What headlight bulbs do the 05' Prius use??

[mystickid]

I have a gen 4 but.....



have you guys ( I'm in USA) seen the 05' Prius headlight beams. The 05' prius has this eally nice Pure white light in its headlights.

Are they HIDs in those Prius's???

If not, what bulbs are they using. They're really pretty. I wanna get em'.

[leasaunce]

hmm......in Australia the Prius just use normal Halogen Bulbs . If its White & Bright then its HID Xenon.

[nodrogkam]

the new prius's do use some sort of projector headlight system...probably hid's.

Theya re quite intense....but like all those lights they blind you when they are higher than your car or when they bump up and down on roads....gets quite annoying actually...

[leasaunce]

Theya re quite intense....but like all those lights they blind you when they are higher than your car or when they bump up and down on roads....gets quite annoying actually...

thats right. i took my HID off. coz it was blinding the oncoming traffic

[mystickid]

So is it for sure known for *SURE* that they're HID or not.

Can anyone confirm?

yeah, i don't like to get blinded either. i think people sometimes just accidentally turn on they're high beams.

[touringcamry]

HID are optional on Prius

[nodrogkam]

Originally Posted by leasaunce

thats right. i took my HID off. coz it was blinding the oncoming traffic

those honestly shouldnt be street legal....sure it helps the driver with it but what about oncomming traffic etc....they are so strict about lil mods that dont do any harm to anyone yet they allow this stuff....

[02RSX90camry]

They are HID, but tehy are not projectors. They're a reflector HID, i'm guessing using D2R capsules (bulbs)


However, it's also available in halogen (can't remember which bulb the halogens use, sorry). But if you saw it as pure white light, You most likely saw a HID version

[Tideland Prius]

I believe it's running on H3 bulbs. They're not projectors and those models that come with HIDs come with either an automatic (US) or manual (Europe/Japan) headlight levellizer. High beam is actuated by pulling back a cover that allows more light to shine out and at the same time slightly tip the headlight up. Try it next time. Have someone actuated the headlights while you stand at the side of the car looking at the headlight assembly.

[Hawkeye-SE]

Originally Posted by nodrogkam

those honestly shouldnt be street legal...

You're right... and they're not. HID kits are illegal. HID done the right way (OEM) causes no problems other than whiney people complaining about the sharp contrast.

And the prius has reflector based HID as an option (as a few other people have said). Otherwise they use H4 halogen.

[02RSX90camry]

yup, H4 sounds right

[Tideland Prius]

H4? oh ok. My mistake.

[PETOYOTA]

The Lamps In The 05 Are Either Hid Or Regular. Regular Are H4 Bulbs, If Its The Hid, Then The Light Assemblies Are $400 Each And The Hid Bulb >90981-20002< Are $295 Each. We're Fixing One In Our Shop Now.