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BarryL 
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Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| photo (#4) of slot where wire comes out. |
Totally now I can sleep. |
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70bus
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: Where can I get a mirror spotlight with arm? |
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Can't see the shiny chrome one's ad, but the other in thsamba classifieds has a photo (#4) of slot where wire comes out, in the underside of the elbow.
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BarryL
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Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: Where can I get a mirror spotlight with arm? |
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| Look close - the middle one shows a wire going to the door frame, right above the hinge. Guess the seal is enough cushion to prevent pinched wire? |
The middle one is the original that the others for sale don't have that. |
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House
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:28 pm Post subject: Re: Where can I get a mirror spotlight with arm? |
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| The wire goes through a hole in a seam inside the jamb there. |
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70bus
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Location: P.O.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: Where can I get a mirror spotlight with arm? |
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Look close - the middle one shows a wire going to the door frame, right above the hinge. Guess the seal is enough cushion to prevent pinched wire?
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BarryL
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Joined: November 01, 2004
Posts: 15469
Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: Where can I get a mirror spotlight with arm? |
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Reviving this nearly 18 year old thread. I saw this Hella spotlight/mirror posted for sale on IG today for $1,500. There were lots of detailed pictures of it. I saved them in gallery (10 total) if you are interested viewing the pictures.
And here is a picture from another thread:
And one in the Classifieds for $1,995:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2334449
And a picture from the 2014 OCTO meet with it installed:
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All three of those don't show the wire coming out of the bent mount arm. How are they powered? |
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KTPhil
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Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: Where can I get a mirror spotlight with arm? |
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That shape makes this wiring diagram make more sense:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=803207
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Shoyrtt
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Joined: August 21, 2010
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Location: Redlands, CA
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: Where can I get a mirror spotlight with arm? |
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Reviving this nearly 18 year old thread. I saw this Hella spotlight/mirror posted for sale on IG today for $1,500. There were lots of detailed pictures of it. I saved them in gallery (10 total) if you are interested viewing the pictures.
And here is a picture from another thread:
And one in the Classifieds for $1,995:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2334449
And a picture from the 2014 OCTO meet with it installed:
Last edited by Shoyrtt on Tue Jun 03, 2025 3:41 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Dwayne Pipe
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Maybe I'll rethink my idea.
I like the thought of the lamps but for that kinda money, I think I'll invest in a new torch instead 
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dstefun
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Ouch - this one looks a little sad for $300
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=534433
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Hella mirror spotlight for restoration.
Mirror glass and lens is missing.
The body and bezel will need a rechrome and the bezel is dented.The body is cast brass.
The lamp switches on by turning the mirror head .The switch works. Optional extra on the Split Ambulance. |
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faster
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Here`s a Hella for $182.51 on ebay. Don`t think It`s the one your looking for and a usa made one.
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gatorwyatt
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Location: Clearwater Fl.
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except the difference is yours is correct for vw and the rest pictured are not. |
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steven wood
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Location: Virginia, NOT West Virginia!
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| I've bought from KK before and they have hidden taxes and fee's |
Would you care to explain this please?
As far as I know there are no hidden fees or taxes.
All prices quoted on our site include Vat at 17.5% which applies to customers from the UK and most of Europe.
For the USA and the rest of the world the Vat is deducted so you actually pay less for the item than the quoted price.
Of course you may have to pay Vat when it enters your country but that is down to the particular countries customes policys, nothing whatsoever to do with KK.
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This ones on ebay for 9.99 not sure what it came from but here you go.
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Have you got an item number for that please. It's got to be worth a look. There's NO WAY I'm paying a grand from KK's web site. |
That thing looks terrible, the ONLY cool mirror spotlight to have is the real thing which, as already pointed out, were fitted to Ambulances and made by Hella!
I think we have sold all ours! (must update web site, sorry!) |
About 7 years ago, I bought a few parts from you and called with my credit card info and you all said that you couldn't give me a total. I expected to pay for the part plus shipping. The next thing I know the "total" was alot more than what we discussed when the credit card bill came in. Then when I called back, you all gave the run around. The person I talked to said that there were taxes added on. So if I wasn't told about these......then they become hidden charges. |
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oring71
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Julian Hunt
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| I've bought from KK before and they have hidden taxes and fee's |
Would you care to explain this please?
As far as I know there are no hidden fees or taxes.
All prices quoted on our site include Vat at 17.5% which applies to customers from the UK and most of Europe.
For the USA and the rest of the world the Vat is deducted so you actually pay less for the item than the quoted price.
Of course you may have to pay Vat when it enters your country but that is down to the particular countries customes policys, nothing whatsoever to do with KK.
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This ones on ebay for 9.99 not sure what it came from but here you go.
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Have you got an item number for that please. It's got to be worth a look. There's NO WAY I'm paying a grand from KK's web site. |
That thing looks terrible, the ONLY cool mirror spotlight to have is the real thing which, as already pointed out, were fitted to Ambulances and made by Hella!
I think we have sold all ours! (must update web site, sorry!) |
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mr. warehouse
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Dwayne Pipe
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.....but still, for 10 bucks, it's got to be worth a look at the very least.
I'm wondering if any of the old UNITY-type spotlights could be easily adapted to work. Placing great emphasis on the word "easily"
Something like this maybe
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/40s-50s-55-Chrysler...enameZWDVW
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steven wood
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| That spotlight/mirror isn't even close to a Hella mirror. The one pictured has an on and off switch sticking out of the mirror and it clamps onto your rain gutter. On a Hella mirror you turn the mirror to get it to come on so no external switch. Look around on Ebay and you will see that these Hella spotlights come in different sizes. The smaller ones are for motorcycles. Your best bet is to find just the spotlight on Ebay and then order the correct arm that mounts to your hinge pin from KK. |
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Dwayne Pipe
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This ones on ebay for 9.99 not sure what it came from but here you go.
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Have you got an item number for that please. It's got to be worth a look. There's NO WAY I'm paying a grand from KK's web site.
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Lohe
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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A grand?? I paid less than that for my bus..
I'll rig up a spotlight and clamp it on an arm for 20 bucks..
Oh and 200 bucks for the @#$ arm?? No thanks.. |
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