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MakiMc
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 Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:30 am Post subject: Hella spotlight evaluation thread |
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Hello, first post here. Hope someone here will be able to help.
I recently stumbled upon this vintage Hella spotlight with a mirror on the back of it. Ebay and other various sources say that its worth decent money.
How much should i sell for?
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Mike Fisher
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$100
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tomas persson
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Hello. These where made for many cars by Hella, with a specific mounting divice for each car, these can be found on VW:s, Mercedes and other from Germany.
The ones made for bug, had a smaller mirror and the ones made for ambulance/bus had a bigger mirror.
Your lamp have the bigger mirror and it has a painted housing, perfect to paint white...for an ambulance. 
The bulb is not of the accurate model, it should have a black top on the bulb, forceing the light to the sides into the reflector. Same kind of bulbs that was used in the Helphos suction lights.
I think a proper value should be something like $500-700. |
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MakiMc
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| tomas persson wrote: |
Hello. These where made for many cars by Hella, with a specific mounting divice for each car, these can be found on VW:s, Mercedes and other from Germany.
The ones made for bug, had a smaller mirror and the ones made for ambulance/bus had a bigger mirror.
Your lamp have the bigger mirror and it has a painted housing, perfect to paint white...for an ambulance.
The bulb is not of the accurate model, it should have a black top on the bulb, forceing the light to the sides into the reflector. Same kind of bulbs that was used in the Helphos suction lights.
I think a proper value should be something like $500-700. |
Hi and thank you for the insight, i also saw this spotlight used on BMW motorcycles
I was thinking something along that price and your comment about the bulb makes perfect sense. I found a NOS spotlight selling for £594 and some on ebay for more than double of that.. |
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| tomas persson wrote: |
| I think a proper value should be something like $500-700. |
This was my thought as well.
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| i also saw this spotlight used on BMW motorcycles Smile |
I don't know if you are making a joke or not but this is true... And most or all? of the "VW spotlight mirrors" you see are actually motorcycle parts.
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tomas persson
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| I have got NOS black top bulbs if you like to have the right bulb for it. They are of the brand "OSRAM" and are 12 Volt 35 Watt. |
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MakiMc
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| EverettB wrote: |
This was my thought as well.
| MakiMc wrote: |
| i also saw this spotlight used on BMW motorcycles Smile |
I don't know if you are making a joke or not but this is true... And most or all? of the "VW spotlight mirrors" you see are actually motorcycle parts. |
To be honest i didnt know anything about this spotlight so im still learning. I did see that bmw riders love these things but wasnt sure if they were sold for bmw or vw or porsche:/ |
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MakiMc
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| tomas persson wrote: |
| I have got NOS black top bulbs if you like to have the right bulb for it. They are of the brand "OSRAM" and are 12 Volt 35 Watt. |
Thank you i will keep that in mind, I just want to sell it though |
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| MakiMc wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
This was my thought as well.
| MakiMc wrote: |
| i also saw this spotlight used on BMW motorcycles Smile |
I don't know if you are making a joke or not but this is true... And most or all? of the "VW spotlight mirrors" you see are actually motorcycle parts. |
To be honest i didnt know anything about this spotlight so im still learning. I did see that bmw riders love these things but wasnt sure if they were sold for bmw or vw or porsche:/ |
Yes, I have been told a lot of the mirror-lights are BMW parts
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Those things are a dime a dozen.
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MakiMc
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Those things are a dime a dozen.
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Try looking at the ones on ebay lol...
I did some research and the value has been steadily increasing and i believe it will keep on doing so. Already got some decent offers but i will not sell for less than $500.
Did you find any for sale for less than $500? I think mine is the cheapest one for sale in europe as i type this. Correct me if im wrong |
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