Ford Ka+ Front Bumper: Fitment, Sensors & Common Damage

Water ingress behind the bumper is a genuine, well-documented Ford weak point on the Ka+'s parking sensors — try a clean before anything else.

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Ford Ka+ Front Bumper: OEM Part Number

Accuracy note: genuinely worth knowing: front bumper covers on the Ka+ genuinely vary by trim, parking sensor and camera fitment, and often by a specific factory equipment code — a bumper pulled from a differently-optioned Ka+ can be missing sensor holes or camera cutouts even if the shape looks identical. Confirm your exact spec via VIN before ordering, ideally with photos of your current bumper's sensor/camera layout to hand.

Parking Sensor Faults Are Often About Water, Not a Genuine Failure — Ford Ka+ Front Bumper

If your Ka+'s parking sensors have stopped working — commonly showing as a constantly flashing button on the dash, or a beep that doesn't correspond to any real proximity warning — water getting into the sensors or the parking aid control module behind the bumper is a genuinely well-documented Ford weak point, not a rare or unusual fault. Before assuming the worst, it's worth trying the simple fix first: cleaning the sensors themselves and gently drying any moisture from around the bumper mounting points, since this alone resolves a meaningful share of these cases without any parts needing replacement.

Realistic cost expectations if it's genuinely a failed module: a specific fault code — B1299 (Power Supply Sensor Circuit Short To Ground) — has been documented on affected Fords, typically pointing to a failed parking aid control module rather than the sensors themselves. UK repair costs for parking sensor faults average in the £110-155 range according to national repair comparison data, though a full control module replacement can run higher — one documented case cost just over £300 once traced to the module specifically.

Ford Ka+ Front Bumper: More Than Just a Plastic Panel

The Ford Ka+'s front bumper routinely integrates parking sensors, adaptive cruise control radar, and fog light housings, which means replacing it after even minor impact damage often involves more than a straightforward swap.

Before you buy: bumper specification varies significantly by trim, particularly around parking sensor cutouts, radar mounting points and fog light provisions. Always confirm against your VIN before ordering.

Ford Ka+ Front Bumper: What It Does

Beyond absorbing minor impacts, the front bumper on higher trims of the Ka+ often houses parking sensors, the radar sensor used for adaptive cruise control, and fog lights. A bumper that looks compatible can still be missing the correct cutouts or mounting provisions for your specific trim's equipment.

Ford Ka+ Front Bumper: Generations, Derivatives & Colour

Standard trims	Frozen White, Panther Black, Race Red, Moondust Silver
Black and White Editions	A genuine limited-run pairing Midnight Black with Crystal White (or vice versa) in contrasting body/roof/mirror combinations, with unique Pearl White-detailed seats — not available as a mix-and-match option on standard trims

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Ford Ka+ Front Bumper: Common Damage, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice

These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Front Bumper Guide for common damage types to check for, confirming fitment against your VIN, and the sensor-calibration risk with cheap aftermarket covers.

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