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Persian Whisperjet · 03-04-2016, 10:46 AM

After hitting a bottomless DC pothole a couple weeks ago one of the headlights started drooping and could not be adjusted to the right height.

I took the car in to my local independent. They want $1,600 for the job including $1,300 for the part. OEMbimmerparts has it for $799. Amazon sells the Hella part for $750.

Naturally, the markup is part of my Independent's business model and I do not begrudge them that profit, but I'm wondering how hard it would be to do this on my own. Any advice?

03-04-2016, 10:46 AM	#1
Persian Whisperjet Kind of a Big Deal 167 Rep 857 Posts Drives: 2011 335d Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Washington, D.C. iTrader: (0)	Replacing Xenon headlight unit -- merely difficult or serious a pain?** After hitting a bottomless DC pothole a couple weeks ago one of the headlights started drooping and could not be adjusted to the right height. I took the car in to my local independent. They want $1,600 for the job including $1,300 for the part. OEMbimmerparts has it for $799. Amazon sells the Hella part for $750. Naturally, the markup is part of my Independent's business model and I do not begrudge them that profit, but I'm wondering how hard it would be to do this on my own. Any advice? __________________
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