Owner reviews for headlights

OEM Volkswagen halogen headlights are your best bet -- at least these days. The ones VW actually equipped their Mk5's with from the factory have a VW logo on the shield in front of the low-beam bulb: He indicated there were several manufacturers that made those for VW as an OEM product. I'm most familiar with Hella, one of those brands, which of course is a world-class brand. Hella has also offered headlights on the aftermarket, that are identical to the ones they manufactured for VW, and tend to be somewaht cheaper. The only subtle difference is that those have a crosshatch pattern in the shield instead of the VW logo:

The European cars had the better light technology. The housings and bulbs were 30 years ahead of time compared to what we got in the states.

Koitos are also good if budgeted.

I went DEPO and they are still great after over a year.

I got the Depo sport headlights from Amazon. Fits great. I highly doubt the UV coating will last as long as OEM, but definitely a lot cheaper.

Much more than that, I went to aftermarket to morimoto brand. I got the hybrid xb, they are sick

Definitely upgrade the headlights to HID's, stock they are marginal at best.

Whatever you do, don't buy DEPO headlights I've bought a few pairs for various cars and they never fit correctly, I finally learnt my lesson with those things.

uglies headlights among the r129 SL series, even worse than the half orange blinker

Don't get TYC. My beam pattern is poor, and I had cast metal parts inside the headlights get soft and bend from the heat.