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

High and Low Beam

-
-
-
-
-
D3S
-
LED
-

Low Beam

Center Stop

Courtesy

-
-
-
168, 917
-
-
-
-
-

DRL

-
-
-
-
-
LED
LED
LED
LED

Dome Light

Fog Light

881
-
-
881
LED
LED
-
-
LED

Glove Box

-
-
-
-
-

Interior Door

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

License Plate

Side Marker Front

Side Marker Rear

Trunk Area

Vanity Mirror

-
-
-
-
-

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