Front Hella Spot Lights for GTI Grille

I am looking for a set of Hella branded spotlights for the GTI grille on my Mk2 1989 Golf.

I cannot seem to find anything about the offical hella spotlights anywhere. Hertiage parts has a set listed here: Front Spot Lamp for Twin Headlight Grille Right: 191-941-784/B | Heritage Parts Centre UK However, these are not 'Hella' branded.

Does anyone know where I can get either OEM hella ones, or direct replica / copies? Or is it better to just go for the hertigate version and whack the Hella sticker on them instead?

 

I might be wrong, but I think getting headlights with the actual sticker on them could be a problem. I think the sticker trend was in the early days of the headlights but as time went on the stickers were dropped but as you mentioned above, there is nothing wrong with getting the stickers and just putting them on the lights.

 

I'm not so worried about the sticker. I want to make sure the spotlights are Hella branded (with or without that little blue logo). I seem to recall the Hella lights also have a square divot in the middle? But I could be wrong about that.

 

If you later decide to get some used Hellas, be aware there are early and late ones to suit whichever grille they were intended to fit... 5 slat and 7 slat which from recollection have different fixing points meaning they're not interchangable.

You're probably a 5 slat, being a post '88 car, but might be worth checking just in case it's been changed over the years for the incorrect one and you get caught out.

On a similar note, check too they're spot lights you currently have and not fogs... again just in case anything has been changed over the years, VW used spots but fogs were available on aftermarket Hella grilles.

If you get a half decent set of used ones, depending on how handy you are, they're not that difficult to bring back up to like new, plus personally I think they're superior quality to the aftermarket offerings (as good as some of them appear to be).

 

Thank you, I'll have to look out for some used ones then by the sounds of it.

 

From recollection they're sided too, but only insofar as the brackets are concerned, in case you end up with either 2x lefts or 2x rights, though I think the glass itself is the same regardless of which they are so you can't go on the numbers cast into the glass, 7Zap seems to support this.

https://volkswagen.7zap.com/en/rdw/golf/go/1989-92/9/941-225000/#10

You're right, there are 2x short upright raised lines at the lens center to position the Hella sticker within.

 

Hmm, intresesting. Is there a diagram for the spot / dirver lights? that diagram from 7Zap looks like its just for the main beam lights?

 

Use the link to navigate around / back to the main page, click on the part number magnifying glass, it'll potentially give you the full VW number and/or any after market / OEM part numbers that you can then Google further.

I'd got myself some spares a few years back and recall it wasn't as easy as buying the first set you see because of the differences mentioned.

@Cressa did his own also, https://www.clubgti.com/forums/index.php?threads/gwendoline-the-golf.291469/page-10 to give you an idea of how they can turn out, might even still be offering the paint if you ask!