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Hella Fog Lamp replacement bulb.

Does anyone know of a replacent bulb for our Fog lights.  I had a rock break the one on the driver side.  I couldn't find anything on beamalarm.com and didn't have any luck searching the forum.

Thanks, John
John & Carm Morales

"We travel not to go anywhere, but to just go.  We travel for travel's sake.  Our great desire is to move."

Re: Hella Fog Lamp replacement bulb.

Reply #1 –
I've got one out, too. There have been a couple of threads about replacements, but none seem to be exact replacements. The bulbs, themselves, seem to be unobtainium. Maybe when we're in Carlsbad I can take a half a day and go visit all the auto places and see what I can find. If I leave cash, checkbook and credit cards behind I ought to be safe.

Re: Hella Fog Lamp replacement bulb.

Reply #2 –
I think I found the replacement, I need to call in the morning to verify.  It looks like it's the same bulb used in a 1991 BMW M3 series.

Hella® - BMW 3-Series 1991 Replacement Fog Light
John & Carm Morales

"We travel not to go anywhere, but to just go.  We travel for travel's sake.  Our great desire is to move."

Re: Hella Fog Lamp replacement bulb.

Reply #3 –
Quote from: John Morales –
I think I found the replacement, I need to call in the morning to verify.  It looks like it's the same bulb used in a 1991 BMW M3 series.

Hella® - BMW 3-Series 1991 Replacement Fog Light
John,

I assume you are not actually looking for a "bulb" - what you need is the glass combo lens-reflector housing, right?  The ones on our coach were Hella part number 301-126-259-00.  If you search that number on Google, you will see photos so you can compare to your lights.  The removable bulb used in that housing is a 12V 55W H3 halogen.  Sample photo of lens in ad below, plus a Hella catalog that might be of some help.

bmw e30 nebelscheinwerfer hella 301-126-259-00 • EUR 25,00 - PicClick DE

http://www.hella.com/ePaper/Beleuchtung/Universalscheinwerfer/englisch/document.pdf

Photos below of one of my old lights:
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Nature abhors a vacuum"

Re: Hella Fog Lamp replacement bulb.

Reply #4 –
If you use the Hellas for "driving lights", that's one thing, though on most FTs, the mains have to be on, which is dumb. If you drive in fog-prone roads, you don't want the mains on. We had Hellas on a previous coach, drove through thick fog areas a lot. The  roadside lens was yellow, the curbside was white. I used the roof mount searchlight to check with up ahead. Must be no fog in Texas, as our searchlight is gone from a PO and the toggle switch is mounted out of reach of driving adjustments.
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Re: Hella Fog Lamp replacement bulb.

Reply #5 –
Chuck, I'd probably be money ahead replacing the whole thing. The driver's side light has not worked since we got the coach. That isn't as much of a problem as it might seem since I have driven after dark exactly once in the whole time we've had the coach. The light had water in it, and when I took it apart recently I found that the bulb (looks much like the one in the picture above) is burned out, and the interior is badly stained.

Also, the bulb itself comes out of the holder. There are two stiff leads that come out of the bulb and plug into a socket in that metal holder.

Re: Hella Fog Lamp replacement bulb.

Reply #6 –
There is a post showing how to replace the Hellas with LED's.  I fitted two as direct replacements and they are wonderful
At the moment I am unable to get to the coach and find the numbers, but check in the history of the site..

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Re: Hella Fog Lamp replacement bulb.

Reply #7 –
I replaced our old Hella lights with LED units.  Several other members have done similar conversions.  Link to my post below:

What did you do to your coach today IV
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Nature abhors a vacuum"