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Since I pretty much refuse to post on the other forum... and haven't for well over a year. I may occasionally choose to re-post here.
A question has been asked regarding Hella 139 fog lights, the version sometimes called 169, but it's the same bulb assembly whether top mounted (for other uses), or the "back" mounted version that was used starting on the 1969 models as a replacement for the Hella 128.
The question revolves on whether there is a glass only being made. I haven't ever seen such... I've got quite a few sets of these lights, including NOS. Reason being is that I've been looking at reproducing them for many years, but I've been held back as there has appeared to be new ones still in the marketplace at least until a couple of years ago, and the investment in manufacturing is nothing short of major commitment in tooling but also in a production run that goes on a shelf that's costly and also takes up a lot of space (which as of late is getting more expensive and I'm running out of). Given that they've been semi-recently in the marketplace I've been reluctant to make the commitment should Hella decide to come back with them again. I've also got other items I can still make that aren't available, or a re-run of an item that I'm out of (Cibie hood mount rally lights). So, for the moment I'm sitting on the sidelines on this light assembly.
So, I've only seen "assemblies" that are glued together reflector and glass, and have never seen them separated, but I would have to guess they do exist.
Anybody seen or own just the glass? And note that I've only had a fog version, never a driving light version.
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A question has been asked regarding Hella 139 fog lights, the version sometimes called 169, but it's the same bulb assembly whether top mounted (for other uses), or the "back" mounted version that was used starting on the 1969 models as a replacement for the Hella 128.
The question revolves on whether there is a glass only being made. I haven't ever seen such... I've got quite a few sets of these lights, including NOS. Reason being is that I've been looking at reproducing them for many years, but I've been held back as there has appeared to be new ones still in the marketplace at least until a couple of years ago, and the investment in manufacturing is nothing short of major commitment in tooling but also in a production run that goes on a shelf that's costly and also takes up a lot of space (which as of late is getting more expensive and I'm running out of). Given that they've been semi-recently in the marketplace I've been reluctant to make the commitment should Hella decide to come back with them again. I've also got other items I can still make that aren't available, or a re-run of an item that I'm out of (Cibie hood mount rally lights). So, for the moment I'm sitting on the sidelines on this light assembly.
So, I've only seen "assemblies" that are glued together reflector and glass, and have never seen them separated, but I would have to guess they do exist.
Anybody seen or own just the glass? And note that I've only had a fog version, never a driving light version.
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