EXHIBIT 99.2





    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
(the "Issuer") on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 31, 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
James A. Yost, Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer of the
Issuer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my
knowledge:

     1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Issuer.




     /s/ James A. Yost
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     James A. Yost
     Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer
     September 16, 2002