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Headlight Bulb Replacement

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Daboo, Jan 11, 2020.

  1. Daboo

    Daboo Junior Member

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    What kind of headlight bulb is in the 2016 Prius? Is it a simple and standard LED replacement? Or something custom for Toyotas?

    I was looking through the forum, but I'm not seeing any threads on this. Maybe they just last and never need to be replaced?

    Thanks,
    Chris
     
  2. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    I finally had a headlight fail on my 2012 Prius v Three with halogen bulbs, I am not really sure you have a v.
    If you have the Liftback Prius, your headlights my be LEDs.

    In my 2012 Prius v, there are two types of headlights Halogen and LED

    Light bulbs
    Low: H11 halogen bulbs
    High: HB3 halogen bulbs or HB3 LED bulbs
     
  3. alanclarkeau

    alanclarkeau Senior Member

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    Life expectancy is longer than my life expectancy - much longer than your PRIUS Gen 4 will last. I believe the bulb may not be individually replaceable, as with many new cars - I could be wrong on that.
     
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    Georgina Rudkus Senior Member

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    The halogen high beams take 9005 bulbs, not HB3 ones.
     
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    Elektroingenieur Senior Member

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    alanclarkeau Senior Member

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    Just to clarify (in case someone reads only part of this thread in years to come) - this refers to a PRIUS v, not a Gen 4 which has LED.
     
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