Amber or White Fog Lights

[bobafetske]

I’m getting ready to order the SAE Compliant fog lights by Baja Designs. Just not sure to get white or amber. I know both are way brother than the stock fog lights, just not sure which to order. Anybody have them and a preference and why? Thanks in advance.

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[Ranger's My Middle Name]

I like amber for snowstorms. Just my preference. (We get a lot of snow!)

 

[Baja Designs]

Hi Keith,

It just depends on what you plan to see on a daily basis and what you designate the lights for. Amber is going to be beneficial for poor conditions such as snow, rain, dust, and fog. This color temperature actually cuts through the dense air particles rather than reflect and blind the driver as a white color would. But if you plan to see primarily clean conditions, the white color temperature will be better for terrain recognition. I hope this clears up a little bit of the confusion. Thank you!

 

[Deleted member 1634]

Why not both? haha I, and a few others on here, have dual color fogs that can switch between yellow and white. That way we get the best of both worlds! They're not Baja Designs ones, but they are nice and bright LED bulbs.

I did a post about them here: https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/dual-led-fog-lights.4230/

 

[slowmachine]

Decades in the desert says that off-road lights are better white and mounted high, like on top of the cab. The downward angle reveals terrain features that would be unseen with low-mounted lights. The past ten years in the snow and rain says fogs should be yellow and low. You can still use yellow fogs off-road, in addition to the high white lights. What they illuminate is so close that color doesn’t matter.

 

[DrewKD88]

I have the Amber Baja Designs SAE fog lights installed with factory harness. They work out great but I need some supplemental Amber lights for distance. Looking at the new LP4's but damn they're expensive. White is great as long as there is no dust, no snow, no fog, and no particulates in the air. I also have amber scene lighting for at camp because white attracts bugs.

 

[Sandman Ranger]

Get a bulbs with both.
Modern technology.

 

[bobafetske]

I have the Amber Baja Designs SAE fog lights installed with factory harness. They work out great but I need some supplemental Amber lights for distance. Looking at the new LP4's but damn they're expensive. White is great as long as there is no dust, no snow, no fog, and no particulates in the air. I also have amber scene lighting for at camp because white attracts bugs.

Noticeably brighter than the stock fog lights? I'm in the city but there is plenty of snow in the winter.

 

[DrewKD88]

Noticeably brighter than the stock fog lights? I'm in the city but there is plenty of snow in the winter.

Not a huge difference in brightness. That is the trade off when going with Amber. However, the contrast is much better especially in snow. For me it's about depth perception for all of the grooves in the terrain. It would be great to have two sets like others suggest to meet all conditions but for the most part I prefer Amber. Either way going with Baja Designs is a safe bet. Their temp scale on white is easy on the eyes too if you suffer from eye fatigue. Too bad they cost so much or I would have a lightbar, LP4's and other random lights around. I have two S2 Sports in Amber coming in today. But I also have them in white for backup lights.

Plus Amber just looks Bad Ass!

 

[Fawnbuster]

I’m getting ready to order the SAE Compliant fog lights by Baja Designs. Just not sure to get white or amber. I know both are way brother than the stock fog lights, just not sure which to order. Anybody have them and a preference and why? Thanks in advance.

I've always run with amber on any vehicles I've installed them on. It cuts thru fog and haze better with much less bounce back. Personally I would like an amber led light bar most lights to the front and the ends pointing to the sides

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