Headlight Repair for Insurance Assessors
Headlight repair for insurance assessors and loss adjusters gives a real alternative to replacement on the claim: with the photos and the VIN we price the repair within 24 hours, without moving the vehicle, and the headlight comes back with a one-year written warranty.
Repair instead of replace on the claim
In a light impact the headlight usually breaks at the lens, a corner of the housing or the mounting tabs, and the rest of the unit is intact. Repairing it costs a fraction of the part and gives the vehicle back its original headlight.
The fixed figure for each claim is given in writing after we have seen the photos; as a guide, repairs start from €400 + VAT.
What the assessor receives
A written quote with photos of the headlight before repair, a breakdown of what is being repaired and the turnaround. Anything else the file needs is agreed when it is opened.
Discontinued headlights: 3D printing
When the headlight is no longer made, replacement isn't an option and repair is the only route. We scan the part and 3D print the tabs, brackets and clips in carbon-fibre-reinforced polyamide; if the design isn't on file, it is made for that unit.
How we work with assessors and insurers
- Ask for a quote with the form: photos of the headlight (lens and housing), make, model, registration and VIN. We reply within 24 hours.
- The quote confirms the courier, the cost of shipping both ways, the transit time and how to pay, before anything leaves the repairer. You pack each unit in a box with bubble wrap. From the UK, contact us first: the customs paperwork is set out in the quote.
- We repair it in about 72 hours in the workshop and send it back ready to refit, with a one-year written warranty.
The headlight can be collected from the policyholder's repairer or wherever the assessor indicates; it is returned to the same point.
Price and invoicing
Repairs start from €400 + VAT per headlight. The invoice is issued to whoever the file indicates: repairer, policyholder or insurer. How VAT is applied to a business in Ireland or the UK is confirmed in the quote.
Terms for volumes of claims are confirmed in the quote.
Everything we repair is listed under headlight repair.
Frequently asked questions
Do you issue a repair report?
The quote goes out in writing with photos of the headlight before repair; further documentation is agreed when the file is opened.
How long from authorisation?
About 72 hours in the workshop plus the courier both ways; the total turnaround, with transit, is in the quote.
Do you deal with the insurer or the repairer?
With whoever is running the file. Collection, return and invoice go to whoever the assessor indicates.
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