I had a headlight go out on my 2008 prius.
Toyota prius headlight bulb change.
Toyota charges hundreds of dollars for the service minimum 1 5 hours labor plus over a hundred dollars for each light bulb.
It took me 10 minutes to change my own 2008 prius hid headlamp bulb w.
I don t know why toyota charges so much for this.
Save a trip to the autodealer and save your wallet by replacing your own headlights.
Locate the front parking light bulb from the top corner of the headlight housing.
Posted by wanda norris on apr 16 2011.
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Other diy methods for replacing the bulbs suggest removal of the bumper cover and the entire headlight assembly which is a very labor intensive process.
Front parking light re install the high beam bulb power connector and make sure it clicks into place.
Note that he removes much more than is needed but he was doing other maitenance which is why.
However if you do not feel comfortable carrying out the above steps on your own a professional mechanic such as one from yourmechanic can come to your home or place of business to replace your headlight bulbs for you at a reasonable price.
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Install the new 9005 or hb3 high beam bulb into the headlight unit and turn it clockwise to fix it in place.
The owner s manual and toyota website provided no help on how to change the bulb.
For the most part replacing the headlight bulbs on a toyota prius is a straightforward procedure that requires very few tools.
Halogen headlight bulb replacement by hobbit towards the bottom of the page you can see the rubber cover.
My tutorial is the quick method.
Thanks to this website and the videos you all directed me to on.
When the headlights start to fail this way it is time to change them.
Change headlight bulb toyota prius 2008 toyota prius.