Headlights Osram or OEM Volkswagen

Last year I installed a new set of Osram LEDriving headlights in my '17 Golf SportWagen to replace the crappy stock halogen units. I ordered them from a vendor with Germany and they were not cheap ($1000) but totally worth it. The difference in light output is significant and they also look really sharp and modernize the front end of the car.

Osrams are pricey, but worth it.

I bought them almost a year ago they are doing great they are extremely pricey but I have gone through two other brands of headlights and both of them have failed. I finally ponied up the money and I have not regretted buying them they are amazing quality.

Having had GTIs with both halogens and LEDs and now the GLI, I find them very good.

That's interesting. I have a '21 S and I'm very satisfied with the headlights, they are not as quite as good as the Passat's but they are way better than my wife's Ford. Mine seem perfectly aimed, maybe yours are off a bit?

Ours are great, no complaints.

I will also say the headlights on the Arteon are primo. This past week I had to drive 100 miles each way out to one of our manufacturing facilities in a super rural area far from any highway where it was as dark as dark could be, no lights of any kind anywhere out there, and the headlights (both low and high beam) were fantastic

The headlights on my GLI are 1495 ea, and that does include bulbs, sensors, motor ext. AFS headlights are a lot of $$$.

So it looks like VW has stripped away a lot from their 2017 models, mainly the Beetle and Jetta. The GLI is down to one trim and no options again. They even removed the Bi-Xenon headlights.

Can verify: B7 NMS Passat headlights are complete garbage. Aftermarket HIDs are almost required.