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I was hoping for something a little more economical.
Yes I am
MEP001
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These are great, haven't had any problems at all. I put two per bay catacorner from each other and it fills the bay with clean white light.
LED Canopy Light 60W 5000K 8200LM LED Parking Garage Lights 90-277V IP65 Commercial Residential Lights DLC & UL Listed (60W- Normal) - - Amazon.com
LED Canopy Light 60W 5000K 8200LM LED Parking Garage Lights 90-277V IP65 Commercial Residential Lights DLC & UL Listed (60W- Normal) - - Amazon.com
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You use the 60W version? Do you have any pictures I could see?
MEP001
Well-known member
This is after installing one. The light at the rear of the bay is a 340 watt Scottsdale that was working properly. The one in front (second picture) is the new LED fixture (60 watt).
I ordered plastic panels and screwed them to the old fixture housing and attached the new lights to the panel.
I ordered plastic panels and screwed them to the old fixture housing and attached the new lights to the panel.
Thank you!
Earl Weiss
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What do you have now. Converted many of my 4 foot fluorescents to LED Tubes by removing the Ballast. Alao installed some new 4 foot fluorescents. 4 per bay about 9 feet up the wall placed on sidewall each about 4 feet in from either end.
GoBuckeyes
Self-Serve and Automatics
We’ve been using these with good luck.
I buy the 100w but they make a 75, 40, and 25w.
greenlightdepot.com
I buy the 100w but they make a 75, 40, and 25w.
LED Canopy Light - 100W Outdoor Parking Garage Light - (UL+DLC Listed)
The LED Canopy Light series can be used for all different applications. These are great for saving energy in common places such as, parking garages, warehouses, gas station, outdoor walkways, underground parking lots, warehouse garages, work floors, and factories. Great selection of LED Canopy...
greenlightdepot.com
Each bay had 2- 8foot fluorescent fixtures that were just standard shop lights. They have rusted out so they have been thrown away.
cbchevy4x4
Active member
I used 4 of these per bay, they have 2 panels per light. I wired them up on timers with one set of panels turning on and about an hour later the other set turning on. Then have one set of panels turn off about 11pm to conserve electricity through the night. One set of panels is more than enough light for the bays with 4 of them in each bay. I may have 8 to 10 left over that i was going to use but probably not now, if interested i may be willing to part with them, for a fee of course. Id need to confirm how many i have left.
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Kimberly Berg
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I have a 5-bay SS wash in Citrus Heights, CA. In 2016, we replaced 31 fluorescent and metal halide lights with LEDs from Atlas Lighting Products. Very happy with them! The LED are manufactured in North Carolina, using LED light diodes from South Korea. My electrician purchased them for me (at his cost), and I paid him $100 to install each one. All told, the job cost me around $12,000. Much cheaper than the $23,000 commercial lighting companies had quoted me! Attached is a night-time photo...
| TYPE | LOCATION | MANUFACTURER | MODEL # | COLOR | WATTS | LUMENS | QTY |
| Wall Packs | Bays (10) + Exterior mansard (3) | Atlas Lighting Products | WLM43LED | 4500K | 43W | 3909 | 13 |
| Wall Packs | 4 on the front of the carwash | Atlas Lighting Products | WLD64LED | 4500K | 64W | 6655 | 4 |
| Linear | Bays (10) + Over vacuum #1 – (on west-side of building) | Atlas Lighting Products | ILW76LED8D Order with stainless steel latches (Suffix = L) | 4046K | 72W | 9582 | 11 |
| Linear | Inside pump room | Lithonia Lighting | TZL1N L96 6000 FST 120 40K 80 CRI PLR1LVG WH Order with hanger chain | 4000K | 59W | 7377 | 2 |
| Linear | Over change machine | Atlas Lighting Products | ILW25LED2D | 4100K | 25W | 2803 | 1 |
TOTAL | 31 |
Kimberly Berg
Well-known member
My car wash is open 24 hours, so night time lighting is very important. Carefully select Kelvins so the LEDs aren't too BLUE or PINK that makes it uncomfortable on customers eyes. Customers LOVE my car wash & stays very busy late into the night.
Why 24/7 on the bay lights?
Kimberly Berg
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1 - Let's customers know you're open when they drive by
2- Discourages people from sleeping in their cars in your wash bays, or illegal activity inside their cars
3 - Makes it easier to see your wash bays via your camera system
My lights are off during the day and the bays are very open and bright. I don't think you would even notice if the lights were on during sunlight hours. Maybe some washes are covered in shade and would benefit.
