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2010 model III - LED headlight conversion

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by kenmorem, Nov 26, 2019.

  1. kenmorem

    kenmorem Junior Member

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    i know there are many threads on here about this, and was hoping to get verification on my plan.

    bought a used vehicle a year ago. currently has 118k miles. headlamp covers have some fogginess, but not much.

    thinking of getting these LEDs:


    thinking, maybe, of getting either of these (not sure if there's a difference aside from price):



    are there any compatibility issues with the proposed LEDs? better options out there?

    for the lamps, is it worth the upgrade at 118k miles? i live in the pacific NW, so dark, rainy streets where the current halogens basically show nothing on the road unless there are reflectors installed.

    any other considerations i should make while doing this swap? upgrade other lights while i'm in there?

    thanks
     
  2. NewHybridOwner

    NewHybridOwner Active Member

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    I have a headlight restoration kit that I plan to use on our other (non-Prius) car, but I don't know how good such products are; maybe others here do.
     
  3. Ed Beaty

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    I used this Sylvania kit on my headlight (only one needed the work). It required a little elbow grease, but the results were excellent: About 20USD. I don't know about the 'Lifetime Warranty' bit...:

    SylvaniaHeadlightKit.jpg
     
  4. bettergolf

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    I used a 3m kit that attaches a sanding pad to a battery powered hand drill. It goes through a series of finer and finer grit sandpaper, then polish, and then a sealer. it was about $20...I used the kit on several cars and they all looked great. I don't still have any of those cars but it lasted at least a few years on the one I kept the longest (2006 Prius).

    I have also used a white sock and Deep Woods off....not as perfect and not as long lasting but good for a temporary fix. (about a year).
    Spray the insect repellent on the lens and rub hard with the sock...you'll see the yellowing coming off onto the sock.
     
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    I've used these on other cars and had fantastic results. But every time I use it on my Prius it doesn't do much. In thinking I might just replace that housing. I already replaced the driver's side since I accidentally melted it

    SM-G965U ?
     
  6. Bay Stater

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    I've had great results replacing the standard low beam halogens with the plug and play Hikari LED headlights. Check out bulbfacts for review.;)
     
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    Funny I was looking at bulb facts this morning. How do you like them in the high beam? I have them for low beam and am overall pleased but they do a piss poor job when driving wet roads at night. I'm thinking I might want some yellow fog lights.

    SM-G965U ?
     
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  8. Robert Holt

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    And I am having good results so far with the passive heat sink, no-fan version of the SeaLight LEDs for the low beams on our 2012 hatchback.
     
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  9. Bay Stater

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    I have them installed as low beam only. Still have the halogens as high beam. Don't use high beam often.