Hella Main Beam Headlight Corrosion

[onecal]

Hi,

Did you not contact Hella as Brian advised ? Had they any of the following numbers ?

OEN 8007969 

OEN 8007965 

OEN 1603.15.199 

Regards 

[Derek Uzzell]

Are you sure about those part numbers, as the top two seem to relate to side marker lights?

1603.15.199 seems to equate to what Hella's 90mm catalogue describes as 12V, H7 without position light - 1K0 008 191-011

What Brian said was 

I wonder if it might be easier for Bruce to initially contact Hella direct to verify a) the product code for the failed unit/s, and b) whether there is an updated, like for like, unit that could be installed to replace the failed unit/s.

As mentioned earlier, there's no real doubt that the 1K0 008 191-011 unit should be a direct like-for-like replacement for Bruce's Dethleffs motorhome's light-unit that has filled with water. It's the question "Is there a better updated version that could be fitted instead?" that it might be worth Bruce asking Hella about if he feels it worthwhile.

[BruceM]

Thanks all. The part number is indeed  1KO 008.191-011 . And for such a low cost item, it’s not worth using my time contacting Hella.

[Derek Uzzell]

I'm very doubtful that there is a 'better' alternative Hella product that could replace a 1KO 008 191-011 unit without altering the fixing method used on Bruce's 2003 Dethleffs motorhome.

I'd just buy the 1KO 008 191-011 unit as cheaply as possible and - when I carried out the replacement - I'd follow onecal's advice about potential 'wicking' and if there's a rubber 'boot' over the back of the light-unit, I'd make sure that this was in good condition.

However, as Hella has a email address for sales, out of curiosity I'd use that address to ask if there were an 'easy fit' alternative to the 1KO 008 191-011 unit just in case there is.

[onecal]

Hi,

I think contacting Hella would have been a very good idea 

Regards