Garage lighting

[earlgrey69]

Originally Posted by unluky

I'm sure you are looking for more classy lights, but in my stand alone garage/shed that I park in - I had some gaps in the florescent lights I put in there years ago to replace the bulbs the old owner had in there. I just wanted 3-4 to put down the center and I found these and the motion activation appealed to me as when I pull in with a car - the garage door opener is the only light. These were at least triple as good as I hoped. I rarely even turn on the main lights anymore as these pop on when I walk/pull in and are plenty of light for when I am just doing something in there real quick. But when I am doing a project like working on a car or something and I kick them all on - these feel the old gaps perfectly and give me tons of light. They daisy chain together so no wiring was required and took me like an hour to hang. Also super cheap. I've had them in since 2019 with zero issues.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0728P14...9kZXRhaWw&th=1

I have 2 of these in my 2 car garage and they are great! Mine are not motion activated though. I put 2 of them down the middle thinking I would need more but they put out plenty of light.

[Lakeside]

I threw up a $17 Sams Club 4' LED strip today and it's .. fine. Realistically I don't love seeing the individual bulbs and I definitely need 3 more if I'm sticking with this for a while.

Love the hex lights and that's sorta become a goal for the long term, but I have so many projects between now and then. I just wanted something that wasn't going to fall on my new G80 when it arrives.

I tapped my light from the main overhead receptical that powers the garage door opener. I put that through remote-activated wireless switch that I can trigger from a pad stuck to the wall. That'll keep me from needing to reach the stupid chain to turn it on.

[mecheng77]

I got 5000k LED off Amazon, slightly warmer than the 6000k but still plenty bright.

It's something like 40w for 5000 lumens much better than fluorescent

[INTMD8]

I used Lithonia ZL1N L48 7000 lumen

[psuibmw]

Originally Posted by INTMD8

I used Lithonia ZL1N L48 7000 lumen

That's what I call a garage

[SharpAndCunning]

Originally Posted by dgoldenz

I park a $400k car and a $300k car under a single 60 watt light bulb.



These are great, not as expensive as I'd have thought...may need to get some

Nice flex.

Where are the pics?!

[gatorfast]

Originally Posted by SharpAndCunning

Nice flex.

Where are the pics?!

Yea? Well I park a $900k car under a 40w bulb so boom.

[dscabra]

Regardless of how much your car costs, if you do any work at all in your garage, lighting is important. I've tried several different lights, and none compare to the UFO lights I referenced several posts earlier in this thread. My main part of my garage is 30' x 27' with 12' ceilings. I have five of the UFO lights (35,000 lumens each) and it is like full daylight in the shop and I should never have to replace them if they live up to their advertised life.

[tdott]

I'm a huge fan of these LED tubes. Easy to install, nice bright light.

https://amzn.to/3OfYHea

I also think 5000k is the perfect color temp.

4300k too yellow, 6000k+ too blue.

I don't have a great picture of the lights, but you can see how they look with the door closed and in the reflection. I should probably add some more on the sides but haven't got around to it.