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                                                                      Exhibit 23



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



The Board of Directors
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-110684) on Form S-8 of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. of our reports
dated April 18, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Hayes
Lemmerz International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 31, 2005 and 2004
(the Successor), and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes
in stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year ended January 31,
2005, and for the period from June 1, 2003 to January 31, 2004 (Successor
periods), the period from February 1, 2003 to May 31, 2003 and the year ended
January 31, 2003 (Predecessor periods), and the related financial statement
schedule, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting as of January 31, 2005 and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2005, which reports appear in
the January 31, 2005 annual report on Form 10-K of Hayes Lemmerz International,
Inc.

Our report dated April 18, 2005 contains an explanatory paragraph that states
that on June 3, 2003, the Company emerged from bankruptcy pursuant to a Plan of
Reorganization confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court by order dated May 12, 2003.
Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements of the Successor have been
prepared in conformity with the fresh start accounting provisions of the AICPA's
Statement of Position 90-7, "Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization
Under the Bankruptcy Code." As a result, the consolidated financial statements
of the Successor are presented on a different basis than that prior to the
reorganization and, therefore, are not comparable in all respects. Also, for the
year ended January 31, 2005, our report refers to the elimination of the
one-month lag previously related to the consolidation of the financial
statements of international subsidiaries. In addition, our report refers to
changes in the method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets,
effective February 1, 2002.

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Our report dated April 18, 2005, on management's assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2005, expresses our opinion
that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting as of January 31, 2005 because of the effect of a material weakness on
the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria and contains an
explanatory paragraph that states that a material weakness has been identified
and included in management's assessment related to the lack of adequate
expertise, a lack of documentation, and ineffective reconciliation procedures
associated with income tax accounting matters. Because of these deficiencies,
management did not detect errors in the accounting for income tax amounts in a
timely manner as of and for the year ended January 31, 2005. Specifically,
errors were detected that resulted in an adjustment of amounts recorded for
current and deferred income tax expense and accrued income tax liabilities.





/s/ KPMG LLP

Detroit, Michigan
April 18, 2005