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Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:54 pm

Can anyone tell me what years these lenses were used. I am trying to find 1 to complete a set:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=228482

Thanx, Gavin
agent-g@telus.net

Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:07 pm

That particular Bosch eyebrow lens was used from 1945-48. A similiar lenses was used from 1949-52, but it no longer featured the distintive eyebrow. It was made more smooth on the exterior face.
Look closely at the photo, you can see the Hella logo enscribed unto the outer headlight ring. So the owner of that particular headlight has some mismatched parts.

Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:06 am

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Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:23 am

Rare Air,
With the keeness of your eye,it brings me ask the question as to what are the specifics on these HELLA branded H/L rings?

BOSCH are so much more prevelent, anyone with knowledge of the years the Hella rings were used on?
Steve

Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:31 pm

Those particular Hella assemblies shown are for 1943-48 VW Beetles. The adjusting screws are located at the 5 & 7 o'clock positions. Both Hella & Bosch were/are OEM suppliers to VW so either assembly would be correct. But they were never mismatched.
Though both Bosch & Hella look very similiar, only the lens itself is interchangeable. The reflector, and bulb holders are different and the adjusting screws were located in different spots. The Bosch units had the adjusting screws at the 9 & 12 o'clock positions.

Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:38 pm

Airsick wrote:

:wink:

Those are two lenses are different. The top one is very early (1945-48) as it has a raised edge near the top of the lens. It is known as an eyebrow
The lens shown in the lower pic is used from 1949-52. This style of lens no longer has the raised edge. It is smooth.

Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:51 am

My april 1949 split come with the eyebrow lens. What is the difference between the lenses marked Hella or Bosch, and the lenses marked FER?.

Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:11 pm

Ok.. It's my headlight in the picture.. question is I have 2 other headlight lenses I would love to get dated..

The first lens is a Hella lens. It only has the Hella logo in bottom and a raised eyebrow in the top of lens, no other marks.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=249033

Second lens has a thin band in the top not as regular hella and bosch and only a VW logo in bottom of lens.. All headlights has hella rings with Hella stamps in bottom and adjustiongscrew at 5-7
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=249034
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=249035
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=249036

Henrik
SWEDEN

Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:54 pm

Henrik- That first lens you posted with the eyebrow is early. I'd date it to be used on cars 1946-48. Most 1945-earlier cars had a KDF logo on the lens, some of these KDF logo's lenses where of course used on some 1946-47 cars as well till supply ran out.