A method for positioning at least one electronic component (3) on a circuit board (1) provided for installation in a vehicle headlamp, wherein the circuit board (1) comprises at least one position mark and the at least one electronic component (3) is positioned relative to the at least one position mark on the circuit board (1), wherein the at least one position mark is detected optically and is used for positioning, wherein the at least one position mark used is at least one alignment mark (5, 6, 7, 8, 8′, 8″) of the circuit board (1) which, in the vehicle headlamp, when the circuit board (1) is installed, interacts mechanically with a positioning means (9, 15) of the vehicle headlamp that is complementary to the alignment mark (5, 6, 7, 8,8′, 8′).