Garage lighting suggestions

mswerb said:
The lighting looks great, and I just added new lights to my garage as well. Do you ever work with the garage door open? I thought about mounting lights the same way you did, but with the garage door open, the door would cover some of the lights.
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That's why, at least in my case, I set the lights that would be covered up on a switch so they can be turned off while the door is open. The natural light should compensate for what you lose in overhead lighting.

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scrib13 said:
gotta chuckle, the pics of indianaryan in the sweatshirt and snowcap, it is just hard to imagine here in south Florida, he looks like he is trying to rob a bank. I really do not mean any disrespect and not trying to be mean, it just struck me as funny, sorry but sure glad your project is going well!!
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Haha that's actually my friend that helped me with the installation. He shaves his head so he wears the "robber cap" to keep his head warm.

mswerb said:
The lighting looks great, and I just added new lights to my garage as well. Do you ever work with the garage door open? I thought about mounting lights the same way you did, but with the garage door open, the door would cover some of the lights.
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I do work with the garage door open in the summer, but like Shiny said, the sunlight will more than make up for the lighting that the garage door will cover up. Installing a switch to control those lights isn't a bad idea.
 
My friend that helped me do the install came over and he took some better pictures. I thought I'd share those with you along with some shots of the car.













 
indianaryan said:
I will be upgrading the lighting in my one-car garage soon and I wanted to get some suggestions from people that have done this to their garages. Right now I have a single compact fluorescent near the back of the garage. It's not nearly enough lighting to do any detailing.

I'm considering putting up about six 48" shop lights with 2 T8's each, and maybe with covers to diffuse the light. I'm thinking about putting 2 on each side of the car, on the ceiling and angled down towards the car to light up the sides of the car. Then the last 2 are on the front and back of the garage pointing straight down to light up the front and back of the car. You can see what I'm talking about better with the pictures I've attached.

Would I benefit more if I install the lights on the walls on each side of the car rather than the ceilings? Or would you do something completely different? I'm open to opinions. Wiring is not an issue. My main concern is the placement of the lights, type of lights to use, etc.
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Diffusers really cut the output a lot. If anything I'd try to reflect all of the lost light.
 
dad07 said:
4ft fixtures are a lot cheaper than 8 ftrs.....bulbs cost less also just something to keep in mind...ive got 4ft on one of the shop and 8 ft on the other as the 8 ft quit as in the ballist goes bad whicth is about $30 i can buy two 4ft to replace cheaper....just some food for thought! good luck with project!
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Agree Tim! Plus 48 is a lot easier to dispose of when it fails. Im going to go with quad 48's.
 
Hey all, Thanks for the post and inspiration. Now I went ahead and lit up my garage. Im still gonna add 2 more towards the back of the garage. Thanks to Shiny Lil Detlr for helping me out too. Check out the before and afters. I think it lights up way better than before. Thanks again.

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Yeah. Now I got to go rumage through storage rooms full of old construction leftovers and find me a couple more. Your right that bulkhead really puts a damper on everything but oh well.
 
Very cool...let me know how they work out Tiger.

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•Fixture Dimensions: 48 3/4" L x 8 3/8" W x 2 3/4" H
•4 - Fixtures
•2 - Power Hub
•4 - 90 degree Cord Covers
•4 - 48" Cord Covers (Cuttable to desired lengths)
•2 - 12" 12g Power Cord
•4 - 48" 14g Jumper Cords
•2 - End-to-End Connector.
•Shallow euro-style design.
•Instant-on, quiet operation electronic ballast.
•Cool start-up - 0 deg. Fahrenheit.
•Each fixture uses (2) 32 watt T8 lamps (sold separately).
•Units are designed to work with T8 lamps only.
•Quantity in Set: 22 pc.
•Work Light Type: Fluorescent
•Bulb Wattage: 32 watts
•Number Of Heads: Single Head
•Work Light Type: Ceiling mounted
•Number Of Bulbs Required: 8
•Energy Star qualified and cULus listed
•UL listed for damp locations
•Title 24 compliant

I am going to use the circuit and mounting boxes that power the 2 dual element units I have now!
Anything else I need?
 
A blast from the past..... Ryan where did you get those fixture and what was the total cost of the 6 fixture without bulbs if you don't mind.
 
I got the fixtures from Walmart for about $12 a piece, so about $72 before tax. They still work great, even in the cold weather. I highly recommend them.
 
Are they still operating well? Do they come with plug and play? The reason I ask is because I have seen reviews of where the ballast seems to fail later on and don't last.
 
So far so good. And yes it's all plug and play. Just plug them in and you're done.
 
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