Headlights - Discussion and Questions

[REGS12]

Have the headlights been improved on the Mk7? They are woeful on my GTD. They have a shadow between high and low beam, as well as just generally weak and poor performance. $3000 should not need to be spent on better lights either.

[gldgti]

Turn the brightness of your dash lights down

[team_v]

or some higher output headlight bulbs as opposed to the 2.5k xenon upgrade.

[REGS12]

Drove home after dark last night in the GTD and almost cleaned up two kangaroos on two separate occasions. Headlights are so poor that I did not see them until they were going past. We don't all live in the suburbs and VW should be ashamed.
I'll probably be getting a mk 7 GTI, as the GTD's been knocked on the head. Will the lights be better? I sure hope so because we have a right to expect cars of this class to have decent headlights fitted as standard, just like cheaper cars do.
While I'm grumpy, I should include inadequate reversing lights in my whinge.
Isn't it a shame that such a great vehicle is tarnished by such an easy fix issue.

[GeckoZAO]

All I know is the mk7 looks cheap without the bi-xenon...maybe its due to their ads. so I have added it. its not only the bi-xenon, also the dynamic cornering lights.

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[tonymy01]

I guess vw used this to distinguish R from lower offerings in past (I.e R has rear LED and dynamic cornering HID standard).

[Adrian_R]

Have a look at your current bulbs.

I drove my parent's mk5 Jetta at night recently and thought the lights looked weak. All bulbs were working fine. I pulled out the bulbs and discovered they were really quite black. Replaced them and the difference is night and day (excuse the pun )

[Mountainman]

The lights are the biggest disappointment on my Golf 7. Just really weak, especially high beam. I upgraded the low beams to Narva +120 and it didn't make a difference and I'm told there is no upgrade available for the high beam.

[Paul_R]

Bi-xenons make a huge difference. Every time I drive my wife's car (not bi-xenon) at night I keep thinking the lights are switched off.

[elephino]

I upgraded to bi-xenons on my Mk6 after woeful Mk5 headlights (which were made to look worse having moved from brilliant Toyota lights). Haven't looked back since and don't want a car without them.

Only issue I've had is other people flashing at me as they think my lights are on high beam.