Headlights stopped working

Tiny
TROY DORR
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  • 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
  • 2.0L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 189,000 MILES
Like a lot of other people, my issue started with flickering headlights. It keep getting worse over time. So I replaced both ballast, and bulbs. Then they still continued to flicker. For about a month I chased and chased this problem. I've gone to endless amounts of websites to find answers. So couple weeks ago, I decided to completely change both headlight assemblies. The ones I bought were compatible halogen headlights. They're much, much cheaper than HID's. Then I try to see if they work after I installed them. And now, I got nothing! No headlights at all, no flickering, just nothing. And now I don't have any front blinkers either. Can someone please help?
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 AT 12:27 AM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Do you have power and ground? this guide can help as check also we should check the fuses. here is a guide to help with that as well. also I have included the headlight fuse location ( 34, 8, 4 37 and 36) so you can check them with the headlight wiring diagrams so you can see how the system works.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Check out the diagrams (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.
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Friday, May 28th, 2021 AT 9:59 AM

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