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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by longshot, Oct 31, 2013.

  1. longshot

    longshot Junior Member

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    Just double checking...I ordered
    Philips 9005 VisionPlus Headlight Bulbs (High-Beam), Pack of 2

    they should fit for my 2013 Prius, right? For some reason Amazon site said would not fit.

    Also ordered these for the front parking lights:

    Zone Tech 4pcs 20-smd T10 12v Light LED Replacement Bulbs 168 194 2825 W5w - White



    These for the dome light
    2pcs 31mm 12-SMD 1.25" 12V Festoon Dome Light LED Bulbs + STICKER DE3175 DE3022 DE3021 3175 - White
     
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    Hello, hello, is this thing on? :)

    SPH-L710 ?
     
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    9005 is the high beam in the '13.

    Why do you need new high beam bulbs already?
     
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    Just wanted more whiter lights to kind of match the new hid that I put in.

    Also all the #'s match the bulb that are on the factory bulbs, so they should fit.
     
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    The Vision Plus line is a good quality bulb, but it's not going to be significantly whiter than stock. They are both halogen so the color temperature is basically fixed. The only way to change it is to add a coating to the bulb that filters the light. The Vision Plus bulbs have no coating so they will be ~34ooK like all halogen bulbs.
     
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    You are right. I put one side stock bulb one side Philips, no noticeable difference what so ever. Sending back to Amazon. The led dome light would not fit, too wide. What I ended up doing was having to sand each side of the circuit board to make it fit. The 168 led bulbs fit perfect for the front interior over head lights and 2 front driving lights. Any suggestions on a white color bulb for my high beams? Silver Stars are more what aren't they?

    SPH-L710 ?
     
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    The only way to change the color of a halogen bulb is to put a coating on it to filter some of the light. The most common color change is towards blue which often ends up looking a bit greenish in actual practice. The side effect of any filtering is also a reduction in light output. Bulbs like the Silverstars are run extra hard to overcome this, but the end result is a short lifespan with about the same output as any good quality bulb.
     
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    If you want your highbeams to match your lowbeams, replace your lowbeam bulbs with 4.3k bulbs. :p:rolleyes:

    The Silverstar zXe bulbs are advertised as "the closest thing to HID with halogen" or something like that. I'm using them now, and they are whiter than the Silverstar bulbs, but you're not going to get 6k color out of them.

    SCH-I535
     
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