Need Lighting for my garage bay

[Dandy98]

Any suggestions on best lighting for a garage that's being converted into a Detail Bay.
thanks
Grand River Detailing
Serving Southeast Michigan

 

[TTQ B4U]

I just added qty 4 dual bulb 4ft long T5 High Output Florescence to my 24x24 garage and combined with two LED's in my garage door opener I have nearly 40,000 lumens of light. It's a beautiful thing. Highly recommend them.


Here's two in front. I'll see if I can find more pics.






All in all they light up my cars very well.

 

[BryanH]

I'm not a pro, but I was very pleased with the lighting improvement I saw when I ditched the old halogen tubes for LED fixtures.

I don't recall the brand but they were commonly available at home improvement stores. Doing a little searching just now, these might be them. Look and price seems about right. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Utilitech-...ommon-4-ft-Actual-5-932-in-x-48-49-in/4480261

 

[Dandy98]

Thanks.....I'll look into it right away. I may have a few more questions later. Thanks again

 

[Sean M at ShowShine]

From what ive researched so far go with T8 fixtures. The Cost vs energy savings/added brightness of the T5's isn't worth it yet.

Id say that multiple two bulb fixtures are more beneficial that a pair of quad-bulb fixtures so you can place them around a car instead of down the center on the ceiling

 

[karl1672]

I put 12 of these in my garage, 20 X 20. May sound like overkill, but worked out great, and am very happy with the setup. They're corded and would have preferred hard wired, but made them work. Attached directly to the ceiling rather than from the chains shown.

https://www.amazon.com/Hyperikon-Integrated-Double-Fixture-Equivalent-Corded-electric/dp/B012ENQPXQ/ref=sr_1_10?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1478821686&sr=1-10&keywords=hyperikon&th=1

Was able to get them in a 4-pack for around $180.