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Old 11-20-14, 01:20 PM   #19
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Thanks for bumping this. For now I just went with a super simple fix. I put up what I had. This is three dual 4' bulb T12 fixtures. Unfortunately, it seems one isn't working (physically damaged fixture), so its really just two dual 4' fixtures. As they go bad, I'll upgrade them to LEDs.

I'm kind of happy with the results. Obviously, the cost is nice (zero). But, they are magnetic ballasts and take some time to warm up to full brightness. I'm willing to wait as I had been working in less light before (for years).

Here are some images of it.

I put one fixture on either side of where the car's hood is.





Here is a before and after shot of the engine bay of the car. The pictures don't do it justice. Its actually quite a bit brighter than either picture shows.



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