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so my mom bought a 2012 Prius...

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by pauln64, Mar 24, 2012.

  1. pauln64

    pauln64 Junior Member

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    looking at the DRL, there's 5 led bulbs but only 4 light up. Any reason?
     
    #1 pauln64, Mar 24, 2012
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    checked mine, 4 are on too. Don't know why the 5th one is not but appears to be normal
     
    #2 joachimz, Mar 24, 2012
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    Good question... will look at that as well...I also saw that there were a few "vacant" spots in the light fixture. You're stating that there are lights there... In my case, I thought those areas were vacant.
     
    #3 nybravest, Aug 16, 2012
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    where are the drl in the 2012 headlight? or the fog lamp location in bumper? does someone have a pic with them on?
     
    #4 ferraribuyer, Sep 23, 2012
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    ask the dealer??????
     
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    I think there are only four bulbs, but the reflector makes it look like five should be there.
     
    #6 Rebound, Sep 28, 2012
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    I missed this the first time around ...

    Mine has 6 lenses, five of them full and one partial. But only 4 lenses have LEDs behind them. Electrically, they are almost certainly wired as two series strings, two LEDs per string.

    Look for the yellowish square behind upper lenses, not present behind the lower lenses. That means the lower lens and a half are just cosmetic.
     
    #8 fuzzy1, Sep 29, 2012
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