# Headlight

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlight/36798>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [September 18, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlight/36798 "2009-09-18T15:38:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![happydaze13579](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/54ee81/32.png) [@happydaze13579](https://community.cartalk.com/u/happydaze13579)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlight/36798/1 "2009-09-18T15:38:54Z")

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ok I was backing up and i hit a car and riped out the head light on the driver’s side no denting no broken glass how much would it cost to put the headlight back in i dont know the name of the car its a honda mini van

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlight/36798/2 "2009-09-18T15:41:13Z")

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That’s impossible to say without knowing what car you hit. The headlight assembly on my car (just the part) is $600, so you could be in for money.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlight/36798/3 "2009-09-18T22:20:13Z")

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These lighting modules are molded of lexan, and they’re expensive. Tardis’ $600 is not atypical.

But, however much it costs, you’re obligated to let a professional body shop bring it back to good shape again with a proper repair. Whatever they quote, you’ll need to cough up. Well, at least the amount that exceeds your deductable.

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlight/36798/4 "2009-09-18T22:36:49Z")

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It depends a lot on what got ripped out along with the head light. If nothing else, just the cost of the new headlight assembly.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlight/36798/5 "2009-09-18T22:50:24Z")

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…and realigning the headlight. If the impact was sufficient to break the Lexan, it was strong enough to knock the whole headlight structure out of proper alignment.