Philips 12361B1 H9 Standard Halogen Replacement Headlight Bulb, 1 Pack

I bought these for my 3rd Gen Prius. The Prius takes H11 bulbs for the low-beam by default, but the H9 bulb is easy enough to modify to fit and it's a big improvement. The stock H11 bulbs are very underwhelming. I tried some LED bulbs. Had a hard time making them fit properly and they just didn't throw the beam far enough. Really sharp cutoff and felt like it was too short downroad to be safe. Tried installing some nice aftermarket HIDs. These were really great - clean white light, super bright, projected very far down the road. But of course HIDs are expensive - the setup is pricey and the bulbs are expensive and IMO an aftermarket HID setup just introduces a lot of additional points of failure. I didn't have many issues, but when I did it was always a hassle to track down where the issue was. Bulbs? Igniter? Ballast? Relay? One of the wire harness connections? In the end it became too big a headache for me. I'm sure it works for some, but I grew tired of it. Anyways. These bulbs. They're certainly not as white/bluish as LED or HID, but at the same time they're not nearly as yellow as the stock H11s. Much whiter color temperature than those. They project further down the road than the LEDs and as far or farther than the HIDs. Super simple install, just put them in the light, twist to lock, plug it in. You know how it goes. Easy. OF course, for my application there's a bit of modification to be done, but all in all the whole job takes 10 minutes, tops. And of course - on top of that - they're dirt cheap. Right around $8 per bulb. LEDs were about $50 for a set of two and a whole HID setup cost about $150. And the bulbs are $40-50 if they need replaced. These guys are $16 for a set - at that price you can even afford to have a handful of spares available. Overall, they're great quality lights at an unbeatable price (They're even cheaper than my stock H11s!). Can't recommend enough.

I initially decided on an HID upgrade. I understand that most vehicle owners who are unhappy with their halogens are gonna go LED>HID. Camrys however(due to their awful stock projection lenses) are one of only a few vehicles which would be better off going the HID route. So, I bought some Morimoto elites for $200(plus a small cut for my crazy, lovable, uncle— Sam). After forking over some more $$$ for install, we found out that one of the wiring units/ballasts, arrived defective. I ultimately decided to just get a refund rather than a replacement, as the initial wait for the conversion kit was nearly 10 days, as it was coming by way of Atlanta(to the west coast). It was only because of this, that I was forced to return back to the drawing board. This bit of extra research time allowed me to stumble upon an interesting conversation happening in the 'Toyota forums' Camry group chat. I read how a growing number of Camry owners (unhappy with their stock lights just like me), were converting a stock high beam(H9) halogen bulb into their low beam(h11)housing, with great results. Installation was little more than a couple snippits with a pair of metal shears and/or a dremel tool... The end result— MUCH brighter headlights. I figured with each halogen bulb costing no more than $10, it's was worth the risk to try this out(before attempting another HID conversion). The rest, as they say, is history. I instantly had much brighter headlights, and was receiving ZERO high beam flashes from oncoming motorists(thank you, foggy, stock protection lenses). The only real downside I can think of, is they burn out faster than an HID or LED would. I mean, They're $10....😁 There are several YouTube videos that'll entail the adjustments that are needed to your h9 bulb.(just search for 'H11 to H9 headlight conversion).

Great bulbs ! Please stop putting generic LED’s into headlamp assemblies designed for incandescent filaments and blinging passing traffic. Yes, LED’s can produce more light per watt and will eventually take over, no doubt. The problem is the reflector in headlamp assemblies designed to use tungsten filament bulbs are precisely engineered and manufactured to work with the EXACT size, shape, and location of the filament in these types of bulbs. Not to mention they are DOT certified and legal for street use. A lot of LED retrofits spew blinding off-axis light to the sides into oncoming traffic rather than pointing it forward. Annoying, dangerous, and not street legal. Quite a few LED manufactures are now advertising “filament matched” designs. Maybe headed in the right direction but it’s just easier, cheaper, and a sure thing to use these and not worry about failed cooling fans, oversized heat sinks that don’t fit in your application , melted headlamp assemblies, flickering, strobing…… and on and on and on.

Now there is a chance you are buying these to for their actual intent: to replace your brghts. If that is the case these are fine. But if you have followed the hidden breadcrumb path of Youtubes, and have journeyed here as hopeful entrant into the secret club of auto-lumens illuminati, your journey is nearly complete. Get these, and an exacto knife, and new worlds will open to you. Well if not new worlds, at least a few score more meters down the road on a dark night. Yes the DOT says you will put your eye out. Others say the sin of using these in your driving lights will make hair grow on you palms. Now one of those did happen to me, I won't say which, but even so I have no regrets! Oh and fk the naysayers, DOT allows much brighter HID and OEM LED driving lights. Note Bene: 1) since they are brighter at least do make sure you headlights are not aimed higher than they should be. 2) you may want to buy four and do the hack cutting on all four since they will be expected to last only aobut 50% as long as h11. 3) These will not work well in housings that do not have their own reflector. Wife's Forester (rated by consumer reports as having the worst strength factory headlights of any SUV) has a reflector. So these are perfect in it. but since h9 does not have a reflector inside the bulb like h11 does, you will end up with worse lighting if you put these in a housing that has no reflector forward of the bulb.

Bought these H-9 bulbs to replace my current H-11 low beam bulbs in my 3rd gen prius. It did need some modification of the bulb electrical connector. You have to remove one of the plastic tab to fit it into the socket. Just look at the one you took out and you can figure out which one it is. It was a lot brighter than the original ones or replacement ones. I dont know if it will burn out as soon as the replacement ones but we will see. I dont know if it will blew fuses, cause a fire, melt the lens or screw up any of my computer stuff that run the lights. We will see, but really happy with the result for now.

For those in the know who use these to replace the stock bulbs in cars that take a less powerful bulb these are great upgrades. I replaced them in my 2019 4Runner a month after I got the car in 2019 and I didn’t have one burn out until this month (December 2024). Great bulbs plenty bright - and reliable for very cheap

worked as it should

I did a H11 to H9 low beam swap on a Toyota 4runner TRD Pro, using these bulbs. They are noticeably, but not obnoxiously, whiter and brighter than the 4runner's stock low beams. Same bulb design except you must snip out a little tab inside the new bulb's housing. There are numerous tube videos showing you how to do this. It's a 5 min job. Then they simply click into the stock light socket and fit perfectly, because they are the same design as OEM. This is an inexpensive way to upgrade your H11 low beams to something much better without looking silly or having to deal with a more expensive and complicated new light set-up.

For whatever reason, it’s almost impossible to buy halogen H9 globes for less than $50 a piece. Unfortunate that these had to come from the US. Globes themselves are good quality, with great light output. Does what it says on the tin.

Fit perfectly after slight modification to 2009 Honda Civic. Huge improvement over factory H11 bulbs and preserves the same beam pattern with no glare.

Orignal good

This is my second order of these lamps and am pleased with them. I cut off one of the internal plastic tabs so I could use them in my 2009 Camry which takes a lower wattage H11 lamp. Since they are a higher wattage lamp, they last about 1 year, which is less than the OEM H11 but the extra light output is worth it.

Globes received were as advertised. We'll see how they go and how long they last