Headlights TYC or OEM Volkswagen
If you could find a TYC brand headlight I vouch for TYC goodness, bought a pair on Amazon $70/each for 2006 Tacoma (goodbye yellow lens from aging!)
I like OE, so I went with TYC replica
I've had good luck with TYC, they're only $30 a piece on Rockauto.
I'm night blind and my 2025 BE headlights are fantastic. I'm not sure if I'm half retarded, but it almost seems like the Matrix is activated from the factory. My menu has "dynamic lights" able to be activated, and they work great.
Și eu am folosit un far TYC pe o Mazzda 6, fără probleme. Xenon pe faza scurtă, halogen pe faza lungă.
I swapped my ‘14 to these TYCs because the stock ones sucked. These sucked less, but still sucked.
I do taiwanese after market brand new for half that. And they dont have adjusters 30+year old, prone to failure. The lenses on those also look like they have just been polished. You can see the yellow around the outer edge, which is on the back side of the lens, which hasnt been done. These will go yellow in 3-6 months, and i bet my life the lens is "crazy cracked," but without a closer photo cant tell. Im not trying to steer you toward buying from me, but i would suggest just getting a pair of aftermarket ones, if you do make sure they are either DEPO or TYC branded. Dont buy anything chinese they will be shithouse.
The halogen headlights are not good at all. The visibility on low beam is poor and I almost have to rely on high beam. I am planning to upgrade but would like to know what others recommend.
Brand new set of headlights i got for my A3, less than 24h later and the dipped beam surround fell off. Now i'm going to have to remove the bumper, disassemble the whole thing to fix that, and reseal it.
The default setting for the headlights were adjusted as high as they went. Annoyingly you couldn't change it whilst driving, you had to root around in the infotainment.
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Which headlights to choose — TYC or OEM Volkswagen?
If choosing headlights across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare headlights across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which headlights are better — OEM Volkswagen or TYC?
In March 2026 on PartReview, headlights OEM Volkswagen were overall better than TYC.
- TYC received a PR Score of 63 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 69 points.
- TYC ranked 7 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 5.
- The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (3.6) than for TYC (3.3).
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Headlights OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than TYC:
- Brightness - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than TYC.
- Condensation - drivers claim, that this property for TYC is outperforms OEM Volkswagen.
- Aim - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to TYC.
Which headlights are more popular — TYC or OEM Volkswagen?
In March 2026 on PartReview, headlights OEM Volkswagen were overall more popular than TYC.
By vote balance, headlights OEM Volkswagen surpassed TYC:
- For TYC, the ratio of positive (85) to negative (49) votes is 36 votes.
- For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (108) to negative (48) votes is 60 votes.
By number of reviews, headlights OEM Volkswagen surpassed TYC:
- For headlights TYC there are 43 reviews: 25 positive, 5 neutral, 13 negative.
- For headlights OEM Volkswagen there are 50 reviews: 32 positive, 6 neutral, 12 negative.
Which headlights do car owners prefer — TYC or OEM Volkswagen?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, headlights TYC led more car-specific ratings than OEM Volkswagen:
TYC are chosen by owners of cars such as: Toyota 4runner, Honda Fit, and others.
OEM Volkswagen are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Golf, and others.
Other comparisons of headlights
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For example, comparisons of headlights TYC with: Depo, Hella, Morimoto, OEM BMW, OEM Honda, OEM Toyota, OEM Subaru, Osram, OEM Porsche, OEM Audi.
Also available: comparisons of headlights OEM Volkswagen with: Depo, Hella, Morimoto, OEM BMW, OEM Honda, OEM Toyota, OEM Subaru, Osram, OEM Porsche, OEM Audi.
You can also see who is better among other headlights manufacturers: Hella or Depo, Depo or Morimoto, Depo or OEM Volkswagen, Depo or TYC, OEM BMW or Depo.