Hey i got those cheap parras from the guys in the QMD and already forgot what mark told me, So how do you wire up Parrra's to an Normal head lamp and what wire goes where.

Thank you

pm ford fella
theres a couple of ways to do it,
u can have yur low beams stay on always or have them go off when u turn yur high beams on.
im pretty sure u cut the red wire and leave the red n white wire

cant remember off the top of my head, too many rums, but yeh pm FF he'll tell ya

this is DVS's instrusions. he wired up my parras and all is a go go :D

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33117

sum one should make this a sticky

Thank DVS
THIS IS FOR 3rd GEN ONLY

1. Remove old headlights, This is a good start and makes putting the Para's in alot easier
remove washer bottle and battery cover.
remove the spring holding in the indicators.
remove all bolts hold in the old headlights, 1 bolt from underneath the guard.
pull them out.

2. Do the wiring conversion, this is the easy part but don't get it wrong cause you'll blow your fuses.

go to Auto Barn or any Auto parts store and get a two prong headlight plug, or if you want just mod your own.

on both plugs which ever you use only the left and right conectors are used the centre one is not used at all.

HIGH BEAM LIGHTS

LEAVE THEM ALONE YOU DON"T NEED TO MOD THEM.

LOW BEAM LIGHTS

Drivers Side

Wires are,

White with Red Stripe = Positive THIS IS THE ONE YOU WANT

Red with White Strip Negative NOT USED

Red = Negative NOT USED

Connect White with Red Strip to one side of the plug

Connect a Black wire (black is used as negative) to the other side and connect to the earth point on the side of the guard, you'll know which one as it has lots of wires connected to it.


Passengers side

Wires are,

Red with Blue Stripe = Positive THIS IS THE ONE YOU WANT

Red with White Strip Negative NOT USED

Red = Negative NOT USED

Connect Red with Blue Strip to one side of the plug

Connect a Black wire (black is used as negative) to the other side and connect to the earth point on the side of the guard, you'll know which one as it has lots of wires connected to it. this one is harder to get to as it's under the fuse box.


This is what I have done, you don't need relays etc unless you really want to, with this configeration the Low beam will stay on always (when you turn them on) and High beam only when you switch them on.

PARK LIGHTS

a/ I removed the parklights from my standard headlights and fitted them to my Para's, I removed the blanks that were in the para's and enlarged the hole slightly and pushed them in. TEST FIT THEM BEFORE YOU FIT YOUR NEW HEADLIGHTS.

3. Fit your new Parabolic Headlights, if you smart you'll fit the bulbs before you put them in. once fitted push the new plugs onto the bulb connectors and test them before you bolt them in. just to make sure they work.


If I've made a mistake on theis let me know and I'll fix it.

I hope this helps.

yep, except ignore the park light part as you already have aprk lights in your mightymag,


i should know after fitting heaps of sets in 3 weeks and 3 being yesterday :D

thats a good write up never seen it before, i just used a handy snap-on test light and checked for a wire that had power when low and high beam were both one and earthed the other side

Passengers side

Wires are,

Red with Blue Stripe = Positive THIS IS THE ONE YOU WANT

Red with White Strip Negative NOT USED cut off

Red = Negative NOT USED cut off

Connect Red with Blue Strip to one side of the plug

Connect a Black wire (black is used as negative) to the other side and connect to the earth point on the side of the guard, you'll know which one as it has lots of wires connected to it. this one is harder to get to as it's under the fuse box.


This is what I have done, you don't need relays etc unless you really want to, with this configeration the Low beam will stay on always (when you turn them on) and High beam only when you switch them on.