Shop lights

[Brendaw]

I am looking for an 8 ft floursent fixture for my garage, I have read that the fixture Lowes sells is not worth the price. Can anyone suggest a better place to buy.

 

[383 240z]

I bought 25 4' 4 bulb flo. fixtures on CL for $5 each. The guy selling, got them from doing demo work on buildings. Mine are from McD's. I see them on the list pretty often. Might want to keep an eye there. Keith

 

[jaker10]

I bought 25 4 ft twin tube T8's at Walmart $11.00 each. 3 year warranty. I guess I'm gonna find out how long they last. But at $11.00 I can just throw them away when they go bad. Made by lights of america.

 

[pattenp]

Are you talking about the Metalux 8', four 4' tubes T8's, that Lowes sells? They are only $40.

http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay...gId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1

 

[skulldrinker]

I got my 8'ers from a guy doing a demo. I got 4 for $10 each. I don't think I would have 8'ers if i had to pay retail. I would go with the 100W CFL bulbs like it that other thread.

 

[Steevo]

I used the ones that pattenp linked above.

They are decent quality and a good value for the money.
I used 17 of them in my 24x40 shop.

And it is spelled "fluorescent", in case you want to search on it.

 

[kbs2244]

I am not a fan of the 8' bulbs.
Just too hard to handle, store, get for a good price, etc.

 

[Jbullfrog]

I am not a fan of the 8' bulbs.
Just too hard to handle, store, get for a good price, etc.

They are 8' fixtures with 2 sets of 4' bulbs == . They have a better coverage than a 4' 4 bulb fixture.