blown headlight socket cost $1000???

A new headlight is $100 on ebay

 

Your profile doesn't mention the trim of your car. That wouldn't be the LED headlight, would it? I wasn't expecting it to have a 'socket', but come to think of it, the high beam is still socketed if I remember right.

 

Agree, get a used one or go to a junkyard, pick a part, salvage yard, or last resort, have a body shop order the part for you. Body shops source parts like that all the time to repair collision damage.

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

FYI, whoever installed the bulb last on that headlight assembly did not install it correctly. It was installed at an angle, that's what caused the overheating and melting issue.

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

if you're gen 3 headlights are dim, I bet the stealership that installed the last two bulbs screwed up the prices, causing your current condition.

fixes:
1 buy a headlight online. ($100)
2 buy led "bulbs" to replace your incandescents ($100 for all high and low)
3 aim then with a flat wall , tape and flat parking lot (free)

enjoy amazingly bright clean light, and not being ripped off

 

Prius was sold with halogen and HID headlights, and maybe some with factory LED lights. Your question cannot be properly answered unless we know which type. and you definitely shouldn’t buy a replacement reflector (that’s the melted part) until you know what was stock. If it’s been dim, most likely, you have halogen. But let’s be certain before we throw out answers. You must get the correct reflector type. The are not interchangeable.

 

^ This.

Assuming OP's "oakland" location is in the USA, and he hasn't got the LED's, the headlight part no's are:

81170-47520 < Left Headlight, non-LED (driver side)
81130-47520 < Right Headlight, non-LED (passenger side)

The Toyota parts site summary page:


HEADLAMP. 2015 Toyota Prius | Toyota


And specific headlight:


2015 Toyota Prius Headlight (Right). HEADLAMP, Electrical, Lamps - 8113047520 - Genuine Toyota Part

For a single one, the price (from various online dealerships or EBay), is around $200~250 USD. That's just searching for those part numbers. Alibaba sells them for $45, but minimum order of 20.

 

HID was a Gen 2 option. For Gen 3, the headlights were halogen or LED.

The halogen ones look like this (or at least ones with busted lenses do). Notice the single large low-beam projector lens:



The LED ones look like this; notice the two smaller low-beam projector lenses:



LED ones also came with headlight washers (the trapezoid-ish bumper lump under the headlight there).

Mendel linked to the halogen ones above, with their wallet-friendly $300-or-less pricing.

The LED ones are about double ($637.48 list, check individual dealers for discounts).


2015 Toyota Prius Headlight (Right). HEADLAMP, LED, CND - 8114547403 - Genuine Toyota Part

 

i find the halogens bright enough