Quick Q: Pros & Cons of yellow vs white for ditch lights?

I'm working on my lighting and will be picking up a 30" light bar for below the grille and just bought a pair of Diode Dynamics SS3 Sport yellow fogs. Would yellow be beneficial for ditch lights as well? If I have ditch lights should I bother with a combo pattern light bar or just go straight driving pattern?

Thanks

 

I have Squadrons in the fog pockets with yellow combo lenses, and then Squadrons on ditch lights with spot lenses and yellow rock covers.

Drive mostly back roads in elk country and ski nights. Having yellow on all the lights make driving in snow awesome. I find driving with the lights white make my eyes tired after a few hours.

Combo and Driving patterns are a similar lens.

 

My mom and I have DD SS3 Pro yellow fog lights on our cars. The yellow color us great for driving in incitement weather like fog or snow. It's much easier on your eyes than white lights. Her Ascent came with LED fogs and headlights and when I put the yellow SS3s on it it was much nicer driving at night in bad weather.

 

It doesn't matter which color, they'll look stupid either way.

 

Wow, what a well written and helpful post

 

This may help you make your decision on color:

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It'll also save Colton some typing.

 

I much prefer amber over the alternative. I've got DD SS3'S as fogs and ditch lights. All amber.

Also running a stage series bar with amber fog lenses.

 

I opted for yellow fog lights for this reason wish i would have done yellow ditch lights at the same time, they really help for night snow driving.

 

<finger guns> you got it, bro

 

At night, with minimal urban lighting and/or traffic (high kelvin white/blue headlamps), after a while you'll realize yellow lamps don't even look "yellow" anymore. Almost all colors/shades will appear very close to "normal," excepting anything blue (as the blue is heavily filtered to allow green and red to make the yellow color).

I've modified several of my past vehicles to selective yellow for the headlamps (not legal, lots of tickets). It's very very easy on the eyes, and everything looks completely normal until you have something "white" or blue wavelength heavy to suddenly remind you. I'll be picking selective yellow for my driving lamps, despite the attention it may bring.

 

1. Most likely going the DD route for the bar. Seems to be the right mix of performance vs price. I don't have the discretionary $ I used to, so no Baja.
2. Same here, most likely DD for the pillar lights. These may turn out to be the most useful addition for my U.P. trips so I may try to budget my way in to the pro instead of the sport for the pillar/ditch lights. I was already fairly convinced I'd go yellow for these as well and this thread has kind of sealed the deal for me.

As aAa mentioned they will look kinda dumb but it ain't about looks. I spend enough time not at the mall for it to be about function.

 

Dude that ditch light aiming tip is very well put. Picturing it like a venn diagram is perfect. I appreciate the input and will be returning the favor when I'm ready for my next purchase. It looks like you've got suspension stuff too and I'm going to go to Bilstein 5100s at some point in the future as well. Plus I might need some lighting for my FJ40 this spring. But, I kind of have my heart set on some old S.E.V. Marchal round fogs for that.