high beam

[riceandpho]

hey guys, i was wonder what bulbs should i stay using? right now i have the piaa xteme white plus in the highs, im thinking of changing it to yellow, something like some cheap nokia or luminics yellow bulbs. what to do guys?

 

[riceandpho]

bump... yellow or white?

 

[settytb]

I would always go white. Why would you think of yellow? You wouldn't use high beams in fog/snow therefore the advantage of yellow wouldn't really help much. I'm just curious as where the yellow came from. Not hating at all just wondering what's the plan?

 

[riceandpho]

just needed a change thats all, yellow will make the bowl glow out a lil more than the piaa in there.

 

[settytb]

Yellow would be a cool change. I'm mostly city driving so I don't use my highs much...but when out on the trails i use them a lot and love that both the lows and highs light up. Hey if you have good whites right now...throw in some yellows and keep the whites in the glovebox incase. why not.

 

[scottm]

Yellow light is white light with the blue (short wavelength) removed. High-frequencies are the most easily scattered, thus the blue sky from sunlight scattering through miles of atmosphere. And this is why "blue-blocker" filters on glasses and other optics allow you to see better in haze. When blue light bounces off or passes through things, it is more likely to come off in a slightly different direction looking "fuzzy". When blue light enters the eye it scatters and dazzles more than longer wavelengths, especially in older, hazier eyes.

Yellow or amber lights help slightly in fine haze or fog, not so much in most conditions. Yellow lighting looks flat because it removes some optical cues that help us determine distance and rate of closure. I run somewhat brighter HIR bulbs, and occasionally wear amber glasses when driving in haze, even though I look (even more) like a geek. :nerd:

 

[MikeInNH]

Check with your states DMV to see if it's legal. In many states you CANNOT switch to a Yellow for your driving lights or high-beams.