I'm working on the light setup for my Jeep. Primarily used for overlanding with some light rock crawling. I've never put amber lights on my rig and am looking for feedback on their real effectiveness. How useful are they in fog/dust etc? Are they worth the investment?
Amber lighting for Overland rig
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Mounted low in the front amber lighting is effective, less reflection in fog and dust. About the same in rain, I run clear and amber in rain myself.
Work great during Snovid 21. In that photo the clear center lights are covered, what you see are the 4(outer) KC Gravity Pro 6 with amber Lamin-X, the oem led fogs with amber Lamin-X and the oem led headlights
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Or get clear lights so long as you can get amber covers or amber film. Then you'll have the both for any situation.
Have to be low mounted to work. On the bumper or lower, never hood or roof.
Try halogen. Not LED's. If you go halogen, and low mounted, you can go back to a clear lens.
There's plenty of science to argue about, but at the end of the day, in dust and especially snow, halogen still seems to work best and not give me a headache or fatigue. Led's are fine though, just not as good.
These are the best I've seen in Ohio:
www.fyrlyt.com
Generally, HID's that are slow to warm up aren't practical in Ohio.
Really though, only my hood mounted angled out ''ditch'' lights are useful. For tight turns. Especially wide swung when towing, for tight turns at a decrepit small campground . Forward facing off road lights sure are nice, but completely unnecessary.
Try halogen. Not LED's. If you go halogen, and low mounted, you can go back to a clear lens.
There's plenty of science to argue about, but at the end of the day, in dust and especially snow, halogen still seems to work best and not give me a headache or fatigue. Led's are fine though, just not as good.
These are the best I've seen in Ohio:
FYRLYT LUXSIS 5000 driving lights • 12V 150W (pair) | fyrlyt
1/11/23 UPDATE! NEW CNC BILLET LENS BEZEL ! NO PRICE INCREASE. NOTE: RETROFITTABLE TO ALL EXISTING FYRLYT DRIVING LIGHTS.A pair of LUXSIS 5000 driving lights delivers a combination of truly effective light performance that exceeds 50W or 70W HID. They even offer cheaper ownership value than...
www.fyrlyt.com
Generally, HID's that are slow to warm up aren't practical in Ohio.
Really though, only my hood mounted angled out ''ditch'' lights are useful. For tight turns. Especially wide swung when towing, for tight turns at a decrepit small campground . Forward facing off road lights sure are nice, but completely unnecessary.
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Yup... there's a reason fog lights are low to the ground.Have to be low mounted to work. On the bumper or lower, never hood or roof.
Try halogen. Not LED's. If you go halogen, and low mounted, you can go back to a clear lens.
There's plenty of science to argue about, but at the end of the day, in dust and especially snow, halogen still seems to work best and not give me a headache or fatigue. Led's are fine though, just not as good.
These are the best I've seen in Ohio:
FYRLYT LUXSIS 5000 driving lights • 12V 150W (pair) | fyrlyt
1/11/23 UPDATE! NEW CNC BILLET LENS BEZEL ! NO PRICE INCREASE. NOTE: RETROFITTABLE TO ALL EXISTING FYRLYT DRIVING LIGHTS.A pair of LUXSIS 5000 driving lights delivers a combination of truly effective light performance that exceeds 50W or 70W HID. They even offer cheaper ownership value than...
Generally, HID's that are slow to warm up aren't practical in Ohio.
Really though, only my hood mounted angled out ''ditch'' lights are useful. For tight turns. Especially wide swung when towing, for tight turns at a decrepit small campground . Forward facing off road lights sure are nice, but completely unnecessary.
Hoping to install fog lights on Grover this year - it's not the highest priority.
On the old Series Rovers the fog lights are usually on the front bumper. Following pics are typical placements.
What's interesting is the "clear vs amber" discussions - plenty of pros-n-cons to both. I'm planning on going with amber so tge glare isn't so harsh. The last pics are what I'm going with.
On the old Series Rovers the fog lights are usually on the front bumper. Following pics are typical placements.
What's interesting is the "clear vs amber" discussions - plenty of pros-n-cons to both. I'm planning on going with amber so tge glare isn't so harsh. The last pics are what I'm going with.
yes, white light reflects more light back into your eyes off snow, fog, dust. Amber makes the relection less letting you see better. Technically amber and red let your pupils dialate more letting in more light. Brilliant white light closes your pupil blocking out the dimmer items which is why on a billiant day we shield the sun with a hand or visor or cap.
Which is why military ships use red light which does not destroy your night vision.
Yes, we used red light on the bridge at night during my tours in the USCG. I wasn't familiar with amber lights effects though. Thanks!
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Low mounted amber lights work good in rain, snow, fog and comparable conditions, I had them until the police decided to follow the laws. ;-)
We did quite a few comparisons with the same type of light with yellow and white bulbs and the yellow seems to penetrate better and causes less blinding.
Don't know why it works scientifically but I can say it works, also saw Piaa foglights in ion yellow and they seem to work even better.
We did quite a few comparisons with the same type of light with yellow and white bulbs and the yellow seems to penetrate better and causes less blinding.
Don't know why it works scientifically but I can say it works, also saw Piaa foglights in ion yellow and they seem to work even better.
Actually... it has nothing to do with 'penetrating' it's all about eye strain and irritation. Yellow light is easier for our eyes to process, providing better definition when reflected off the tiny water/ice droplets that makeup fog.
I bought an Amazon special light bar for the front of my dodge. One button is white the other is amber. Actually it is way more orange than amber. I use it way more than the white. When I decide how I am going to mount the winch on my truck I will upgrade to a better amber light bar.
