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Monday, January 13, 2025
Never really bought into the yellow headlight thing
Required in France andthey suck. Had to change the ones on my Britmobile when I drove through France for a few weeks while stationed in the UK. They wouldn’t let you off the ferry with white headlamps. Brit headlamps are also aimed to the wrong side; blokes drive on the left.
When I was across the pond the Limey shops by the ferry port offered French driving kits with paste on yellow filters for the headlights, emergency road reflectors, a kit of fuses, small first aid kit and a yellow reflective vest to folks headed to Frog Land.
After putting yellow lights on my Ducati, made me a believer, work great on a bike cause you only have one headlight an its up rather high compared to cars, you get more light reflecting back in the fog.
Formerly a French thing, with some others using the yellow lamps/bulbs for fog lamps.
This Citroen DS would have had them for French market, white lamps elsewhere.
They are pleasant to drive with for the most part.
Two typical technologies. One used a yellowed lens, so the bulbs were the same as anywhere else. The other used bulbs with a an amber coating.
Cars coming from the UK to France back in the day had kits to add the color and to cut down the verge-side height of the UK lens design, which when used opposite side of intended use would otherwise dazzle other drivers.
Often the yellow headlights also were matched with a color change to white front indicators.
They're good for fog, less reflected glare to blind you. Brits often have them.
ReplyDeleteI'm a "Brit", been driving for 50 plus years and can count the number or times I seen them here on the fingers of one hand.
DeleteGood for driving in heavy snow too.
DeleteRequired in France andthey suck. Had to change the ones on my Britmobile when I drove through France for a few weeks while stationed in the UK. They wouldn’t let you off the ferry with white headlamps. Brit headlamps are also aimed to the wrong side; blokes drive on the left.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was across the pond the Limey shops by the ferry port offered French driving kits with paste on yellow filters for the headlights, emergency road reflectors, a kit of fuses, small first aid kit and a yellow reflective vest to folks headed to Frog Land.
DeleteAs p2 says, they used to be mandatory in France: I think they are still allowed in the illegal alien magnet we still call Britain
ReplyDeleteAfter putting yellow lights on my Ducati, made me a believer, work great on a bike cause you only have one headlight an its up rather high compared to cars, you get more light reflecting back in the fog.
ReplyDeleteThey have to be better to oncoming eyes than the latest crop of iris burners.
ReplyDeleteExcellent for snow, especially in a snow storm. Although illegal in Utah I would turn off my regular lights in favor of the yellows.
ReplyDeleteFormerly a French thing, with some others using the yellow lamps/bulbs for fog lamps.
ReplyDeleteThis Citroen DS would have had them for French market, white lamps elsewhere.
They are pleasant to drive with for the most part.
Two typical technologies. One used a yellowed lens, so the bulbs were the same as anywhere else. The other used bulbs with a an amber coating.
Cars coming from the UK to France back in the day had kits to add the color and to cut down the verge-side height of the UK lens design, which when used opposite side of intended use would otherwise dazzle other drivers.
Often the yellow headlights also were matched with a color change to white front indicators.