Hella Australia at BTS 2021

Hella Australia returns to the Brisbane Truck Show this year with a state-of-the-art array of lighting solutions for truck and trailer manufacturers and operators, including the customisable Shapeline range.

Also featured are the Scangrip work and inspection lamp ranges and Mahle thermal management aftermarket products, distributed nationally by Hella Australia.

“We will welcome visitors to our stand which is stacked with a broad selection of products aimed at the commercial vehicle market, both for Original Equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers,” says Cameron Hoy, Hella Australia National Manager, Special Original Equipment – On-Highway.

“One of the stars of our show will be the new, all-in-one, slimline, five-function DuraLED Combi-SR rear combination lamp that incorporates a built-in retro reflector, saving both time and money on installation,” Cameron said. “This makes the Combi-SR the ideal choice for vehicles with limited space to mount a separate reflector.

“Hella is a significant supplier to Australia’s trailer market with around 65 per cent OE coverage. This market is now wholly LED, with Hella’s ‘Fit and Forget’ engineering ensuring high levels of reliability and durability, with low current draw. The robust DuraLED Combi-SR tail lamp comes with an unrivalled lifetime warranty for the first fit,” he added.

“Hella has manufactured LED lighting solutions for 22 years, so we have a long track record in the technology, which we have continued to evolve into today’s market offer. Just as mobile phones have evolved over the past two decades or more, so has our LED lamp programme, becoming more reliable and more durable, with advancing electronics, and impact-resistant and UV stable materials.

“Hella designs and builds its DuraLED Combi-SR in New Zealand and tests its products continuously in Australia’s heat, dust and rough roads, arguably the harshest in the world, to ensure they deliver for our customers year after year,” Cameron says.

In addition to the DuraLED Combi-SR signal lamp on show, Hella is displaying its range of Optical Warning System Lamps. This includes the low-profile mini and micro LED lightbars, plus the three LED or six LED surface mount BST slim series lamps, ideal for owner-driver truck/trailer, tow trucks, compactors and general utilities vehicles. The BST surface mount series are easy to position on vehicles and use a common industry footprint.

The new K-LED Rebelution low profile amber warning ‘rotating’ beacon with its new-look smooth optical light-guide pattern is also on display, marking a step-change from the flashing matrix pattern of old.

The Hella Shapeline signal lamp series is a true innovation in vehicle lighting, for the front, side and rear of trucks and trailers. The range of lamps is integrated and customisable, melding LED lighting technology with three-dimensional designs.

“Hella Shapeline allows the vehicle or trailer builder or owner to add a variety of signal or marker lamps around the vehicle, providing a unique, customisable lighting signature,” Cameron says.

For Hella’s renowned flagship nine-inch Rallye 4000 forward driving light, in pencil or spread beam pattern there is now an LED insert replacement for customers who want to retain their existing wiring, mount and casing and update to LED illumination. In addition, the long-awaited LED Rallye 4000 light range makes its public debut at the Brisbane Truck Show. 

“The Rallye 4000 has long been a stalwart of the Hella range and the arrival of the LED Rallye 4000 will be warmly welcomed by a large portion of the truck-driving market,” Cameron says.

“The new LED lamp will be quickly adopted by drivers who want the best and latest gear, and the Rallye 4000 continues in its position as a highly-desirable premium performance product.”

Hella Australia is also the exclusive distributor of Mahle thermal management aftermarket equipment such as radiators, water pump kits, A/C compressors and Visco fan drives for trucks, and examples of the range suitable for European trucks will be on display, including a one-square-metre radiator complete with moulded-in header tank suitable for a MAN tipper.

“Hella Australia has been the exclusive distributor for Mahle engine cooling and A/C parts for the past 18 months. In addition to supplying the replacement parts market we’re also doing good business with crash repairers, especially as through Hella we already have strong links through the provision of crash repair lighting products,” says Greg Foot, Hella Australia Product Manager responsible for Mahle thermal parts.

Visit the Hella stand at BTS in the Main Hall (Foyer) at Stand 60 adjacent to the main entrance. For more information on the entire Hella Australia product range, visit the website.