can you park the car facing a wall, switch lights on in dipped beam , then adjust lights in car to go up and down


do both beams of headlights raise & lower ?


if the head light adjustor was missing on the near side, it could indicate the previous owner(s) has had problems as you suggest


Please be aware when adjusting headlights from inside the car, the motor can move the beam; even if its not hooked in correctly. Its very tight for space and the back of the headlights can be touching the ball of the motor arm ..................................... looking as if it is working. Both sides should rise and lower roughly the same amount

Can you feel any pitting on the headlight on the outside ? Can you see if there is any pitting in the inside of the headlight glass ?

Some folk hate the A6 2006 lights , but I think they are good enough, slightly yellow compared to white bulb ones around .......................... its sometimes a personal preference


Audi state in my manual not to put a lot of pressure on my headlight glass when cleaning, just a quick clean incase you damage the lens


you could park your car beside another Passat and compare the lens