SOLVED!!

Problem was of my own doing. I don't like lots of extra planes in my active "airplanes" folder and untangled all the aliases to have just one model, the -200LR. Somehow even though I have checked and re-checked the panel, model, and paint texture.cfg's, I have found you must have the "root" =200ER GE in the airplanes folder to get the lights to work on my LR. It looks terrific at night now!