Not sure about the taillights, but the OEM headlights are made by Hella. I would recommend you search for Hella brand headlights.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat B5
Best Headlights for Volkswagen Passat
aka_deno said: Here you guys go. recorded it this morning. Sorry there is no sound other then me walking around the front of my car lol. First is DRL's only. Headlights witch in Off or Auto mode. The LED's turn off on the side when a blinker turns on (Not in video) but you can disable this in vagcom. (I like the LED's off during blinker, looks more OEM) THen Parking lights or running lights whatever you want to call them. LED's stay ON with blinker. Then Low Beam (This has the Pre-installed HID kit with 5000k bulbs. Wish they would offer 4500 as the 5000k is a whiteish blue, i like OEM 4300 or 4500 where its true white white, with a tad of yellow) The cutoff line is deep blue for some reason when i am driving around. Then High beams. I also have Lamin-x on the headlights, put that on before installing the headlights. Oh and NO the LED's dont blink in real life, just on camera. But this gives a good look at what they look like during daytime (post rain)
Pros: LED's stay ON with blinker
Cons: cutoff line is deep blue
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat B7
The ones you bought replace the factory halogen headlights, which are not xenon.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
I bought a set for the B4 Passat I traded in earlier this year, and reviewed them in that thread starting on 22 April; they weren't bad -- far better than the stock NA headlights.
Pros: better than stock NA headlights
Cons: not genuine all-German made
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat B4
I have the standard head lights. I think they are great. The way I look at it one less then to go wrong. Plus I saved $1600.00.
Pros: great headlights
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
The AFS system is amazing, BUT I find that even the base standard headlights is sufficiently bright at night. Even on the dark texas roads. I've driven a number of japanese and domestic vehicles in the past couple of years, and nothing with standard headlights comes close to the passats standard headlights in terms of brightness and amount of coverage it shines on the road.
Pros: sufficiently bright at night
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Definitely upgrade the headlights to HID's, stock they are marginal at best.
Pros: upgrade to HID's
Cons: stock marginal
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
My Passat's headlights are downright awful. Worst I have had in any car I've owned for sure.
Cons: downright awful
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Can verify: B7 NMS Passat headlights are complete garbage. Aftermarket HIDs are almost required.
Cons: complete garbage
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat B7
There should be a lower category specifically for the Passat. worst. headlights. ever. The shame is that a big part of the problem is that they are simply aimed at the ground about 100' in front of the car.
Cons: worst headlights ever
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
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This part for Volkswagen Passat is made around the world. We have reviews for headlights manufacturers from countries such as: Germany, USA, UK .
In March 2026, the ranking of headlights for Volkswagen Passat on PartReview included 4 manufacturers. It is based on 10 reviews and 31 vote.
Which headlights to choose for Volkswagen Passat?
Last month, PartReview users preferred Hella. 19% of positive votes went to this manufacturer.
In second place: headlights Morimoto — 9%.
Third place: HELIX with 9% of the votes.
In the overall ranking of headlights, which aggregates opinions of owners of different car makes and models, these brands hold the following positions:
- Hella ranked 1, PR Score — 84. Based on 81 review and 249 votes.
- Morimoto ranked 2, PR Score — 81. Based on 72 reviews and 225 votes.
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