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Dipped headlight replacement on 2012 prius

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Timmy, Jul 28, 2024.

  1. Timmy

    Timmy New Member

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    Hi folks,

    Looking for some insight on replacing a pair of presumed HID lightbulbs on a 2012 prius.

    Passenger side dipped light comes on fine but shortly afterwards starts flickering and then eventually turns off. Haven't found anything about changing them out on a 2012 prius here although I did find this thread quite useful:

    Not all HID Bulbs are created equal | PriusChat

    I also found a pretty good picture of the setup on reddit although no details about replacing them:

    So I'm just wondering if anyone has any instructions (or a video) on changing out the bulbs on the 2012 as the placement of the parts is quite different from the previous generation and any of the videos I've found have been for my generation has been for H11 bulbs. Also as the previous thread is quite old are there different bulbs recommended?

    There's a big yellow sticker warning about getting hit with 20,000 volts working on the lights so just want to make sure its right first time.
     
  2. John March

    John March Junior Member

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    One of my vehicles has the HID (2014). I'll check the owners manual and investigate.