Reversed Headlights?

[Bainbridge]

I have a 2007 Winnebago Voyage 35L on the Ford F53 chassis. Does anyone know if the DRL (Daytime Running Lights) are supposed to be the high or low beams?. I have 3 separate lights on each side of the MH. The outer ones are yellow turn signals. The center ones have a small round center reflector in addition to the larger outer reflector. These lights are on while driving and whenever high beams are selected. They kept filling with water and the H9 bulbs would break while driving (I assumed from water hitting the hot bulb). I ordered 2 Hella high beam 90mm replacements and installed them today. My problem is they are identical to the inner pair of lamps which light with my low beam selection. Pictures of Hella low beam lights look like the ones that I wanted to replace, thinking they were high beam lights.
Thanks, Bob B.


2007 Winnebago Voyage 35L
1994 Saturn SW2

[Ray,IN]

I cannot say about yours, however mine are reversed; mine are from a 1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria, and the narrow end points to the inside on my MH instead of outside.
I've never noticed brights vs dims location, but the wiring has enough slack to switch bulb locations.

[TOM GUY]

many DRL systems use the high beams at 1/2 voltage. When headlights are selected, High beams can get full power.

HTH

Tom

[Bainbridge]

FYI - Update to my headlight problem. I must have had a "Senior Moment" as the headlights are wired correctly. The Hella lights, which have the additional internal reflector so you cannot see the bulbs, are the Lo-Beam lights and are the center lights. The inner lights, which have the bulb visible through the lens, are the Hi-Beam lights and are physically mounted lower than the Lo-Beams. The Hella instructions state that the Hi-Beams should never be mounted higher than the Lo-Beams and should never be mounted as the outer lights. The Ford F53 (2006 chassis) uses the Lo-Beam lights as DRL lights at 80% brightness by using a resistor. The Hella 90mm DE Series lamps are used by Winnebago in the 2007 Voyage and probably many more years and models. I was able to find new lamps on eBay, $29 for Hi-Beam and $24 for Lo-Beam. This is a little strange because the Lo-Beams are more complex and larger than the Hi-Beams.


Bob B.


2007 Winnebago Voyage 35L
1994 Saturn SW2