One of the things you love about your Nissan Pathfinder is that it will take you virtually anywhere under virtually any conditions safely. Tough SUVs are built to make the world more accessible to you, which is why features like your Nissan Pathfinder Fog Light are so important to you. Did you ever wonder why your fog lights are yellow in color – and why your normal white headlights become useless in fog? Simply put, the usefulness of regular white headlights is neutralized by the water droplets in fog, while the yellow color used in fog lights increases visibility under such conditions.

When it’s foggy outside, the air is thick with water droplets. These water droplets have a curious effect on light: through a process called dispersion, they break apart the wavelengths that form visible light.

White light (like your regular headlights) is actually comprised of all different colors of light – meaning that white headlights in thick fog are reduced to an unhelpful pile of differently colored light waves (which aren’t of much use when you’re trying to see clearly). The solution, then, is to find a single color of light that won’t be so disturbed by the dispersion effect.

Furthermore, it turns out that light colors with longer wavelengths are less affected – and yellow meets this stipulation. Additionally, human eyes are particularly sensitive to the color yellow – and thus comes the yellow color of your Nissan Pathfinder Fog Light.We have a full selection of Nissan Pathfinder Fog Lights in stock today – so whether you’re looking to replace a bulb, a cracked cover, or an entire casing, we’ve got what you need on hand right here.