Need help on gen 3 headlights to make brighter

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by bobby515, Mar 8, 2025.

  1. bobby515

    bobby515 Member

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    Been. Driving my 2011 for 2 years. Night driving is hard.
    Here's what I did to try to help.
    At first got led lights online. Seemed better.
    Next I brought 2 new headlights. Seemed better but still fair.
    Brought oem fog lights. Helped but fair.
    Tried alignment of my headlights. Seem alittle hi. As I put my hi beams on. They seem alittle higher because the low beams are high.
    But I get ok night vision. On low beams. Just ok.
    Last summer for using the car for Uber kinda of work. As a experienced driver. I would go low beams to hi beam to get thur dark roads.
    Any advice on what I can do. The LED lights I have have the cooling fans in them.
    Any advice would help.
     
  2. bobby515

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    problem solved. hi quality led lights.
     
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    I put leds in our 2015 because the stock lights were so bad. Definitely a massive improvement!
     
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    I did originally put regular led. Not good enought. I brought brighter ones . Works alot better.
    Also I brought 2 aftermarket headlights. $300
     
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    Leds for me like the others have said. Massive improvement. My led kit for the interior has arrived. Going to replace all of my lights with led options.
     
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    Even the side markers on the front headlights?!