Interior/Exterior Yellow headlights
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How about these? http://www.lamin-x.com/products.php?...products_2.inc
I have the yellow ones for the fog lights and they work great.
I have the yellow ones for the fog lights and they work great.
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Originally Posted by Bilbo-Baggins
If you can get the heavier film and put it on the outside, they will protect you headlamps from rocks as well as altering the color.
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Yellow lights (where legal) are a great boon in fog. I used to run yellow headlights as well as yellow fog lights when I lived in the mountains of Guatemala. They were fantastic in that application. Later I moved down to the coast where there was very little in the way of fog. And within a couple of months, I switched back to white headlights. I just found that the yellow light was too non-reflective in an area with poor street lights, not providing much background lighting.
I'd think twice about going yellow, unless the weather conditions warrant it.
They might look cool, but if your night vision is affected negatively, they aren't worth it.
I'd think twice about going yellow, unless the weather conditions warrant it.
They might look cool, but if your night vision is affected negatively, they aren't worth it.
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Originally Posted by Crashton
How does making your lights shine through a yellow cover help visibility? Maybe in snow you'd have less glare, but other than that I can't see how it would help. Even though those may be legal in Ohio I bet the state troopers pull you over to see what's up with your lights.
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I'm really quite open to seeing an active debate on this and hearong from those who have used the yellow headlamp covers, I am doing this as an experiment and if I find they help my vision then they'll stay, if they mak it worse I have afew other things I'm looking to try (mixing yellow as fog or driving lights with a blue/white couterpart) and if that still makes things worse then full removal and I'll apply clear lens covers.
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Read this....excellent write-up!
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...ght_color.html
with that said. Perhaps an authority on the subject could comment on how film or tints differ from true yellow band lighting. I would gues that tinting white light is not the same as true yellow light
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...ght_color.html
with that said. Perhaps an authority on the subject could comment on how film or tints differ from true yellow band lighting. I would gues that tinting white light is not the same as true yellow light
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My friend ran yellow low beams in his mr2 for a while. They definitely made things easier to see...not more light...just easier to see. Then a campus police officer at UCF pulled him over to tell him they were illegal. I guess the law is pretty vague about light color.
I run yellow bulbs in my Hella fog lights and it definitely helps things out in poor visibility, even with Xenons.
I run yellow bulbs in my Hella fog lights and it definitely helps things out in poor visibility, even with Xenons.
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Originally Posted by kapps
I run yellow bulbs in my Hella fog lights and it definitely helps things out in poor visibility, even with Xenons.
In general, yellows are for fogs ... Daniel Stern is right and very knowledgable.
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Originally Posted by kapps
My friend ran yellow low beams in his mr2 for a while. They definitely made things easier to see...not more light...just easier to see. Then a campus police officer at UCF pulled him over to tell him they were illegal. I guess the law is pretty vague about light color.
I run yellow bulbs in my Hella fog lights and it definitely helps things out in poor visibility, even with Xenons.
I run yellow bulbs in my Hella fog lights and it definitely helps things out in poor visibility, even with Xenons.
[FONT=Courier New]All other motor vehicles shall exhibit at least 2 lighted head lamps, with at least one on each side of the front of the vehicle, which satisfy United States Department of Transportation requirements, showing white lights, including that emitted by high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, or lights of a yellow or amber tint, during the period from sunset to sunrise, at times when rain, snow, fog, or other atmospheric conditions require the use of windshield wipers, and at any other times when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1000 feet.[/FONT]
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Originally Posted by motor on
Also as far as Daniel Stern is concerned he seems to have lots of good theory but I am yet to scientific backup of any of his theory or any references for his information. And he is also a vendor looking to sell his products. I think there is some good information there, but I don't think it has the definitive lighting information that it is made out to show.
http://www.lightingresearch.org/prog...01-01-0320.pdf
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Originally Posted by planeguy
Really? I thought that this, which was linked in the article is the most technical and scientific study I have see on this particular subject
http://www.lightingresearch.org/prog...01-01-0320.pdf
http://www.lightingresearch.org/prog...01-01-0320.pdf
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Hey Drew,
I am also a big fan of the yellow lights, however be careful with the po-po!
I have loved the yellow lights on cars since the 24 hrs of Daytona in the late 80's and early 90's, my favorite team (Joest Racing) used to run their team Porsche 962's with yellow lights on one side, and whites on the other. It helped the team pick out their cars on teh banking, and through the tri-oval at nearly 200 MPH.
Ever since then I have toyed with the idea of doing my cars like this. On my old VW Scirocco, I did the lights like this, 2 yellows on the passenger side, and 2 whites on the drivers. I had no probs for about a year, then some over officious OCIFER O' da LAW, pulled me over and gave me a ticket for it. I used the same code you quoted above, but he cited me anyway. I thought about fighting it in court, but ultimately just gave in, and took them off to avoid the headache.
And if you need a more recent case, just talk to Shawn (Swarley), he did the yellow covers on both his lamps similar to the ones for sale above, and he was stopped and told to take them off. He wasn't ticketed, but he was STRONGLEY warned to remove them, or risk un-needed harassment. You know the police around us don't have any real crime to tend to, just car enthusiasts to hassle....
Here is an option for you to still go Yellow:
You may have seen my pic on SSM, but here it is again, in case you missed it. I have changed my daytime running lights (H7) to yellow. It looks SICK!
Let me know how it goes.
I am also a big fan of the yellow lights, however be careful with the po-po!
I have loved the yellow lights on cars since the 24 hrs of Daytona in the late 80's and early 90's, my favorite team (Joest Racing) used to run their team Porsche 962's with yellow lights on one side, and whites on the other. It helped the team pick out their cars on teh banking, and through the tri-oval at nearly 200 MPH.
Ever since then I have toyed with the idea of doing my cars like this. On my old VW Scirocco, I did the lights like this, 2 yellows on the passenger side, and 2 whites on the drivers. I had no probs for about a year, then some over officious OCIFER O' da LAW, pulled me over and gave me a ticket for it. I used the same code you quoted above, but he cited me anyway. I thought about fighting it in court, but ultimately just gave in, and took them off to avoid the headache.
And if you need a more recent case, just talk to Shawn (Swarley), he did the yellow covers on both his lamps similar to the ones for sale above, and he was stopped and told to take them off. He wasn't ticketed, but he was STRONGLEY warned to remove them, or risk un-needed harassment. You know the police around us don't have any real crime to tend to, just car enthusiasts to hassle....
Here is an option for you to still go Yellow:
You may have seen my pic on SSM, but here it is again, in case you missed it. I have changed my daytime running lights (H7) to yellow. It looks SICK!
Let me know how it goes.
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I would advise against using film and instead switching to an amber colored bulb as pictured above.
I have been using these PIAA Ion-Crystal bulbs for my high beams for several years and really like how they produce tons of light that is not harsh on the eyes, especially in rain or light fog.
http://www.autothing.com/catalog/pia...bs_1395090.htm
I have been using these PIAA Ion-Crystal bulbs for my high beams for several years and really like how they produce tons of light that is not harsh on the eyes, especially in rain or light fog.
http://www.autothing.com/catalog/pia...bs_1395090.htm
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Looks good, I'll be sure to post when I get some of the results. One thing I thought of recently while going through my 24 at Daytona photos was why would they Race teams be using the yellows if they were only good for bad weather? Also the car with yellows always seemed more noticeable if not brighter, just a thought. I know the big draw back with the yellows is that it becomes harder to seperate the white from yellow lines, I'm not too worried about that as it is usually pretty easy to tell just by the markings. I know what you mean about the local PD, I've got a court date in June for avoiding an accident, apperently the officer thought I was impatient. I'm back in IL roght now and have already seen several cars running yellows and yellow is explicitly legal up here, so I'll probably give them a try before I head back down. I know I saw a MINI with Yellow headlights (I think it was PW but it was nighttime so I'm entirely sure) going south on 95 around melbourne back in Nov. I wonder if they've been able to keep them. Hadn't heard about swarleys experiance. I'll keep you guys updated.
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Originally Posted by YuccaPatrol
I would advise against using film and instead switching to an amber colored bulb as pictured above.
I have been using these PIAA Ion-Crystal bulbs for my high beams for several years and really like how they produce tons of light that is not harsh on the eyes, especially in rain or light fog.
http://www.autothing.com/catalog/pia...bs_1395090.htm
I have been using these PIAA Ion-Crystal bulbs for my high beams for several years and really like how they produce tons of light that is not harsh on the eyes, especially in rain or light fog.
http://www.autothing.com/catalog/pia...bs_1395090.htm
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Originally Posted by YuccaPatrol
I would advise against using film and instead switching to an amber colored bulb as pictured above.
I have been using these PIAA Ion-Crystal bulbs for my high beams for several years and really like how they produce tons of light that is not harsh on the eyes, especially in rain or light fog.
http://www.autothing.com/catalog/pia...bs_1395090.htm
I have been using these PIAA Ion-Crystal bulbs for my high beams for several years and really like how they produce tons of light that is not harsh on the eyes, especially in rain or light fog.
http://www.autothing.com/catalog/pia...bs_1395090.htm
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I used to go quail hunting and skeet shooting. All of my "shooting" glasses had a yellow or amber tint. It really made things stand out. I now use my shooting glasses to drive. I took them to Driving School and take them to the Dragon. It may just be psychological for all I know, but it sure seems to make it easier to see definition.
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