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Originally Posted by himster
Hi, I purchased a Prius 2005 over a month ago and I have a few questions about it. Thanks in advanced.
1- How bright are the headlights supposed to be?
When I drive my Prius during the night a lot of cars flash me their lights telling me I'm driving with high beams but I'm NOT!!! So I took the car to the dealer and they told me the lights were at the right level. 
2- Do you have a glare from the green control panel that reflect with the windshield while driving at night?
First time I drove at night with my Prius I noticed this glare but it doesn't really bother me anymore. I just wanted to know if they fixed that problem in the '06 Prius.
That's all the questions for now. Other than that I love my Prius, if I have more questions I'll post them later. Thanks!!! |
For question 1: If you purchased the vehicle used, the previous owner may have swapped out the halogen headlight bulbs and installed HID headlights (which are 3x brighter) and high voltage ballast without changing the entire reflector assembly. ??? Check to see if they are indeed HID bulbs (look for a ballast module somewhere under the hood) and then look on the outside front of the plastic headlight assembly to see if there is an "HID" imprint or "HB2" or "HB3" imprint. If the bulbs are HID (high intensity discharge) and you have "HB2 or HB3" imprint (for halogen only), then you will need to remove the bulbs and high voltage ballast system and replace the bulbs with std halogen lights.
Or maybe the previous owner replaced the low beam halogens with the wrong part (high beam halogen).
If you like HID lighting, then you will need to replace the whole reflector assemblies with OEM parts. Will cost you plenty of cash, maybe 400-800??? depending on where you get the parts and if they are available for your model Prius.
Can't answer question 2.