What is the headlamp bulb?
The chart lists H13 55/60 W, H7 low and high, and HID D3S if equipped. Use the row that matches the car.
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2018 Kia Soul
2018 Soul bulb chart lists trade numbers by position, including LED rows that have no bulb to buy. Match the row to the lamp that is actually fitted.
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Headlamps, low and high | 55/60 W, H13 |
| Headlamps, low, where that row is used | 55 W, H7SLL |
| Headlamps, low, HID if equipped | 35 W, D3S |
| Headlamps, high, where that row is used | 55 W, H7LL |
| Front turn signal | 28 W, PY28/8W |
| Front position | 8 W, PY28/8W, or LED if equipped |
| Front fog, if equipped | 35 W, H8L |
| Front side marker | 5 W, W5W |
| Side repeater, outside mirror, if equipped | LED |
| Rear stop and tail, bulb type, bottom | 28/8 W, P28/8W |
| Rear turn signal | 27 W, PY27W |
| Back-up | 16 W, W16W |
| License plate | 5 W, W5W |
| Map | 8 W, festoon |
| Room | 8 W, festoon |
| Personal | LED |
| Vanity mirror | 5 W, festoon |
| Glove box | 5 W, festoon |
| Luggage | 8 W, festoon |
Source: owner's manual / last verified 2026-10-16 (2018 Kia Soul owner's manual, bulb wattage (opens in a new tab)).
Difficulty, time, and cost are estimates when this guide gives them. Torque is a cited figure, or it is left off.
Main source: 2018 Kia Soul owner's manual, bulb wattage (opens in a new tab), Kia Motors America, published 2017-04-06, read 2026-10-16.
Clean rag
For the lens. The chart does not name a special tool.
| Item | Figure | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Headlamps, low and high | 55/60 W, H13 | Bulb wattage |
| Headlamps, low, where that row is used | 55 W, H7SLL | Bulb wattage |
| Headlamps, low, HID if equipped | 35 W, D3S | Bulb wattage |
| Headlamps, high, where that row is used | 55 W, H7LL | Bulb wattage |
| Front turn signal | 28 W, PY28/8W | Bulb wattage |
| Front position | 8 W, PY28/8W, or LED if equipped | Bulb wattage |
| Front fog, if equipped | 35 W, H8L | Bulb wattage |
| Front side marker | 5 W, W5W | Bulb wattage |
| Side repeater, outside mirror, if equipped | LED | Bulb wattage |
| Rear stop and tail, bulb type, bottom | 28/8 W, P28/8W | Bulb wattage |
| Rear turn signal | 27 W, PY27W | Bulb wattage |
| Back-up | 16 W, W16W | Bulb wattage |
| License plate | 5 W, W5W | Bulb wattage |
| Map | 8 W, festoon | Bulb wattage |
| Room | 8 W, festoon | Bulb wattage |
| Personal | LED | Bulb wattage |
| Vanity mirror | 5 W, festoon | Bulb wattage |
| Glove box | 5 W, festoon | Bulb wattage |
| Luggage | 8 W, festoon | Bulb wattage |
The chart lists more than one headlamp construction. Use the one on the car.
H13, H7SLL, H7LL, D3S, PY28/8W, H8L, W5W, P28/8W, PY27W, and W16W are the trade numbers in the exterior rows. LED rows have none.
The wattage chart is the source used here. A lens-removal sequence was not extracted.
2018 Soul owner's manual, Kia chassis file PS, U.S. English. The PDF file was created April 6, 2017. A separate printing line was not used. The chart includes interior festoon lamps. Those are not the exterior rows.
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Part
H13 headlamp bulb for a 2018 Kia Soul
55/60 W. Only if the combined low/high row is the lamp fitted. Other rows are H7 or HID.
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Part
W16W back-up bulb for a 2018 Kia Soul
16 W, back-up lamps.
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Tool
Clean rag
For the lens. The chart does not name a special tool.
The chart lists H13 55/60 W, H7 low and high, and HID D3S if equipped. Use the row that matches the car.
W16W, 16 W.
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Same repair, different model year. Use the page that matches the truck or car in the driveway. A figure on one year is not a figure for the next.
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