Shallow recessed Light for 2x4 cavity

[gumbudah]

I'm looking for some recessed light fixtures, probably in the neighborhood of 20 or so pcs of some sort of recessed light fixture. I have a soffit shelf that is made of 2x4s on edge, with 5/8" rock below and 3/4" plywood above. So the cavity I have to fit these things in is only 3.5" tall, plus (depending on how the light is specified) 5/8" for the rock so possibly up to 4-1/8" deep. I'd be OK with either 120v or low voltage, incadescent/halogen/led. I've found some versions of what looks good, the problem is I can't seem to find anything in my price rage. Seems to me I found some a while back at menards for $8, or less. I'm hoping to find something for $12 or less/fixture, but all I can seem to find is $20plus options. most of them around $40.... bleh. Does anyone have any good ideas or sources for recessed lighting that fits in a 2x4 cavity????

 

[Speedy Petey]

Sorry, but anything you get (complete) in the $8-$15 range is going to be junk.
$20 (still cheap) and up is only logical for anything like this that you'd want to put in your home for any length of time. Besides, you are even saying that you cannot find anything in the lower range. That simply tells me there is no junk in that range, only decent stuff.

 

[FluxCore]

That's a mighty tite cavity for you to be considering incandescent/halogen...sounds unvented.....incandescent/halogen produce lotsa heat...heat travels upwards and needs vented.

Have you considered flouresent?

Don't you HATE it when you ask a question about how to work with something and a guy like me suggests you should work with something else?....I know I do

 

[gumbudah]

yeah, it's unvented. I found something close here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ER155I/?tag=atomicindus08-20
but they are only 1w. If I could find a 10w version I'd be happy.
As far as the halogen/incadescent, I guess my plan was just to be in line with the mfgs recommendations as far as clearances.... Also, I've got some under cabinet puck halogen lights that are 25w each, I don't see why something like that wouldn't easily fit in a recessed housing for similar price, and produce equiavelent heat.
I hadn't thought of fluorescent, but that'd be OK as well, provided its recessed and fits within the cavity I mentioned above.

 

[gumbudah]

oooh even closer
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007T52H2I/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[FluxCore]

Well.....If you are considering LED, then make certain to give them a 'taste test' first.....They can be extremely annoying if their 'color' isn't right for your eyes and tastes.

LED's are HERE to stay, and they are a Godsend in many ways, but once installed you are stuck with them, so see them in person first.

With all other forms of modern lighting, you simply change bulbs for color/lumens/wattage to match your taste/needs, and you can do so rather inexpensively compared to LED where bulb selection is still rather limited and more expensive.

I'm thinking LED's are here to stay and will someday eclipse flouresent and halogen not just in interior lighting, but exterior and even vehicle highway and offroad applications.....

The question is, just where do you jump in, and will your initial leap be cheaply upgradable as the tech evolves?

 

[gatchel]

If you want LED and have no room then you might want to try one of these with a standard J-Box.

http://www.polar-ray.com/Lighting-Science-Glimpse_c_188.html

 

[Steevo]

Nobody has yet asked what type of area you are lighting, so I'll ask.
What type of area is below this soffit, and what will you do there?

Also, you give your soffit depth (height) but not any width or length information to help identify what might fit under there.

If this is an "ambience" space, lit to display artifacts or sculptures, you might want lower "k" value lighting such as 3200 or 4000 for general lighting, but if it is over a workbench, where close work may be performed, you'll want 5000k or 6500k lighting to provide task lighting.

Not enough information has been provided to elicit quality feedback.

 

[gumbudah]

This is for a perimeter shelf in the garage, what is beneath varies fom nothing to workbench. Most of the lighting will simply be used as "path"lighting. Not really going to depend on it as lighting to do work.