Prius Headlights

I have a 2006 Prius whose driver side low beam has gone out (low beam on passenger side & high beam on both sides work). I've been read the forums looking at how to replace the bulb and what type of bulb I needed and once i called the dealership to start getting prices got confused so hopefully someone can lend a hand.

1) Does this issue sound like possibly just the fuse (i've kind of ruled out the relay as its only one side) and should be checking that first or can these single bulbs light up under the different use cases (Low vs high beam)?

2) From my research I *thought* i needed HID bulbs as post #3 06 pruis headlight failure. How to fix? | PriusChat says if you have fog lights then you have HID bulbs (i do have fog lights). When the dealership looked up my car he informed me that i just needed the halogen bulb as their system was not letting him select the HID bulbs. Could this be true?

3) When i asked him if there was a way to double check which bulb it was he told me to look for the ballast and that its just in the engine bay. From the repair manuals i have it appears that the ballast (also known as the headlamp light control computer??) is encased in the head light assembly and wont be visible on its own. Is there a good way of telling which bulbs are needed before i go removing the current bulb?

Thanks in advance.

 

Thanks, the lookup doesnt really help as it only give me the fact its a 2006 Prius which was apparently first used "January 01, 0001"... i guess because it was a Canadian car (also cant get dealer service records this way...).

Looking at the Standard and optional Equipment for a 2006 in Canada i dont see HID listed as a option on any of the packages (Mines a "package C" from the listed options i have), although it doesn't seem to be listed for any model year in Canada. I think i might have to go digging in the car but its looking more like its just the halogen.

 

Ah perfect missed that thread while looking I must have been too specific in my search as originally didnt even think that HID wouldn't have been a option in Canada. I'll go buy the regular halogen (i'm honestly surprised they've lasted the 12 years) and if its wrong i'll figure it out once i'm in there.

Thanks again

Thanks for the link.

I also just double check the manual (had last night but you miss things at night), and at least in mine it makes no mention of bulbs of any sort.

 

Yup just did a simple headlight replacement and everything is fine now. Was just double checking first before ordering a new HID bulb online as locally it would have been over $100/bulb vs the $70 online.

Thankfully in my case they were just halogen and got replace for <$30 for two and 20 minutes of work.

Thanks all.