Hi

I posted the below query on the Ford Edge FB page last night, but just wondered if anyone on the forum here may be able to help or advise.

Many thanks

Headlight failure. I have a 2018 sport that originally had candles. 18 months ago I upgraded all the front lights to LED’s using the recommended ones from other people on here

Have had no problems at all in 18 months until tonight

Went out and while driving thought blimey my lights are dim

Pulled over and checked and both front headlights were not working

Sidelights were on and full beam works in auto beam mode and manual and front fogs work but no dipped beam

Got my son to turn the dial from sidelight to dipped beam and when you turn to dipped beam there is the slightest glimmer in both bulbs for a second but then no other light

If one bulb had gone fine but both bulbs?

Fuse problem or any other suggestions??

 

One of the bulbs is shorting and this may switch both off to protect the circuit. Both dipped beams are switched on by  the body control module. No fuses as such. It's a bit like your house trip switches , when a device shorts it trips to protect . 

Iantt   

Thanks for your comments

I have swopped the LED's out for the original Halogen H7's (candles) and both of those work fine..??

Therefore would you say both LED's have failed, or, it could be a short on one of the bulbs?

Just confused why the original Halogens work but the LED's dont

Many thanks

 

One of the LEDs has failed. It shuts the circuit down. Put the halogens back in and bcm detects bulbs ok and powers the circuit up again. 

Iantt

Cheers mate

It might be the Body Control Module has locked up. After the original bulbs were refitted and they worked, try refitting the LED's.

H