Looking for help with yellow driving lights for snow

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[KevinC]

I don't get snow where I live and don't plan on driving in it if I can help it. I have done some snow driving before and was always told low beams and amber fog lights in or below the bumper.

I personally use a fog/flood combination light for the foggy mornings we get. I don't use them in traffic, only back roads where I'm alone.

 

[Jut60]

I think I posted this somewhere else , but have had the diode dynamic ss3 pros and they have been great in snow and fog.

 

[Rusty PW]

When aiming aux lights.

Measure the distance between the center of the auxiliary light and the ground. Place a horizontal mark on the wall at that height. Visual aim is made with the top of the fog light beam 4 inches below the lamp center at 25 feet with the lamp facing straight forward.

 

[Jim Dandy]

Diode dynamics and I believe Rugged Ridge are the two companies selling yellow fogs with the best output. Unfortunately they’re priced way too high for me. SS3 and Baja Designs are up there as well.

I installed these after a tuff night drive with bad snow. They seem good without $$ but haven’t had bad weather to really seeeeee yet . https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NVZZP27?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

[SargeDiesel]

Baja Designs Squadrons or LP’s FTW

Would you mind taking a pic without the lights on and in day light... due to the "haze" its hard to see the details. Thanks.

 

[SargeDiesel]

Diode dynamics ss3 are bolt on replacement of the factory fogs.

Pics without the lights on ? Would be nice to actually be able to see your setup.

 

[Forum Crawler]

Would you mind taking a pic without the lights on and in day light... due to the "haze" its hard to see the details. Thanks.

 

[BearFootSam]

I have a 2020 JT rubicon. It’s the first car I have owned with LED headlights. Driving in heavy snow was terrible. I actually turned around and went home because visibility was so poor because of the reflection of the bright white LEDs off the falling snow on the highway. On side roads with street lights it was ok but on the highway over 35mph it was rough.
I have read several posts on here that suggested yellow lights. I think I’m going to go that direction. First I need to decide what shape light and where to put them, then of course the actual light. I would really appreciate any recommendations and pictures of what you have done. I have never purchased aftermarket lights and doing some research I see there are different types, flood, spotlight, driving etc. I would love some feedback on what others have used in snow successfully. I think it’s between driving and fog lights but again I have no experience. I’m thinking I’m going to mount on the stock rubicon bumper but would be open to other ideas if something else works better.
Thanks
Chris

The issue with the stock LEDs is that they are fantastic white light under normal conditions but in the snow they tend to light up the flakes more prominently than the road. Snow is often a case of less is more since we are dealing with a surface that is highly reflective. Therefore we want light that is low to the ground to illuminate the road surface but not the mid-flight flakes that blind us.

Luckily we have such a feature built in - fog lamps. We can even run with just fog lamps by switching the headlight selector to parking lamps which leaves our tail lamps functional but dims the headlights. I typically do this coming up our private road at night so as not to light up the neighbors' homes or freeze the deer herd in the road.

The worst lighting for snow comes from fender cowl lamps or overhead racks. They'll do nothing in snow but cue up the intergalactic star field effect. As conditions deteriorate don't outrun your (a) effective visibility and (b) stopping distance. Slow and smooth is the mode.

 

[Josh00333]

Pics without the lights on ? Would be nice to actually be able to see your setup.

 

[Josh00333]

Factory steel bumper w DD lights in place of the factory ones.

 

[BigLizzard]

I have the ss3 sae fog max lights, cant say enough good about the light that comes off them. They're pricey, but I find them to be a good buy. I would buy them again.

 

[ORACLE Terry]

You could go with a dual purpose ORACLE Lighting Skid Plate with Integrated Yellow Emitters. https://www.oraclelights.com/produc...mitters-for-jeep-wrangler-jl-and-gladiator-jt

 

[SargeDiesel]

thanks, really nice set up. Those light look massive... Im sure the output is awesome. Great work !

 

[SargeDiesel]

Thank you ! Looks great...can't tell from OEM... at least until you turn them on. Great job !

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