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Keith Cooper:
I have a defective driving light on my 2000 Beaver Patriot Thunder (40').  When I contacted the folks at Monaco for parts they advised the correct replacement lamp was a Pilot PL-195 4" and that they are no longer able to obtain them through their supplier. 

I was able to locate the lights on the internet. However, when I went to replace the light I found the opening diameter is in fact 4" but the lights which were on the unit are actually 3" in diameter. The problem is in attaching the 4" lights the bracket needs to extend back 4" from the lens. The Pl-195 bracket only extends back approximately 2 3/4". Is there an adapter plate or are these in fact the wrong lights? If they are the wrong lights what is the correct part #?

By the way the bracket assemblies attached to the lights differently preventing me from just swapping brackets. Picture attached

Bill Johnson:
If the original light is the one on the left in your picture, it would appear that it is the same as what came on our Patriot.  The diameter of ours is 4 inches and when I replaced one of ours (due to rock damage), the replacement easily fit on the original bracket.  Again, from your picture, the light on the left appears to be identical to ours and is a four inch light.  The number on our lights is:  HR, E11 12.5, 048357.  I do not know if this is the part number but those are the only numbers located on the lens.
Bill

Joel Ashley:
Those are the same numbers that are on both my original and a replacement lamp lenses, Bill.  A 2006 Monterey.  But the new casing is different from the original, and it is in fact the same light as Keith's new one.  I had to do a little adapting of the mounting flange.  Also, the wire connectors were different, as appears to be the case with Keith's, and had to be changed to plug into the coach wires.

My guess is that you have the right light, Keith, and it is standard fare now for most rigs.  But you will have to do some adapting as I did, perhaps fabricating a piece of 3/4 or 1 inch steel strap to go between the new bracket and the coach.  Or maybe the old bracket could be cut and drilled as an adapter;  although just looking at it, I'd say do some measuring, make a new one with bends in it to align the lamp in its hole properly, drill some holes, and bolt it to the new light's bracket.

Unfortunately, motor home driving lights seem to make good rock targets.  And mine was $49 at BCS in Bend.  Next time I shop the auto parts stores first.

-Joel

Keith Cooper:
Bill,
Thanks, the light which I removed from the Beaver is the one on the right. What that tells me is that either the bracket which is attached to the light on the left needs to be replaced (its length is approximately 2 3/4") or there is a different and shorter U shaped bracket that the lamp bracket attaches to on the motorhome. Either way my next step will be to contact Monaco to determine what is available. That should help me determine what action to take next. If I am unable to obtain the appropriate bracket for the lamp or chassis i will try to have two new brackets fabricated.
Keith

Keith Cooper:
Thanks Joel,
That is what I thought might happen. For future reference, the replacement lights are available from Amazon @ $38.71 per pair

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