BMW 3 Series F30 Headlight Repair
BMW F30 headlight repair by mail keeps the original 3 Series headlight on your car, whether it has an aim warning, a dead LED or a cracked lens. Ship it from anywhere in the U.S. after a free quote.
From $400 per headlight — final price in your free quote
BMW F30 headlight repair starts with your headlight type
The F30 is the 3 Series sedan sold in the U.S. from roughly the 2012 to 2019 model years. Its headlights come in three families:
- Halogen units on some earlier cars.
- Xenon units, with or without the adaptive swivel function.
- LED units, common after the 2016 facelift, many of them adaptive.
Tell us which one yours is, or send a photo of the label on the housing, and the quote is based on that exact unit.
BMW F30 headlight vertical aim control failure: the fix
This message means the car cannot set the height of the beam. The headlight may point at the road just ahead or up into oncoming traffic.
First check the ride height sensors and their wiring. If those are fine, the fault usually sits inside the headlight: the leveling motor or the module that drives it. That is what the repair covers.
If the warning is about the swivel function instead, see BMW Adaptive Headlight Malfunction Repair.
BMW F30 headlight lens replacement and moisture
A cracked or pitted lens is replaced with a new lens on your original housing, and the unit is resealed so water stays out. The same resealing stops moisture that keeps coming back after the car is washed.
Why repair the headlight your F30 came with
The reason to repair is the part you keep: the factory fit, the beam pattern and the adaptive functions your car was built with.
A replacement has to match your car's version, adaptive or not, and may need coding once it is fitted. The repaired original still matches the other side.
F30 repair price
From $400 per headlight — final price in your free quote
Repair starts only after you approve your written quote. Packing and shipping instructions come with your quote.
The final price depends on the headlight type and the fault. See Headlight Repair Cost.
F30 questions
Does this cover the F31 wagon and the F34 Gran Turismo?
Send the model and year with photos. Your quote confirms whether that headlight can be repaired.
Can I keep driving with the aim warning on?
A beam that points too high can dazzle other drivers, and one that points too low shortens what you see at night. Get it checked soon.
Keep the headlight your F30 was built with
Tell us the year, the headlight type and the warning you see, add photos, and you get a written quote before you ship.