV6-3.1L	Service typeHeadlight Door Motor Replacement	Estimate$282.15	Shop/Dealer Price$338.96 - $486.84
1970 Pontiac TempestV8-5.7L	Service typeHeadlight Door Motor Replacement	Estimate$287.15	Shop/Dealer Price$343.82 - $491.60
1989 Pontiac TempestL4-2.0L	Service typeHeadlight Door Motor Replacement	Estimate$287.15	Shop/Dealer Price$344.19 - $492.26

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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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Pontiac Tempest V8-5.3L - Pre-purchase Car Inspection - Laguna Niguel, California

Chris did a great job inspecting the vehicle, I live in GA and wanted to purchase a car in CA so I needed an unbiased third party to look at it for me. My primary concern was that the car was represented accurately in the online ad (there are a lot of scams online now), which he did, we had a great conversation after the inspection which did a lot to comfort my concerns. This was a "project" car and needed to be evaluated accordingly, it was something that I had planned on doing a restoration on so I knew it needed some work. My only critique is that when the car was delivered there was a little more rust than I had expected, I wish that he had pointed that out, I accept some of the responsibility for not asking enough questions during our conversation. Overall I am extremely happy with the inspection service and would highly recommend Chris .

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by John

Pontiac Tempest L6-3.8L - Brakes, Steering and Suspension Inspection - Los Altos, California

On time. A true gentleman. Skilled with cars that date over many years. He knows older cars including many classics. Younger mechanics probably would know know a thing about a 4BBL Carburetor. One can see that he has a true love of cars & the work he does. This is only one experience so I would hope to see him back when needed.

Bob

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by RJ

Pontiac Firebird V6-3.8L - Headlight Door Motor - San Diego, California

He did a great job and I would highly recommend him again!

John

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by Juan

Pontiac G5 L4-2.4L - Stabilizer Bar Bushings Replacement (Front) - Gibsonton, Florida

John was great, very knowledgeable about the job

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