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Originally Posted by Too Stroked
I think you will find that to truly cut through inclement weather, you need more than the correct color temperature. (And to be 100% correct, you want selective yellow, not amber.)
To cut through inclement weather though, you also need a very focused beam pattern such as fog or spot - not flood. In fact, a flood pattern is the absolute worst pattern to have because it scatters light everywhere - as your picture shows. That said, most light bars are flood, driving and sometimes spot patterns - usually a combination of them.
If you really want something to cut through snow and rain, try a pair of Diode Dynamics SS3's in place of those cheap fogs. I would recommend the Sport or Max model in a fog pattern in selective yellow. The Sports are a tremendous bang for the buck and the Max's are flat out awesome. Aim them carefully though.
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I appreciate the advice coming from someone who has some first hand experience with "streamers off the lake". I'm just 30 miles north of you on the other side of the wall. The SS3's (Sports) are on my Christmas wish list. I just got sucked into believing the reviews (including some on this forum) that some yellow drop in bulbs are a viable, cost effective alternative to specifically engineered spots. I guess the moral of the story is spend once, cry once.
