 "Hella" front turn signal lenses (Euro), Really made by Hella or just copies? |
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| chmillman |
 Mar 2 2026, 09:58 AM
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My car came with turn signal lenses that look brand-new. No yellowing on the clear part and no darkening with age on the yellow part. Have all the correct markings molded into them, including the Hella logo.
They're far too nice to be the original 50-year-old ones. Just wondering if they are actually genuine Hella parts or just excellent copies. When did Hella stop making replacements for these things? Do people making copies these days have the right to put the Hella logo on them? Just curious - nothing else.  |
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| DennisV |
Mar 2 2026, 10:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 863 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(chmillman @ Mar 2 2026, 07:58 AM)  Just wondering if they are actually genuine Hella parts or just excellent copies. When did Hella stop making replacements for these things? Do people making copies these days have the right to put the Hella logo on them? I can't speak to the Euro version, but I recently bought a new North America lens that was advertised as "these cannot be distinguished from the originals!". It was a quality lens, but it didn't have Hella or the part number markings. |
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| burton73 |
Mar 2 2026, 12:30 PM
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Senior member, and old dude Group: Members Posts: 3,970 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California
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@chmillman
My 6 came to me (the six on the right, plate reading 30th six) with the same euro lenses in perfect shape put on in the 70s. Perfect shape. No fade, no scratches. It was in a Garage in So Cal from 1986 to 2007 so it was not getting sun fade damage. I am sure that your set are real so why sweat it, just enjoy Best Bob B  |
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| wonkipop |
Mar 3 2026, 03:44 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,437 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(chmillman @ Mar 2 2026, 09:58 AM) My car came with turn signal lenses that look brand-new. No yellowing on the clear part and no darkening with age on the yellow part. Have all the correct markings molded into them, including the Hella logo. They're far too nice to be the original 50-year-old ones. Just wondering if they are actually genuine Hella parts or just excellent copies. When did Hella stop making replacements for these things? Do people making copies these days have the right to put the Hella logo on them? Just curious - nothing else. no need to be anxious. they are the real thing. i've got a set on my old 1.8 that are 52 years old, unfaded and uncracked. mind you they have been garaged pretty much their entire life.........but. GERMAN PLASTICS. and i have two spares in boxes i have had for thirty years. schmick. so don't be anxious. there is a merc CE250 in the workshop here with its orig hella tailights. perfect. same age. and an NSU RO80 same thing - and you have not been able to get taillights for those since henry the 8th divorced his last wife. they are not fakes or repros, if they were they would have faded to white under exposure from a bathroom light bulb in the time that it takes you to go to the toilet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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