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#255957 - 17/06/06 10:11 PM Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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I bought this aftermarket pair off ebay, they fit directly into the bumper holes, and the connectors fit directly onto the harness' female connector.
I spliced the the aftermarket switch onto the wires in the driving column.






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#255958 - 17/06/06 11:55 PM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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Pardon my ignorance, but what is the advantage of yellow fogs?

Oh, and nice weiner.. dog [ThumbsUp]

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#255959 - 18/06/06 12:18 AM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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Well from my little knowledge of light spectrum, apparently you want a fog light that only emits one colour, yellow.

White on the other hand is all the colours of light, and apparently disperses more when it hits droplets of fog, and for some reason that's bad. I dont know enough, and apparently there are different opinions on the whole ordeal, and you'll see most new cars use xenon lights now.

The reason i chose yellow lights was because i liked how they look, and i figured if i was going to add in fog lights, i might as well choose something that i won't see on every other x on the road.

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#255960 - 18/06/06 07:24 AM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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That does look pretty sweet. [ThumbsUp]
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#255961 - 19/06/06 05:44 AM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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i love my PIAA 520 fogs which have that yellow light. its great in adverse weather or just driving around at night. they've saved me a few times from deer. the light doesnt reflect on the yet roads as much as the headlights do and they light up the wet pavement really well. oncoming traffic doesnt like it much, but o well.

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#255962 - 19/06/06 07:23 AM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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Quote:
Originally posted by skaggs396:
Pardon my ignorance, but what is the advantage of yellow fogs?
There is no real purpose other than looks. See the link below

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy99/phy99xx4.htm

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#255963 - 19/06/06 08:18 AM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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What would be useful would be proper rear fog lights that you can actually see in fog.

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#255964 - 19/06/06 12:22 PM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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hence why i wrote...

Quote:
Originally posted by Arterra:

The reason i chose yellow lights was because i liked how they look, and i figured if i was going to add in fog lights, i might as well choose something that i won't see on every other x on the road.
i never installed them with the thought of gaining a large increase in visibility. There a number of threads out there that say any colour is useless, yellow or clear.

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#255965 - 19/06/06 12:59 PM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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I have yellow Hella fogs. I don't really care if they help me in fog but they sure help the other vehicles to see me better than white.

It may be all in my mind but I think they work better than the white ones I had too smile
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#255966 - 19/06/06 02:08 PM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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I read the articles a few years ago, and conferred with scientists I work with, who were researching wave length related issues, and performed my own experiments when at Rutgers...

The articles conclusions were that the color did matter, except those who did not show that the color did not matter, merely that many people misinterpreted why it might.

In the physics lab at Rutgers, I shone lights through fog, and measured subjects ability to resolve targets.

Test subjects were able to resolve targets better through fog when a yellow or amber light was used, and worse when a blue light was used.

The dispersion equations referred to are correct, but diffraction equations were not taken into account.

So, we are more sensitive to yellow light, and the yellow light will glare less due to less diffraction, etc...but not so much due to prism type effects.

Adding a filter to the lens will reduce the total light transmitted, but this can be marginal in modern colored output systems.

The loss in total light output does not mean a loss in overall visibility though...as you have probably experienced that your low beams may let you see through fog better than your hi-beams for example...

IE: The reduction in glare more than offsets the lower output of the low beam's bulbs.

So - Yellow and white fogs work better in fog than blue lights by a large observable margin....and yellow works better than white in fog by a smaller, albeit definetely observable margin.

If you want to see for yourself...go get a set of those Ricey Blue Lights...if the principle is correct, the color should not matter.

Wait for some nice pea soup fog, and turn on the Blue Rice Burners, and note how far away you can see things.

Swap out the bulbs to put the stock ones (White say) back in...and notice how much more you can see....its dramatic...color does matter.

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#255967 - 19/06/06 03:54 PM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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Thanks for your 2 cents TJ (which really is more like 2 dollars and 53 cents considering the detailed info you threw in)

If yellow is better in fog, then im a happy camper!

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#255968 - 19/06/06 04:50 PM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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You done good.

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#255969 - 24/06/06 11:57 PM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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Another answer is that the police generally want to keep all the blue (and red) light to themselves. Laws vary per state though, but I don't believe any of them outlaw yellows lights. Also some do limit the number of white lights allowed on-road.

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#255970 - 26/06/06 02:48 PM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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It looks mysterious.... Like a wolf ready to pounce!

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#255971 - 26/06/06 04:00 PM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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--If your visability is 30 ft-yellow lites make it 30 ft with LESS refraction-- [Argue] [Argue] --JIMBO

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#255972 - 05/07/06 06:55 PM Re: Amber/yellow fog lights on!!!
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i think the yellow looks good on the X, nice job making yours unique

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