I bought a cheap 2005 mercedes with a burned out headlight. I took the front bumper shell off (kind of a pain), then swapped parts to determine a ballast was bad. I cross referenced part numbers and bought a VW ballast on ebay for $55. Put it all back together and all is good.
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2 reviews
Headlights are all perfect now. Both ballasts should site right side up, meaning red part is perfectly downwards and the font on the rear should be right side up (readable if your head wasn't up-side-down in your hood). So anyone else who has this 'V' shape issue probably has the same problem: incorrectly installed ballast (upside down, not in far enough, loose, etc.)
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What we know about OEM Volkswagen ballast
The brand is registered in Germany. Official website: https://www.volkswagen.de/.
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Currently there are 2 reviews and 6 votes. Average rating — 5 out of 5. Vote balance: 6 up, 0 down.
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- Light startup time - headlights reach full brightness quickly - no rating yet
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- No dashboard errors - does not trigger warning messages - rated positively. 5 points out of 5.
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