what is your preference for T8 light fixture

[Boones]

Its time to purchase the lights for my 24x48 garage (2 24x24 garages with a 12 opening between the two)

I am thinking of going with 8 (2 rows of qty 4) in each section for 16 total lights I was looking at T8 32 watt 8ft long with 4 4ft bulbs and reflectors (bulbs in the open) with 5000k bulbs (6500k seem to have a blue tint to them). each qty of 4 will be on its own switch so i can turn off the front row of lights in each section of the garage when the garage door is open (two 18x8 garage doors)

One half of the garage is for me to build my hotrod and the other for parking the daily driver and general maintenance occassionally.

I am looking at the wrong lights or do you recommend something else like a 4 Ft. Commercial Wraparound Lens 4-Bulb 32 Watt T8 Fluorescent Fixture (like you can get at Home Depot). If I go with 4 footers I will have to go with more of them to get equal brightness

I have read alot of post and I am not sure which style of T8's are being used most (I have determined I do not want to run 8 ft long bulbs as I have heard they use more power and take longer to light up and harder to dispose of)


appreciate all your input..

 

[Shocker]

I am using the Lights of America 4ft T8 from Walmart. Just a bit over 9 bucks. I put the Sylvania T8 5100k bulbs from Home Depot in them. So far so good.

 

[Boones]

thanks for the feedback. I am worried if I go with the 4ft with a lense, the lense covering over the lights would reduce the brightness.

 

[ScaldedDog]

I went with the 8' 4 bulb fixtures at Home Depot, with no reflectors and no lense, mounted on a white ceiling with 5000k bulbs. I like.

Mark

 

[tonydanzah]

cheap $8 t12 with daylight t8 in them

 

[Boones]

went to my local HD today. it looks like people have been going thru the boxes and borrowing parts. of the three boxes of 8 ft 4 bulb units, all were missing something. the worker said sorry and would tell someone. I suspect nothing will be done and they will remain. I have to go back tomorrow for some other electrical supplies and will see if they are there on the shelf still. They tell me they have a few showing up next week, will have to get there when they do before they get picked through...

 

[bobabuee]

i would go ask manager to mark down light or lights they usually cut price 20% - 50% then whats missing usually can be found on shelf cheap.
i always shop HD and lowes racks best time is late at night or early moring
i got 250.00 scaffolding for 50.00 box was torn and some paint got in the box