Modern Headlights

I ran it the other night with it wired my way, with the ground on the horizontal, and it seemed to work just fine.

Ground on top horizontal, low beam feed on left vertical, high beam feed on right vertical: low beams will work normally, high beams will be in series with low beams. Result: dim, brown, poorly-focused light.

Ground on top horizontal, high beam feed on left vertical, low beam feed on right vertical: You'll have low beams with the kickswitch in the high beam position. With the kickswitch in the low beam position, lows + highs will be in series. Result: dim, brown, poorly-focused light.

Ground on left vertical, low beam feed on top horizontal, high beam feed on right vertical: everything works correctly.