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I really like the LED headlights I put on the Pete but wondered what they would be like in freezing fog or wet sticky snow. 

The other night I found out, not good. 

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So I have been looking around for some halogen (create heat to melt lens) for the grill guard. 

For those that know lights, what do you think of these or what do you use?

These are about 80 bucks for a pair from Summit

 

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/HLA-005750512

Hella 500 Series Driving Lamps 005750512

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I would think that yellow tint would be a help for fog lights.  One of the reasons I resist switching my tractors over to LED is the tendency for the LED wavelength to make more “glare” on dust, and cutting the visibility through the dust.  I would have to think fog lights would suffer from the same problem.

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56 minutes ago, Gearclash said:

I would think that yellow tint would be a help for fog lights.  One of the reasons I resist switching my tractors over to LED is the tendency for the LED wavelength to make more “glare” on dust, and cutting the visibility through the dust.  I would have to think fog lights would suffer from the same problem.

That is what I am trying to get away from is the glare. 

Hoping yellow, softer light maybe would not glare so much.

Mainly need the bulb to make heat to keep the lenses melted off. 

I saw a chart one time that measured lights in Kelvins? and told which ones were better for fog, etc. 

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2 hours ago, sandhiller said:

 

I really like the LED headlights I put on the Pete but wondered what they would be like in freezing fog or wet sticky snow. 

The other night I found out, not good. 

953772175_freezefog2.thumb.jpg.5e255fcc8ff1edaccbbe35e7cf2f3bdb.jpg

 

So I have been looking around for some halogen (create heat to melt lens) for the grill guard. 

For those that know lights, what do you think of these or what do you use?

These are about 80 bucks for a pair from Summit

 

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/HLA-005750512

Hella 500 Series Driving Lamps 005750512

All the cool kids with euro rides have em. I got into a dick swinging contest one day with a dork in a jetta wagon and those Hella spots. He was giving me the high beams , i gave him the high beams and the KC’s, he gave me the Hella lights, I was seeing spots for the rest of the night. Bassturd🤬

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4 minutes ago, vtfireman85 said:

All the cool kids with euro rides have em. I got into a dick swinging contest one day with a dork in a jetta wagon and those Hella spots. He was giving me the high beams , i gave him the high beams and the KC’s, he gave me the Hella lights, I was seeing spots for the rest of the night. Bassturd🤬

Yeah, I ain't a kool kid, just want to see in the fog..........................

I drive the truck mostly at night and nothing pizzes me off more than the super bright lights of today and people that will not dim early enough. 

These will be aimed hopefully so they do not cause problems for oncoming drivers. 

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13 minutes ago, sandhiller said:

I drive the truck mostly at night and nothing pizzes me off more than the super bright lights of today and people that will not dim early enough. 

These will be aimed hopefully so they do not cause problems for oncoming drivers. 

Those people need to realize they're putting themselves at risk too.  Takes a real genius to want to blind someone he's getting ready to meet on a two lane.

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14 minutes ago, cwinn said:

We have heated Grote headlights on our plows, lol. 850 bucks a set..

We have grote 4656 replacements in a T800 that I’m pretty sure are heated.  I don’t removed them being 800 a set.  Originally we were buying truck lite LEDs and they were not heated.  Some  of these are probably 5-6 years old by now .

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37 minutes ago, cwinn said:

We have heated Grote headlights on our plows, lol. 850 bucks a set..

He kept the old school halogen lights on our plow trucks at work because of ice and snow. Both the plows and the spreader lights. A lot cheaper to replace and they still get the job done for us.

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With most of the newer cars having LED headlights, I started thinking about the icing issues. I wonder if they have a problem like this. I recently bought a 2016 3/4 ton and it has LED lights in just about every socket. I have not taken it out in the snow and icing conditions yet. Trying to wait until the salt or brine season is over.

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4 hours ago, sandhiller said:

Yeah, I ain't a kool kid, just want to see in the fog..........................

I drive the truck mostly at night and nothing pizzes me off more than the super bright lights of today and people that will not dim early enough. 

These will be aimed hopefully so they do not cause problems for oncoming drivers. 

My experience with my wife’s auto dim headlights causes me to blame them in part. They take too long to dim and flick back too early, so those bright strobe in the eyes effect when modern cars go by and flick back too soon, I think is auto dim. Doesn’t help you see better or make the situation less worse, just another part of driving being taken away by too much tech in the cockpit. 

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23 minutes ago, 1965Dennis said:

With most of the newer cars having LED headlights, I started thinking about the icing issues. I wonder if they have a problem like this. I recently bought a 2016 3/4 ton and it has LED lights in just about every socket. I have not taken it out in the snow and icing conditions yet. Trying to wait until the salt or brine season is over.

Something i saw in a parking lot recently had little lines in the headlights. I wondered if they were like the ones on the back window 

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2 hours ago, vtfireman85 said:

auto dim headlights 

Guess I never considered that.

You are right I'll bet.

Anything that takes operation of the pickup away from me I shut off if there is a button for it.

 

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Have to agree the modern factory lighting has exceeded comfortable brightness, unfortunately we live in a me world and regulators that are focused on all the wrong things 

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2 hours ago, jeeper61 said:

This one is a clear lens fog pattern 

They tend to work better in the fog with the lower wider pattern 

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hla-005750971

 

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Think that is what I was looking at.

Thought the yellow would be better.

Only plan on using them in fog and snow.

 

2 hours ago, vtfireman85 said:

Something i saw in a parking lot recently had little lines in the headlights. I wondered if they were like the ones on the back window 

Bet they were heated and bring a hefty price tag.

 

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39 minutes ago, iowaboy1965 said:

I turn off the auto dim headlights as well. 

Heck I didn't even know they had autp dimming headlights out. How long has this been going on?

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41 minutes ago, Wes806 said:

Heck I didn't even know they had autp dimming headlights out. How long has this been going on?

Must be a long time, if they are in a 4 runner. Toyota is always 10-15 years behind the curve on those, mostly do to target audience I believe. 

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52 minutes ago, Wes806 said:

Heck I didn't even know they had autp dimming headlights out. How long has this been going on?

The Cadys from the 70's had auto dim headlights maybe even in the 60's.

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6 hours ago, sandhiller said:
8 hours ago, jeeper61 said:

This one is a clear lens fog pattern 

They tend to work better in the fog with the lower wider pattern 

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hla-005750971

 

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Think that is what I was looking at.

Thought the yellow would be better.

Only plan on using them in fog and snow.

The driving light has a much taller beam 

I generally have to turn them off for on coming traffic on a two lane road 

IMO the Amber is not that much better 

The fog beam you will be able to leave on  

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They run the clear ones on trucks at work, they seem to be a very good quality for the price light that does the job.

 

I plan on putting some on my truck at some point

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15 hours ago, 1965Dennis said:

With most of the newer cars having LED headlights, I started thinking about the icing issues. I wonder if they have a problem like this. I recently bought a 2016 3/4 ton and it has LED lights in just about every socket. I have not taken it out in the snow and icing conditions yet. Trying to wait until the salt or brine season is over.

I can't say with vehicles but I've switched the sleds over to LED and they will ice up or frost over at times. Hasn't really affected the brightness too much but I'm sure it would be more noticeable on a vehicle

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