Replaced Turn Signals, Fog Lights, High Beams, Parking Lights & Rear License Plate Bulbs

I upgraded most of the exterior lights (except the LED headlights) on my Prius today. I've used these brands/types of bulbs on many previous cars with great results. For the pix below, I left the stock bulbs on the passenger side to contrast with the upgraded bulbs on the driver's side. Bulb types and replacement instructions are in the owners manual.

Front and rear turn signals replaced with Philips Silver Vision bulbs, which are silver coated so you don't get the "fried egg" look, but still blink amber. There are other silver coated blinker bulbs on the market, but what I like about the Silver Visions is they blink just as bright as stock, unlike one brand I bought years ago, which blinked so dimly the other cars would have a hard time seeing them, especially in bright sunlight. Got them from Powerbulbs.com:
Philips Silver Vision WY21W from Power Bulbs | Free Worldwide Delivery





Fog lights replaced with PIAA Xtreme White bulbs, which are 4000K and match the LED headlights very well, and have a whiter light than the stock bulbs, and are noticeably brighter, providing 110 watts of light using 55 watts (the difference in color is more pronounced than the pix show):
PIAA 15211 H11 Style Xtreme White 55=110-Watt Bulb - Twin Pack : Amazon.com : Automotive



High beam bulbs replaced with PIAA Intense White bulbs, which are 4100K and again match the LED headlights very well, and have a whiter light than the stock bulbs (I wasn't successful in getting pix that were worthwhile, but there is a big difference in color). Not only are the high beams whiter in color, they are noticeably brighter as well. According to PIAA, the bulbs provide 120 watts of light using 60 watts--more info here:
PIAA:
PIAA 10925 9005 (HB3) Intense White - 9005 60W=120W Xtra Intense White Bulb, Twin Pack : Amazon.com : Automotive





For the front parking lights and rear license plate lights, I used Philips Blue Vision bulbs, which are 3400K (again, it was difficult to capture the true difference in color, but the upgraded bulbs are a much closer match with the LED headlights than the yellowish stock bulbs). You get a set free from Powerbulbs.com with any order over 15 GBP:
Philips Blue Vision W5W from Power Bulbs | Free Worldwide Delivery

 

Good question--I agree with you about light quality, and forgot to mention this aspect of the replacement bulbs. Not only are the high beams whiter in color, they are noticeably brighter as well. According to PIAA, the bulbs provide 120 watts of light using 60 watts--more info here:
PIAA

The fog bulbs are also noticeably brighter, providing 110 watts of light using 55 watts.

 

I've used the Silver Visions on cars for over 10 years, including the BMW I just sold for 4.5 years, with no issues.

 

I don't have a digital video camera, and my still camera takes such crappy vids, they're not worth looking at.

Unlit you see nothing, lit they are amber and the same brightness as stock.

 

I think you'd agree that the pix (yours and mine) don't do justice to the color and brightness difference of the front parking lights with the Blue Vision bulbs. Before upgrading, the parking lights looked really yellow next to the LED headlights (and given their proximity to the headlights and the fact that they're always on when the lights are on, the difference really detracted from the attractiveness), and the Blue Vision bulbs, while not nearly the same color/brightness, are much closer to the LEDs.

 

But they're so worth it. The increased brightness and whiteness is a great safety factor, plus they match the LED headlights pretty closely.

 

Powerbulbs.com are the least expensive (especially when you consider you get a free pair of Blue Visions for the parking lights), and they arrived from the UK (with free shipping) in 3 days. I've been buying from them for a long time--highly recommended.

I found a site in the US that sells them but were much more expensive.