EXHIBIT 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Patrick C.
Cauley and any Assistant Secretary of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (The
"Company"), and each of them as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute and deliver on
behalf of the undersigned: (1) any Annual Reports on Form 10-K required to be
filed by the Company with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), and any amendments thereto; (2) any reports required to be filed with
the SEC by the undersigned pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), respecting transactions involving the
equity securities of the Company, including without limitation reports on Forms
3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto); and (3) any reports of the undersigned
to the SEC on Form 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, respecting sales of the Company's equity securities. This Power of
Attorney shall grant to the aforesaid persons the power to file any or all of
the foregoing reports with the SEC and generally to do anything else necessary
or proper in connection therewith. The authority of the aforesaid persons under
this Power of Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer a
director of the Company or until otherwise revoked in writing. The undersigned
acknowledges that the aforesaid persons are not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the 1934 Act.


                                           /s/ George T. Haymaker, Jr.
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           George T. Haymaker, Jr.




Dated:   April 7, 2004







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Patrick C.
Cauley and any Assistant Secretary of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (The
"Company"), and each of them as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute and deliver on
behalf of the undersigned: (1) any Annual Reports on Form 10-K required to be
filed by the Company with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), and any amendments thereto; (2) any reports required to be filed with
the SEC by the undersigned pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), respecting transactions involving the
equity securities of the Company, including without limitation reports on Forms
3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto); and (3) any reports of the undersigned
to the SEC on Form 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, respecting sales of the Company's equity securities. This Power of
Attorney shall grant to the aforesaid persons the power to file any or all of
the foregoing reports with the SEC and generally to do anything else necessary
or proper in connection therewith. The authority of the aforesaid persons under
this Power of Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer a
director of the Company or until otherwise revoked in writing. The undersigned
acknowledges that the aforesaid persons are not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the 1934 Act.


                                       /s/ Henry D.G. Wallace
                                       ------------------------------------
                                       Henry D.G. Wallace




Dated:   April 7, 2004








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Patrick C.
Cauley and any Assistant Secretary of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (The
"Company"), and each of them as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute and deliver on
behalf of the undersigned: (1) any Annual Reports on Form 10-K required to be
filed by the Company with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), and any amendments thereto; (2) any reports required to be filed with
the SEC by the undersigned pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), respecting transactions involving the
equity securities of the Company, including without limitation reports on Forms
3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto); and (3) any reports of the undersigned
to the SEC on Form 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, respecting sales of the Company's equity securities. This Power of
Attorney shall grant to the aforesaid persons the power to file any or all of
the foregoing reports with the SEC and generally to do anything else necessary
or proper in connection therewith. The authority of the aforesaid persons under
this Power of Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer a
director of the Company or until otherwise revoked in writing. The undersigned
acknowledges that the aforesaid persons are not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the 1934 Act.


                                       /s/ Curtis J. Clawson
                                       ------------------------------------
                                       Curtis J. Clawson




Dated:   July 3, 2003












                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Patrick C.
Cauley and any Assistant Secretary of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (The
"Company"), and each of them as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute and deliver on
behalf of the undersigned: (1) any Annual Reports on Form 10-K required to be
filed by the Company with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), and any amendments thereto; (2) any reports required to be filed with
the SEC by the undersigned pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), respecting transactions involving the
equity securities of the Company, including without limitation reports on Forms
3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto); and (3) any reports of the undersigned
to the SEC on Form 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, respecting sales of the Company's equity securities. This Power of
Attorney shall grant to the aforesaid persons the power to file any or all of
the foregoing reports with the SEC and generally to do anything else necessary
or proper in connection therewith. The authority of the aforesaid persons under
this Power of Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer a
director of the Company or until otherwise revoked in writing. The undersigned
acknowledges that the aforesaid persons are not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the 1934 Act.


                                       /s/ Laurence Berg
                                       ------------------------------------
                                       Laurence Berg




Dated:   July 3, 2003










                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Patrick C.
Cauley and any Assistant Secretary of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (The
"Company"), and each of them as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute and deliver on
behalf of the undersigned: (1) any Annual Reports on Form 10-K required to be
filed by the Company with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), and any amendments thereto; (2) any reports required to be filed with
the SEC by the undersigned pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), respecting transactions involving the
equity securities of the Company, including without limitation reports on Forms
3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto); and (3) any reports of the undersigned
to the SEC on Form 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, respecting sales of the Company's equity securities. This Power of
Attorney shall grant to the aforesaid persons the power to file any or all of
the foregoing reports with the SEC and generally to do anything else necessary
or proper in connection therewith. The authority of the aforesaid persons under
this Power of Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer a
director of the Company or until otherwise revoked in writing. The undersigned
acknowledges that the aforesaid persons are not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the 1934 Act.


                                       /s/ William H. Cunningham
                                       -----------------------------------
                                       William H. Cunningham




Dated:   July 3, 2003








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Patrick C.
Cauley and any Assistant Secretary of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (The
"Company"), and each of them as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute and deliver on
behalf of the undersigned: (1) any Annual Reports on Form 10-K required to be
filed by the Company with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), and any amendments thereto; (2) any reports required to be filed with
the SEC by the undersigned pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), respecting transactions involving the
equity securities of the Company, including without limitation reports on Forms
3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto); and (3) any reports of the undersigned
to the SEC on Form 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, respecting sales of the Company's equity securities. This Power of
Attorney shall grant to the aforesaid persons the power to file any or all of
the foregoing reports with the SEC and generally to do anything else necessary
or proper in connection therewith. The authority of the aforesaid persons under
this Power of Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer a
director of the Company or until otherwise revoked in writing. The undersigned
acknowledges that the aforesaid persons are not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the 1934 Act.


                                      /s/ Richard Wallman
                                      ------------------------------------
                                      Richard Wallman




Dated:   April 7, 2004