Kia Optima Bulb Size Guide | Exterior & Interior Lights


What is the correct light bulb size for Kia Optima? It is a popular question as Kia Optima lamps tend to fade out and dim off over time due to the limited life span.

Our comprehensive chart will guide you through Kia Optima light bulb sizes for all interior and exterior lamp types like headlights, fog lights, turn signals, brake lights, tail lights, license plate, dome lights, trunk lights and many more.

You will learn how to upgrade Kia Optima with LED lights or install HID headlight conversion instead of spending countless hours trying to figure out the needed light bulb size.


2001 - 2020 Kia Optima Light Bulb Chart

2001 - 2002 2003 - 2004 2005 2006 - 2013 2014 - 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 - 2020
High Beam - 9011 - H1 H1, H7 9005, H7 9005, LED 9005, LED 9005, LED
High and Low Beam - - - - - D3S - LED -
Low Beam - - - H11B D1S, H11, H11B, H7 9005, D1S, H7 9005, LED 9005, LED 9005, LED
Back Up 1156 921 921 921 921 921 921 921 921
Brake 1157R 2357R 2357R 1157R, LED 2357R, LED 7528, LED 7528, LED 7528, LED 7528, LED
Center Stop 1156 921 921 LED LED LED LED LED LED
Courtesy - - - 168, 917 - - - - -
DRL - - - - - LED LED LED LED
Dome Light 6461 6461 6461 6461 6461 6461 - 6461 6461
Fog Light 881 - - 881 LED LED - - LED
Glove Box - - - - 6418 6418 - 6418 6418
Interior Door 168, 917 168, 917 168, 917 - - - - - -
License Plate 168, 917 168, 917 168, 917 168, 917 168, 917 168, 917 168, 917 168, 917 2825, 98
Map Light 64111, 64113 64111, 64113 64111, 64113 194, 7441 194, 7441 194, 7441 - 194, 7441 194, 7441
Parking 2357A 2357 2357A 2357A 2357A, LED 2357A, LED 2357A, LED 2357A, LED LED
Side Marker Front 168NA 168NA 168NA 168NA 168NA, LED 2825, 98 2825, 98 2825, 98 2825, 98
Side Marker Rear - 168NA 168NA 168NA 168NA, LED 2825, 98, LED 2825, 98, LED 2825, 98, LED 2825, 98, LED
Tail Light 1157R 2357R 2357R 1157R, LED 2357R, LED 2825, 7528, 98, LED 2825, 7528, 98, LED 2825, 7528, 98, LED 2825, 7528, 98, LED
Trunk Area 6418 6418 6418 6418 6418 6418 - 6418 6418
Turn Signal 2357A 2357 2357A 2357A 2357A 2357A 2357A 2357A 2357A
Turn Signal Rear 1156 1156A 1156A 1156 1156 1156A 1156A 1156A 1156A
Vanity Mirror - - - - 6418 6418 - 6418 6418

2001 - 2020 Kia Optima Light Bulb Chart


2001 - 2002
2003 - 2004
2005
2006 - 2013
2014 - 2015
2016
2017
2018
2019 - 2020

High Beam

-
9011
-
H1
H1, H7
9005, H7
9005, LED
9005, LED
9005, LED

High and Low Beam

-
-
-
-
-
D3S
-
LED
-

Low Beam

-
-
-
H11B
D1S, H11, H11B, H7
9005, D1S, H7
9005, LED
9005, LED
9005, LED

Back Up

1156
921
921
921
921
921
921
921
921

Brake

1157R
2357R
2357R
1157R, LED
2357R, LED
7528, LED
7528, LED
7528, LED
7528, LED

Center Stop

1156
921
921
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED

Courtesy

-
-
-
168, 917
-
-
-
-
-

DRL

-
-
-
-
-
LED
LED
LED
LED

Dome Light

6461
6461
6461
6461
6461
6461
-
6461
6461

Fog Light

881
-
-
881
LED
LED
-
-
LED

Glove Box

-
-
-
-
6418
6418
-
6418
6418

Interior Door

168, 917
168, 917
168, 917
-
-
-
-
-
-

License Plate

168, 917
168, 917
168, 917
168, 917
168, 917
168, 917
168, 917
168, 917
2825, 98

Map Light

64111, 64113
64111, 64113
64111, 64113
194, 7441
194, 7441
194, 7441
-
194, 7441
194, 7441

Parking

2357A
2357
2357A
2357A
2357A, LED
2357A, LED
2357A, LED
2357A, LED
LED

Side Marker Front

168NA
168NA
168NA
168NA
168NA, LED
2825, 98
2825, 98
2825, 98
2825, 98

Side Marker Rear

-
168NA
168NA
168NA
168NA, LED
2825, 98, LED
2825, 98, LED
2825, 98, LED
2825, 98, LED

Tail Light

1157R
2357R
2357R
1157R, LED
2357R, LED
2825, 7528, 98, LED
2825, 7528, 98, LED
2825, 7528, 98, LED
2825, 7528, 98, LED

Trunk Area

6418
6418
6418
6418
6418
6418
-
6418
6418

Turn Signal

2357A
2357
2357A
2357A
2357A
2357A
2357A
2357A
2357A

Turn Signal Rear

1156
1156A
1156A
1156
1156
1156A
1156A
1156A
1156A

Vanity Mirror

-
-
-
-
6418
6418
-
6418
6418


Kia Optima Bulb Chart By Years


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