Review on 🔦 DMEX D4R 35W 6000K Xenon Headlight HID Bulbs Pair - Reliable Replacement for Car Headlamps (42406, 66450, 42406WX) by Robert Lewis

My wife's headlight went out on her 2009 Prius and I immediately thought of a Toyota repair bill. With the Prius Gen II, there is no easy task because everything is so clumsily constructed. It's designed so you just want to get up and running. A replacement bulb from Toyota costs $150. A pair of replacement D4R bulbs is $30. I think I'm risking 10% of the cost. In any case, I knew they were a different color than what we had there, so I planned on replacing a pair and keeping the OEM as a backup should we lose one. on the way. I figured the worst comes to the worst, I'll just try it, return it if it doesn't work and take the original bulb. In short, the bulbs work well, look good, the color matches both sides and everything seems to work. order. I'll change my rating if they go away quickly, but I really wish it would only be a year or two before we get a new car anyway. Tip for every Prius owner; It's not too bad if you know where everything is. Remove the plastic trim around the hood release lever. Remove the clips and screws at the top of the front bumper. Rotate the wheels to gain access to either side, but where the front bumper meets the fender there is a screw behind the tire casing. You can remove the screws from the bottom, but I just squeezed the cover to gain access (very flexible plastic). Once you've removed the front bumper/fender bolts and the top row of plastic rivets and bolts, the top of the front bumper will pop out and drop forward far enough to gain access to the headlights. There's a top rear screw that was previously hidden by the top of the front bumper, and then one on the side under a thick black plastic piece that the front bumper snaps into. Once out you should have enough access to pull the headlights out, but if you want more just remove the top two headlights by rotating them a quarter and this will allow you to tilt the headlight down. I used a towel and just put it on the front bumper. Then rotate the back of the body (large circle) counterclockwise about 1/10 turn. It's very tight and you won't feel like it's loosened, but once you twist it a little, just wiggle it a little and it comes loose. From there there is a silver connector on the back of the HID bulb that needs to be rotated 1/4 and removed. You will then see a metal clip holding the light which you need to pull out (by pushing down and out), twist it back and replace the bulbs. DO NOT TOUCH THE GLASS OF THE NEW LAMP. It fits right where the other one was, with a colored stripe that attaches to the top of the bulb and faces the bottom of the headlight housing (it faces the ground when you put it in). Replace the clip to hold the bulb, reinsert the plug into the bulb and rotate, replace the dust cap and rotate an additional 1/10 clockwise, reinstall the headlight (there is a small plastic hook that snaps into place). Place it next to one of the screws so you can realign it. Place the 3 screws and CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS TO ENSURE THEY WORK BEFORE YOU INSERT THE BUMPER into the bumper to the fender and reinstall the trim, and then put the rivets back into the top of the front bumper Put the plastic cover back on with the remaining rivets (or throw them away because they won't work anyway) and you're good to go. It took me about an hour once I figured it out. It probably would have taken half an hour if I did it again. It's not bad, but compared to every other car, it's clearly a step to make you want to bring it to the shop when it used to be a $600 service bill. om low not to let me forward.