Brightest PIAA's

[mattadams]

Originally posted by Diablo3305
thats exactly the placement I was thinking of...only difference would be me standing next to my truck . THanks for the info

keep in mind thats on an F-150... I've never seen them placed there on an Explorer (not saying it couldn't be done, just saying I haven't seen it)

 

[Diablo3305]

Ill measure it up and see if it will fit, I'm sure I could make it work somehow. Oh yea, whats the difference between the japanese Piaa's and the american ones?

 

[mattadams]

Originally posted by Diablo3305
Ill measure it up and see if it will fit, I'm sure I could make it work somehow. Oh yea, whats the difference between the japanese Piaa's and the american ones?

The box. ANd PIAA Japan has many more light models to choose from.

 

[Diablo3305]

so the basic light is exactly the same, as far as wiring and all

 

[mattadams]

Originally posted by Diablo3305
so the basic light is exactly the same, as far as wiring and all

yup.

 

[Stephen S]

Diablo, when you check to see if those 910s will fit in the bumper slot would you please post it here?? I'm not even sure if the bumper slot on your 98 is the same as on my 95. I wanna put a set 0f 1500s there, but I'm not sure if they will fit with my front plate there too. I like the 910s, but from the way it looked, I think they may be too tall. Maybe I'm wrong. Let me know.

 

[Bill Kemp]

I have the ppiaa 959s mounted in the bumperslot and they fit great. (same size as the 910s) There is a hole on either side of the back lip of the bumper that I attached a flat angle bracket to. and mounted the lights to the bracket. Depending on where you drill the hole in the bracket to attache it to the bumper is the height adjustment. My explanation is more difficult than doing it.
Aldive..While the 1100 is a good light and easy to install the 910 is going to light up the road at least twice as good. The 1100 just doesnt have much of a beam pattern. I think its a failing of all the "dichoric" type lamps. The 910 is a most impressive light...

 

[Stephen S]

Bill, if you say the 959s fit in your bumper slot, then the 910s are what I want. They are a little more expensive than the 1500s, but, for a better fit and possibly a better light, I think I may go the distance. I checked, and they are the same size as the 959s like you said. I was concerned that the lights (being 4 inches tall) wouldn't fit in the bumper slot. I guess I was wrong. Do you happen to have any pictures of your installation?? I think this is the way I want to go.

Matt has them listed for $230 on the group purchase thread, while www.autosupermart.com has them here: www.autosupermart.com/shopcart/solaris.html for a little cheaper. They say they welcome club purchases for additional discounts. I wonder if Matt would be willing to switch sellers??

 

[mattadams]

Originally posted by Stephen S

Matt has them listed for $230 on the group purchase thread, while www.autosupermart.com has them here: www.autosupermart.com/shopcart/solaris.html for a little cheaper. They say they welcome club purchases for additional discounts. I wonder if Matt would be willing to switch sellers??

Sorry Stephen, the group purchase is about to end anyways, and I don't even enarl enough orders to justify going to a club purchase from another organization. If you see a better deal I say go for it, I'm makin about $1-2 on each set of lights, so I can't take it down any more. I wouldn't be offended at all if you went through them though, I just couldn't justify a group purchase especially since most of the orders have already been done through my current reseller.

 

[Stephen S]

That's cool Matt. I understand completely. It's only 2 bucks before shipping anyway, and you said that a small portion of your price would go to help the site, which I am totally comfortable with anyways. Just keep those guys in mind if you ever decide to take on this endeavour again in the future.