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Still Have a Headlight Problem

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Winston, Jan 27, 2012.

  1. Winston

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    So I bought two new HID bulbs for my 2007 prius. Mostly it had been the left one that turned off after a while. So i put a new bulb in and it goes out after about 10 seconds. So i put the other new bulb in and it goes out after 10 seconds too.

    I bought them from this guy.

    Pair(2)New OEM D2R Philips HID bulb 85126 German(Osram) | eBay

    Do you think they are fake? He has a lot of good feedback and he seemed legit.

    Is there something else wrong with my headlight system?

    Of course if I turn the headlights off then on again, the light goes on for 10 seconds again.
     
    #1 Winston, Jan 27, 2012
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    Regardless if you bought from that guy, if you bought D2R bulbs, they're the wrong ones for the 06-09 Priuses. You need D4R.

    Are you past 5 years or 50K miles on your car?
     
    #2 cwerdna, Jan 27, 2012
  3. Winston

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    Shoot!!! Thanks for the quick response. Guess i have some bulbs for sale. :(
     
    #3 Winston, Jan 27, 2012
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    #4 cwerdna, Jan 27, 2012
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    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    Will the d2R bulb even fit into the same socket and use the same plug as the D4R?
     
    #5 F8L, Jan 27, 2012
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