Opportunities / Mobile auto

Starter

Headlight restoration

Fits best: a starter-tier owner or a detailer adding upsells.

Upfront cost$1K–$3Kexcl. vehicle and startup fee
Price per job$90$60–120 per pair
Monthly sales*$5K~60 jobs a month
Est. run rate*$65K12 active months · 70–85% gross margin

Pros

  • ✓Tiny startup and fast jobs
  • ✓High margin per job
  • ✓No special license to start
  • ✓Works all year

Cons

  • !Small tickets; best as an add-on
  • !Little repeat business, so marketing never stops
Your first three years

What to expect

  1. Year 1

    Launch in about 30 days. Learn the work, collect reviews and build toward 30 jobs a month by month 12.

  2. Year 2

    Reach steady volume, around 60 jobs a month. Add mobile car wash for the same customers and plan your first hire.

  3. Year 3

    Step from operator to owner. Keep inside a mobile auto brand.

A typical path, not a promise. Your Owner Assessment and 3-year playbook set your actual plan.

Natural add-ons

Sell more to the same customers

Growth path

Keep inside a mobile auto brand.

The details

Vehicle
Own car
Repeat customers
Low
Licensing
Low
Season
Year-round
Runs on
ProTrak ServiceTrak

Starter add-on for detailers; done in 30–45 minutes.

*Monthly sales and run rate are illustrative industry benchmarks for one owner-operated crew at steady volume: price per job × typical jobs a month (60), times 12 active months. They are revenue, not profit, and are not projections, promises or EntrepX member results. Basis: EntrepX working estimate.

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