Headlight Assembly - Pair labor time
Headlight Assembly - Pair takes about 1.0 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 3,267 vehicle and engine combinations from 55 makes, most fall between 0.9 and 1.5 hours, and the longest take up to 2.8 hours. Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz vehicles tend to take the longest; Renault, AMC and Buick the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.
Enter a rate to see the labor cost of each job. Many US shops charge somewhere between $100 and $200 an hour.
At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $135 to $225, about $150 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.
How long it takes across all vehicles
Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.
Headlight Assembly - Pair time by make
| Make | Typical | Most vehicles | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porsche | 2.0 hr | 1.4 to 2.3 | 55 |
| BMW | 1.5 hr | 1.4 to 2.4 | 346 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1.5 hr | 1.4 to 2.4 | 79 |
| Jaguar | 1.5 hr | 1.4 to 2.0 | 47 |
| Audi | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 19 |
| Cadillac | 1.4 hr | 1.4 to 1.5 | 91 |
| Kia | 1.4 hr | 0.9 to 1.8 | 38 |
| Land Rover | 1.4 hr | 1.4 to 2.0 | 35 |
| Nissan | 1.4 hr | 0.9 to 1.6 | 16 |
| Alfa Romeo | 1.4 hr | 1.4 to 1.5 | 13 |
| Acura | 1.4 hr | 1.4 to 1.4 | 6 |
| Ram | 1.2 hr | 0.9 to 1.5 | 216 |
| Honda | 1.2 hr | 0.9 to 1.4 | 52 |
| Jeep | 1.2 hr | 0.9 to 1.5 | 44 |
| Subaru | 1.2 hr | 1.2 to 1.2 | 13 |
| Saab | 1.2 hr | 0.9 to 1.4 | 7 |
| Smart | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 6 |
| Ford | 1.1 hr | 0.9 to 1.4 | 585 |
| GMC | 1.0 hr | 0.9 to 1.5 | 249 |
| Dodge | 1.0 hr | 0.9 to 1.4 | 204 |
| Mini | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 67 |
| Chrysler | 1.0 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 61 |
| Studebaker | 1.0 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 13 |
| Suzuki | 1.0 hr | 0.9 to 1.4 | 11 |
| Hyundai | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 10 |
| Scion | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 6 |
| Chevrolet | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.2 | 335 |
| Mazda | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 78 |
| Toyota | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.2 | 72 |
| Volkswagen | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.2 | 69 |
| Morgan | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 67 |
| Pontiac | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 0.9 | 53 |
| Oldsmobile | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 51 |
| Mercury | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 44 |
| Mitsubishi | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 36 |
| Plymouth | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 35 |
| Isuzu | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 31 |
| Saturn | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 0.9 | 26 |
| Buick | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.2 | 25 |
| AMC | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 15 |
| Renault | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 1.0 | 9 |
Other electrical repairs
- Wiper Linkage
- Wiper Motor - Front
- Side Mirror Assembly
- Wiper Switch
- Headlight Assembly
- Washer Reservoir
- Tail Light Bulb
- Radio/Head Unit
- Combination Switch
- Subwoofer
- Battery Cable - Negative
- Battery Cables - Both
Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.