Ford Headlight Repair
Ford headlight repair keeps the unit fitted to your Focus, Fiesta, Kuga or Mondeo and fixes the part inside it that has failed. On these cars that is most often the lens, followed by water getting in.
Ford models with their own page
Focus (Mk2, Mk3)
Cloudy or cracked lenses, plus damp units.
Fiesta: replacing a tired lens
The Fiesta spends most of its life in town traffic and on the school run, and its headlight covers show their age: yellowing, a frosted look and the odd stone crack. A replacement lens is fitted to the housing your car came with.
If your Fiesta has plain halogen units, a new headlight is usually the cheaper route. The photos will show which you have before anything is booked.
Kuga, Mondeo and C-Max: running lights and xenon
On these three the question is usually a dark running light. Some versions use a bulb for it, in which case there is nothing to repair; others have an LED strip or board built into the headlight, and that part can be renewed on its own.
Xenon Kugas and Mondeos that lose the dipped beam get a new ballast or igniter rather than a reworked one.
Newer Fords with LED headlights
The Puma, the latest Kuga and the Mk4 Focus offer full LED units. When a section goes dark, the board or driver behind it is changed inside the housing. Running lights and indicators are tested on the bench, whereas an LED dipped beam can only be proven once it is back on the Ford.
Before you send anything
Two photos
The headlight in daylight, then with the lights switched on.
The car
Model and year of registration, so the right version of the unit is identified.
The answer
Whether it is worth repairing, and what will be renewed if it is.
Ford headlight questions
Can you repair the headlight from a Transit or Transit Custom?
Yes, if it is a xenon or LED unit. Van operators can send photos the same way as anyone else.
The bracket on my Ford headlight broke in a car park bump. Can it be fixed?
Usually. A tab repair kit is the quicker option; moving the internals into a new rear housing gives a cleaner result.
Running a fleet of Fords? See Headlight Repair for the Motor Trade.
Find out if your Ford headlight can be saved
Send the photos and the model; the reply explains the repair in plain terms.
Send the details, get a price back
Say which car it is and what the headlight is doing, add a couple of photos, and your quote arrives by email. Nothing has to come off the car until you have agreed to it.