Thanks to Tbutcher, I have parabolics on my car:

Feast your eyes on these:

lookin sexy!!!! :D :D

F*@K that is SOOO spooky, I was just lookin around in the forum and was trying to see wht parabolics were!

Does Parabolic mean those headlights you have in with the black surrounds and two circular lense sorta set-up???

If it is where did u get em and how much? I have been DYING to get a set for my TJ since i bought it, but hav'nt known what they were called, always kept callin em VRX headlights no-one knew wot the hell i was on about!!

If anyone knows how much and where (local in Vic sumwhere) PLEASE do tell i would love a set!

P.S They be lookin HOT mate! :drool: :clap: :noway: :2cool:

yes, you can contact Bogus, or Littlesemagna for a set, they are around the 450 mark.

They do look hot.

looks great :D It became a whole lot harder spotting your car out on lygon without the wing. Now i can spot ya out again :D

You gave me an idea for your car. Just something to consider. Why dont you go for a black/white kinda theme around your car. Like for example, painting all your grey parts black, as well as all of your grille & rear garnish plate. Think a completely black grille would be an interesting look and would match up really well with your parabolics :D

that's good suggestion you have there John, I'll look into it, Would two BLACK GT strips look good or bad you think??

bad i think.

nah no gt stripes.

With my suggestion.. all the grey parts black except the sideskirts.. They should be white. puerly to make the car look lower.

bad i think.


bad i think.

got mne in too :D pics can be found in the general section, on my site

ill try and get some pics during the day

Trav

could u post up some pics of the wiring in your car so i can see wot i gotta do, im going to be doin this soon but how u wire it has got me stumped,

cheers,
tom

Bascially, there's 3 wires connecting to your H4 bulb, there's a red wire and two other wires!
YOU MUST NOT CONNECT THE RED WIRE TO THE H7 bulb. (H7 only takes 2 wires)
If it's still unclear, refer to below:


I drew this up quickly, if you have the Haynes Repair Manual, please refer to chap 12-22 extenal electrical circuit diagram.

Are these Parabolics easily DISASSEMBLED? As in to paint the black parts body colour?

So did my instructions help you ?

Looks great!!!

makes a big difference, well done bud.

thx white devil, so is that diagram how to wire up the para's? cos i thought that the bulbe in the parabolics only had 2 prongs?

Far out. I didn't have to cut any wires to get them to work. All I did was add extra wiring so I didn't have to cut and earthed the spare wire.

Oh, added some Narva 50 plus bulbs on the weekend and I suspect the only difference is from the placebo effect. I checked the numbers on the back of the bulbs and they say Osram. I suspect Narva are just a front for Osram to sell 'performance' bulbs.

So did my instructions help you ?
Yes, your instructions were correct, it was me that stuffed myself up. :D
Cheers Buddy.

thx white devil, so is that diagram how to wire up the para's? cos i thought that the bulbe in the parabolics only had 2 prongs?

the diagram is how to rewire your old H4 socket so you can reuse your old H4 socket to plug into the H7, it will be a tight fit the first time, but after that the prongs will be alright.

H7 is prongs are closer together than the H4 ones

Far out. I didn't have to cut any wires to get them to work. All I did was add extra wiring so I didn't have to cut and earthed the spare wire.

Oh, added some Narva 50 plus bulbs on the weekend and I suspect the only difference is from the placebo effect. I checked the numbers on the back of the bulbs and they say Osram. I suspect Narva are just a front for Osram to sell 'performance' bulbs.

How did you just earthed a wire without disconnecting any of the wires on the H4 socket?
I couldn't work it out so I resorted to cutting, lol , I know though NOT to use the RED wire, haha, that wire cause me all the problems with the Hi Beams coming half on while the low beam were supposed to be on.

are the Narva 50 plus bulbs white colour? I'm after something that's white, not yellow.

did a quick search for H1 and H7 on ebay.au, there's like Hyper White bulbs going for only $19 a pair. pretty cheap I must say. Not sure how long they'll last, but it's cheap!

anyway, gotta colour code the grey side skirts next.

How did you just earthed a wire without disconnecting any of the wires on the H4 socket?
I couldn't work it out so I resorted to cutting, lol , I know though NOT to use the RED wire, haha, that wire cause me all the problems with the Hi Beams coming half on while the low beam were supposed to be on.
Yeah, my hi's would partially, (very dimly), illuminate. Well, I just ran wire from the plug to the bulb. Looks beautiful. I'll post a pic when I can. I even ran some wire in with the bulb to power a new parker bulb.


are the Narva 50 plus bulbs white colour? I'm after something that's white, not yellow.
Yeah, they're white.

Good Work JACK, your car needed it:)

Yeah, my hi's would partially, (very dimly), illuminate. Well, I just ran wire from the plug to the bulb. Looks beautiful. I'll post a pic when I can. I even ran some wire in with the bulb to power a new parker bulb.


Yeah, they're white.

it's okay that your hi beams are only very dimly luminated, but when I first wired up my parabolics, the hi beams and the lo beams were luminated equally, same brightness, and it was not good for the oncoming drivings and I don't really get to see the road with the proper brightness of just the lo beams lit up. It probably don't need changing what you've got running right now, but if you ever want to stop the hi beams from luminating dimly, all you got to do is remember not to use the RED wire. lol , and all problems will be fixed.

Q: how much did you pay to buy the Narva 50 plus bulbs (pair)?

I was thinking lately buying a spare pair of headlights for my VR-X for the time when they'll become yellow and unclear from the sun. any of you have yellow unclear headlights yet?

i noticed most of the old Commodores have

it's okay that your hi beams are only very dimly luminated, but when I first wired up my parabolics, the hi beams and the lo beams were luminated equally, same brightness, and it was not good for the oncoming drivings and I don't really get to see the road with the proper brightness of just the lo beams lit up. It probably don't need changing what you've got running right now, but if you ever want to stop the hi beams from luminating dimly, all you got to do is remember not to use the RED wire. lol , and all problems will be fixed.

Q: how much did you pay to buy the Narva 50 plus bulbs (pair)?
Well, I've wired them correctly now so I don't have any issues and they work like they should.

I think I paid $90 all up. Bit of a waste.

$450 is that each or for a set ? if so where can i get some

$450 is that each or for a set ? if so where can i get some
I got them for $450 for a set from the wreckers.

You lucky son of a gun WhiteDevil. Parabolics were the first mod I wanted done when I got the car. Looking schmick :thumbsup: (wanna sell em? lol )