EXHIBIT 23




                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT




The Board of Directors
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
33-80552 and 33-71708) on Form S-8 of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. of our
report dated March 31, 2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 31, 2003 and
2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders' equity (deficit) and comprehensive loss, and cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended January 31, 2003, which report
appears in the January 31, 2003, annual report on Form 10-K of Hayes Lemmerz
International, Inc. Our report refers to changes in the method of accounting in
2002 for goodwill and other intangible assets.

Our report dated March 31, 2003 contains an explanatory paragraph that states
that on December 5, 2001, the Company filed a voluntary petition for
reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. This matter raises
substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going
concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.




 /s/ KPMG LLP

Detroit, Michigan
March 31, 2003