Just thought I'd share my little experiment with you all. I purchased a set of Piaa Platinum Superwhites for my truck. I also purchased a set of Eurolite Xenon Fusion bulbs for my other car. I decided to do an experiment with my truck. I took pictures of the stock bulbs, Piaa bulbs, and Eurolite bulbs. Take a look and see what you think:

Stock 9007s pattern:


Stock 9007s head on:


Eurolite Xenons pattern:


Eurolite Xenons head on:


Piaa Superwhites pattern:


Piaa Superwhites head on:


The pattern pictures aren't the best. The area in front of my truck is higher than the parking lot so that's why the pattern is a little odd looking. Personally I thought the Eurolites gave off a better light. I felt like I could see more clearly than with the others.

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2000 F150 XLT 4X4 Off Road 5.4L Reg. Cab 3.55

Performance Enhancemets:
K&N
WMS Velocity Tube
Gibson Sweptside

Audio Enhancements:
All of the above, plus
Sony C7000X HU
Cerwin-Vega SS2502 components(Front)
Blaupunkt PCxp573s(Rear)

Radio-delay mod

Other Enhancements:
Extang Black Max Tonneau Cover

[This message has been edited by F150Sven (edited 04-17-2001).]

 

F150SVEN
First let me commend you on the excellent post. This is the type of data we are cry for! Good job! AWESOME JOB!

As for the lights, From the pictures it looks like the eurolights do the best job!
The PIAA's look as if they are shrouded in smoke or fog though and they look very yellow. But i agree, the eurolights are the best out of the pictures.
Again great post!

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97 F150 Longbed V8 4.6
K&N air filter
K&N FIPK tech MOD & removed elbow silencer
Tires: Yokohama 265/75/16 Geolander AT+
Hyper white xenon bulbs
Bedliner and raven shell
6 disc cd changer
Oil & filter used

Gasoline used

My Truck

 

Moose-man,
Can you tell me more about your intake mod? Is this an inexpensive do-it-yourself mod compared to the intake kits from K&N, WMS, Airraid, etc.? Please share and thanks!

I do agree that the eurolites look better. Excellent post F150Sven!

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1998 Expedition EB
- 4x4
- LLS (4 corner)
- Premium MACH Sound System w/6-CD changer
MODS
None yet (But I wanna be like you guys)
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Damn,
i cant remember the page that has it.
Basically all you do is remove the intake silencer to allow more flow and take a drop in K&N and jurry rig it on the filter.
If i remember the page ill page is along.

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97 F150 Longbed V8 4.6
K&N air filter
K&N FIPK tech MOD & removed elbow silencer
Tires: Yokohama 265/75/16 Geolander AT+
Hyper white xenon bulbs
Bedliner and raven shell
6 disc cd changer
Oil & filter used

Gasoline used

My Truck

 

You can tell by the tracers from the lights in the background that I moved the camera while taking the picture of the Piaas. That's why it looks blurry. The Eurolites definitely have a more true to life color. I may try to get a better picture tonight to give the Piaas a more level playing field.

 

Here is the updated picture for the Piaas. I did a much better job of holding the camera still. Unfortunatly this make all the rest of the pictures look blurry. So much for a controlled experiment.

 

F150Sven,

I agree, great post. I've got the 9007 Eurolites and 9006's for driving lights. ANyhow, have you noticed how when the lights are first turned on, they look a tab bit blue, then after about 5 minutes, they just look very white? I have H7's in my Volvo (high and low OEM wattage) which is where I first noticed it. The Volvo's headlights are MUCH better than these trucks. A vert clean direct pattern.

Anyway's, just an observation....I like them! And the Eurolites are a fraction of the cost. I gave $14 $15 and $18 for H7's, H1's, 9005's and 9007's where the 9007's were the most. Ebay! Or email the guy direct. He's quick and will ship any size or quantity and you don't need to bid. He does Dutch so they're all the same price. Greg at zvs@worldnet.att.net

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2000 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION 4x2

• Estate Green
• 5.4 ltr
• 3:55 LS rear
• Superchip!
• Airaid FIPK
• Gibson S/S Swept Side Cat Back Exhaust
• Hellwig Rear Anti-Sway Bar
• Edelbrock Performer IAS Shocks
• Xenon Super White Head and Driving Lights
• Clear Corners (installed then removed and reinstalled OEM's)
• Tow Package
• Rear Load Leveling
• Moonroof
• Century Child Seat!
• Front Polyurethane Anti-Sway Bar Bushings recieved, wrong part number

-->Come share my Addiction<--

 

F150Sven,
Pretty cool test. I have the same Piaa lights and I noticed a substantial difference. I took a chance on the Piaa's, but with your post it would have pushed me over the edge, had I not tried them. I hope I got a good price on them I paid $65 installed here in Anchorage, Ak. That seemed pretty low to me or is that on par?

FamilyRide,
What kind of lights do you have on the Volvo? If you do the same kind of upgrades on the Volvo check out WWW.IPD.com, they are the ultimate Volvo people. My wife drives a red '99 S70 AWD, and we love it.

The website is WWW.ipdusa.com. Just in case you are interested.

[This message has been edited by Crewie (edited 04-19-2001).]

 

Man those PIAA's are junk.. thanks for the pics!

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Fred Folkerts/Chicago IL
1997 Ford 150XLT Black
5.4 TRiTiON/4x4 Off Road
285x75x16 Goodyear Wrangler's
Xenon Superwhites
Modified Air Box.
K&N Air Filter
Superchip
http://www.sportbikes.net/ford/index.html

 

Crewie

That is a really nice car. My wife would live to have one but it's hard to justify in Texas.

I put Eurolite stock wattage bulbs in it. We have a '98 S70 GLT and it takes H7's in high and the low beams and H1's in the driving lights. I think the driving lights stock are 35w and these are 55w I believe. They are great! And I paid $14 and $15 for the H1 and H7's respectively.

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2000 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION 4x2

• Estate Green
• 5.4 ltr
• 3:55 LS rear
• Superchip!
• Airaid FIPK
• Gibson S/S Swept Side Cat Back Exhaust
• Hellwig Rear Anti-Sway Bar
• Edelbrock Performer IAS Shocks
• Xenon Super White Head and Driving Lights
• Clear Corners (installed then removed and reinstalled OEM's)
• Tow Package
• Rear Load Leveling
• Moonroof
• Century Child Seat!
• Front Polyurethane Anti-Sway Bar Bushings recieved, wrong part number

-->Come share my Addiction<--

 

Familyride,
Our S70 Awd has the same engine, but more weight than your GLT the GLT must scoot nicely . I have to agree I would not have purchased the AWD if not up here in Alaska. Thanks for the info. I going to upgrade the headlights first then upgrade the highbeams.

 

Crewie

Yes, it's surprising how it runs. When I drive it I accidently get whells spinning quite a bit. It's amazing to take off and get front wheel spin like that without trying. Of course I drive it a little harder but I'm also not used to a turbo and one that really does start pretty big boost pretty quick. Now the T-5, wow, that's even more amazing........Actually, I thought the wagon came with the high pressure turbo not the low pressur like in the GLT?

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2000 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION 4x2

• Estate Green
• 5.4 ltr
• 3:55 LS rear
• Superchip!
• Airaid FIPK
• Gibson S/S Swept Side Cat Back Exhaust
• Hellwig Rear Anti-Sway Bar
• Edelbrock Performer IAS Shocks
• Xenon Super White Head and Driving Lights
• Clear Corners (installed then removed and reinstalled OEM's)
• Tow Package
• Rear Load Leveling
• Moonroof
• Century Child Seat!
• Front Polyurethane Anti-Sway Bar Bushings recieved, wrong part number

-->Come share my Addiction<--

 

I love the way the eurolites are looking...im one of them guys who bought the piaas...and not too impressed with them. the only thing is that with cheaper bulbs...dont you have a better risk of them not last as long..yeah they may look great now, but will they later? but damn, you tempting me to get some because it looks hella lot better. doesnt the eurolites run a little hotter and take more wattage?

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97 4.6L F150 Super Cab Lariat

Current Mods
- Billet Grille
- PIAA 9007's
- APC Euro Altezza tailights
- APC 5 Color indiglo gauges
- trenz billet antenna
- dual exhast
- APC clear corners
- Glowing ford logos (front and back)
- Lighted Pinstripe
- Chrome Wiper Arms
- Ventshades

Soon To Come:
- Wings West Ground Effects
- New paint job with shaved gas tank and handles
- carbon fiber dash kit
- billet aluminum vents and ac/heater *****
- Superchip
- Airforce 1 intake

Far Future:
- 20 inch Titans or T-rex's
- Bagging it
- Hella loud system

 

LoCo,

The ones I got are marked as 60/55w, same as stock. After running with the Piaas for a while, I've decided to go the the Eurolites in the truck. I bought a matching pair of 9005s for the fogs, too.

The Piaas are whiter and brighter than stock, but not as noticeable as the Eurolites. I bought the Euros off of Ebay. Do a search on "9007" or "9005" which ever you need. I bought both sets from the same guy, nobleman69. He runs dutch auctions where you can get them for 16/pr + s&h.

You can go thru 3 sets of the euros for the less than the price of a set of Piaas, so even if they last 1/2 as long you're still money ahead.

Enough with the arm twisting

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2000 F150 XLT 4X4 Off Road 5.4L Reg. Cab 3.55

Performance Enhancemets:
K&N
WMS Velocity Tube
Gibson Sweptside

Audio Enhancements:
All of the above, plus
Sony C7000X HU
Cerwin-Vega SS2502 components(Front)
Blaupunkt PCxp573s(Rear)

Radio-delay mod

Other Enhancements:
Extang Black Max Tonneau Cover

 

Familyride,
Our's is a sedan also. They only made them in '98 and '99. A lot of the AWD sedans have low reliabilty ratings, ours has been trouble free for the first 20,000 miles(knock on wood). I have never driven a T-5, but I have heard they flat get it .