Snow Sticking and Blocking Headlights

Mikey29

Dec 20, 2022

I have a 2022 Bronco Wildtrack and when going over the mountain pass, the snow quickly built up on the headlights and blocked out most of the light. Since the headlights are LED, they didn't get warm enough to keep the snow melted off. Is anyone else having this issue or know of a fix? I'd rather not change the headlights and am currently looking into adding some fog lights. I might get incandescent fog lights to make sure I don't have to keep pulling over to clear the head lights.

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Dec 24, 2022

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Umichigan, Deano Bronc

Yesterday at 5:01 pm

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Mikey29
I have a 2022 Bronco Wildtrack and when going over the mountain pass, the snow quickly built up on the headlights and blocked out most of the light. Since the headlights are LED, they didn't get warm enough to keep the snow melted off. Is anyone else having this issue or know of a fix? I'd rather not change the headlights and am currently looking into adding some fog lights. I might get incandescent fog lights to make sure I don't have to keep pulling over to clear the head lights.

I had the same problem, driving back from Chicago in a heavy snow/ice squall last winter. I was in heavy traffic which didn’t make pulling over possible. At first, I just thought I was really tired and my eyes were getting to the point I needed to update my prescription. But then it got so bad that it was obvious I wasn’t getting anything from my headlights or fog lights. I immediately got on the Vehicle comment system and provided feedback to Ford once I was finally able to pull over but of course I’ve heard nothing. In my mind in that situation, this was a significant safety issue. If I’d been able to pull over, I would have; and I eventually did when I finally came to a rest area. The buildup on front of the vehicle was so thick. I could barely break it off. I love the LEDs most of the year, but there has to be something incorporated into the vehicle to deal with this during the winter. Someone please come up with a solution.

Yesterday at 5:10 pm

#22

NT AUTOMOTIVE
Try wiping some WD40 OR Silicone Lube OR Clear Tire Shine on the headlight lens.

You can also wrap one of these carboy warmers around each headlight and plug into a 2 port onboard inverter you can buy for a few bucks that further plugs into one of the available power stations in the bronco.

https://www.amazon.com/Brew-Ferment...001&sprefix=carboy+warmer+belt,aps,182&sr=8-4

has anyone actually tried this yet? Did it actually work? Sounds like a great concept and I think Ford needs to do something similar to this. How did you get them to stay in place?

Yesterday at 5:53 pm

#23

Here we go again.

Dear Young Whipper Snappers,

This is why God made wives and kids. Get them an old Windex bottle full of antifreeze window cleaner. When this happens stop and have them jump out spray with cleaner, wipe with rag, zippo...bang O, clean as can be. You can reward them with kind words, like... at ta girl, see women can do things that men can. Give the kids a few extra minutes on the phone or video games. Works like a champ. You are warm and dry, lights are clean, everyone is safe. My 2¢.

Yesterday at 9:12 pm

#24

We have a few suggestions summarized here, too: Need Help with Snow and Ice Build-Up on Bronco Headlights? $ to $$$ Tricks You Can Try

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