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Sylvania H11 bulb fit issues

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by cooper999, Dec 2, 2014.

  1. cooper999

    cooper999 New Member

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    Hey folks,

    I'm attempting to change out a burnt out headlight bulb for the first time. At the auto parts store, the bulb that supposedly fits my 2011 prius is a Sylvania H11.

    I got the old bulb out fine; however, the replacement Sylvania bulb has a couple of tabs at the base (you can see the two little tabs on the right side of the picture at the top and bottom of the point where the bulb inserts) that the original bulb didn't. I'm having problems getting the new bulb to fit in the housing. Has anyone else had this issue? How did you resolve?

    Thanks for any assistance!

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    #1 cooper999, Dec 2, 2014
  2. alekska

    alekska Active Member

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    Are you sure you took out a low beam bulb? High beam and low beam use different bulbs

    - Alex
     
    #2 alekska, Dec 2, 2014
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  3. cooper999

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    UPDATE-

    Alex, you are correct. I was trying to change the wrong bulb!

    All is resolved, thanks. Time to think about how shapes fit together now :)
     
    #3 cooper999, Dec 2, 2014
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    Does a Sylvania SILVERSTAR ULTRA 9005 replace low beam or high beam on a 2015?
     
    #4 mariposer, Aug 9, 2017
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    high beam/
    low beam is h11/
     
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