Headlight circles not lighting up… any ideas?

Hey everyone,

I have a Bronco Sport Big Bend, and the circle part of my headlights doesn’t light up. Anyone know if there’s a way to make them work without swapping parts? Thanks for any help!

Sorry, but the circles only light up on the Outer Banks and Badlands models.

Riley said:
Sorry, but the circles only light up on the Outer Banks and Badlands models.

I checked mine (also Big Bend) and you’re right. So disappointing! That’s what made me fall for the Bronco Sport in the first place.

The only real option is a headlight swap, but those are really expensive.

I also have a Big Bend, and only the horizontal lights work in daytime mode.

You could swap the headlights or take them apart and add your own ‘halo’ lights. I’ve seen people do it on motorcycle headlights, but I haven’t seen anyone try it with the Bronco Sport yet.

Honestly, I think the stock headlights on the Bronco Sport are already cool enough.

Those lights look awesome!

I’ve got a 2022 Outer Banks and haven’t noticed the circles lighting up. Guess I’ll have to go check now.

Paz said:
I’ve got a 2022 Outer Banks and haven’t noticed the circles lighting up. Guess I’ll have to go check now.

I think at first only the Badlands had the circles. Not sure what year they added them to the OBX.

@Devin
My 2021 Outer Banks has the circles, so it’s always been part of the trim.

Hayden said:
@Devin
My 2021 Outer Banks has the circles, so it’s always been part of the trim.

Interesting, the one I test drove back in 2021 didn’t have them.

Yeah, no other choices besides a full headlight swap. They’re pretty expensive though.

I’m going to go against what others are saying. Those circles should light up. Have you checked the dial to the left of the steering wheel? I keep mine on auto and it switches the high and low beams for me.

@Jin
You can try all the settings you want, but those circles aren’t lighting up with just the dial.

I’m not sure if the hardware is there or not, but even if the LEDs are inside, you’d probably need to hack the system to make them work. Ford made the circles a premium feature for higher trims.

@Riley
I have a 2022 base model, and mine light up… Maybe it’s different for Canadian models?

Jin said:
@Riley
I have a 2022 base model, and mine light up… Maybe it’s different for Canadian models?

Yeah, we have different DRL standards in Canada, so they light up differently.

@Ren
Well, I guess we all learned something new today (except you).

Jin said:
@Riley
I have a 2022 base model, and mine light up… Maybe it’s different for Canadian models?

Same here, my Canadian Big Bend lights up the whole headlight.

@Jin
I tried all the settings and nothing worked. Is there a wire I could connect to make them light up?