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Installing repair kit for headlight range control motor: Audi A4 Cabriolet B6/B7

Step-by-step installing repair kit for headlight range control motor for the Audi A4 Cabriolet B6/B7: 11 steps.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A4 Cabriolet B6/B7 (8H)

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove headlight .
  2. Cut out cover (2) along perforation using strong carpet knife (1).
  3. Press ball head of actuator shaft downwards out of its mounting by tilting control motor.
  4. Unplug electrical connector and detach headlight range control motor with cut-out cover.
  5. Unscrew bolts and detach headlight range control motor from cover.
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  1. Release retaining tab (arrow) and detach housing cover from headlight housing.
  2. Secure new headlight range control motor (1) with old bolts (2) to cover (4) from repair kit.
  3. Connect electrical connector (3) to headlight range control motor.
  4. Start by inserting ball head of actuator shaft in mounting on reflector from below; to do so, pull reflector to rear.
  5. Secure cover with headlight range control motor to headlight housing using bolts (5) from repair kit.
  6. Install headlight .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.