The last of the code visible is 16 N. The number 16 is the week number the headlight was produced in and the letter N is the year 1955.
Below there’s a list of letters and years.
| Hella K = 1952 L = 1953 M = 1954 N = 1955 P = 1956 S = 1957 T = 1958 U = 1959 V = 1960 W = 1961 X = 1962 Z = 1963 A = 1964 B = 1965 C = 1966 D = 1967 |
Bosch Start at A in 1945 B = 1946 C = 1947 D = 1948 E = 1949 F = 1950 G = 1951 H = 1952 J = 1953 K = 1954 L = 1955 M = 1956 N = 1957 P = 1958 Q = 1959 R = 1960 S = 1961 T = 1962 U = 1963 |
Bosch 3-digit numbering system starts in 1964.
