Yellow high beams

[Kodatech]

I ordered some yellow high-beam bulbs for the sonic. Ill let you know what I think of them when they come in.

By the way, they are the Nokya hyper yellow 65w, so they won't melt the housing or the wiring.

 

[dvn]

I can't imagine why you would do this. I could see yellow bulbs in the fogs maybe.

 

[Opticon]

Yellows are easier on the eyes but you aren't going to get the lumen output of a white bulb unless you jack up the power. Your 65 watt bulbs will look very dim.

 

[14T6MT]

People use 2500K highs because that low spectrum of light doesn't reflect back on the driver from rain, snow and fog as much. It can make a lot of sense depending on where you live and how often you're alone on the road and able to use your high beams.
Not sure how the weather is in Southwest Virginia is, but it can make sense in northern NE.

 

[Kodatech]

Well, I live really close to a lake, and I drive home every night at 1am...it gets pretty foggy on warm nights. Plus the yellow just looks cool.

 

[sonic007]

Your not sopposed to use highbeams in the fog. Thats what fog lights are for. Lol am i wrong?

 

[Eric Smit]

Your not sopposed to use highbeams in the fog. Thats what fog lights are for. Lol am o wrong?

you're right.

 

[14T6MT]

Your not sopposed to use highbeams in the fog. Thats what fog lights are for. Lol am i wrong?

There are some situations in inclement weather where it is beneficial to use low-Kelvin high beams (~2500K), which will not be nearly as bright as white (4300K) high beams of the same wattage.
For the most part you are correct but it's not a black and white issue. The downside is that on a nice clear night on a back road your 2500K high beams won't be as bright as 4300K. It's certainly a big trade-off.
And, unlike fog lights, your high beams are right next to your low beams so you don't get the huge advantage of light coming from multiple points of origin.

 

[Opticon]

People use 2500K highs because that low spectrum of light doesn't reflect back on the driver from rain, snow and fog as much.

Just so you are aware this theory is contested (something about the molecular size of water vapor vs light reflection). I like yellow lights because they eliminate the blue spectrum of reflected light which makes eye fatigue much worse...

Although that's something of a moot point in a car with BLUE DASH LIGHTING!

 

[Kodatech]

Well, I have had yellow highs and yellow fogs in 2 previous cars. I think they work well in inclement weather. Its possible that the lower output yellow light, in the highbeam is what helps....plus, everyone is missing the real point here....THEY LOOK COOL.

Oh, and I keep my dash lights as close to "off" as the knob will allow.

 

[14T6MT]

Just so you are aware this theory is contested (something about the molecular size of water vapor vs light reflection). I like yellow lights because they eliminate the blue spectrum of reflected light which makes eye fatigue much worse...

Although that's something of a moot point in a car with BLUE DASH LIGHTING!

I think it would reflect less based simply on the fact that you are putting out less light with 2500K bulb.
If there were two lights, one 4300K and one 2500K, putting out the same amount of lumens, then I have no idea what would happen...but I'd love to find out.

 

[GeneralZod]

It has to do with wavelength. It is easier for light to pass through objects without refraction on the long wavelength rather than high.

White to blue light has a short wavelength having a better chance of hitting the water and scattering. IR is light too and can go thought some objects. Radio waves are light too... Just look at a light spectrum chart and understand.

 

[$ub$onic]

Aaahhh wave lengths , remindes me of my job I oh so love

So we deal with ir , a co2 laser waze length is 10.6 microns. This is most cutting lasers. Now the lasers that bore the holes in computer Chips (cell phones etc) is a 1 micron laser. If you don't know what a micron is: there are 25.4 microns in .001 of a inch. With one micron lasers the mirror is to be super good to avoid " scattering" witch in the laser world is called defraction....



This is my fun fact of the day

 

[Preloader]

How can someone be so good at science/physics and so bad at spelling?

Were you taught science verbally? Because that might explain it.

 

[$ub$onic]

I was that kid that never watched cartoons and watched history and science channel

 

[GeneralZod]

He types with his feet. And he uses his phone... Phones and tablets stink. I use an iPad, which I hate using for anything that requires typing.

 

[Preloader]

Should have turned on the closed captioning. Hahaha

But yeah, math, physic and chemistry rock.
I've read a few Hawkings and even a couple quantum physics books.
Sub-atomic behavior fascinates me.

 

[Eric Smit]

Should have turned on the closed captioning. Hahaha

But yeah, math, physic and chemistry rock.
I've read a few Hawkings and even a couple quantum physics books.
Sub-atomic behavior fascinates me.

and you're a pipe fitter?

 

[GeneralZod]

Should have turned on the closed captioning. Hahaha

But yeah, math, physic and chemistry rock.
I've read a few Hawkings and even a couple quantum physics books.
Sub-atomic behavior fascinates me.

I can recommend some for you if you want.

 

[GeneralZod]

and you're a pipe fitter?

Leo susskind was a plumber...