So, when working under a car, whether on a lift or up on jackstands, you always need more light. I've used numerous corded hand-held work lights in the past, but before LED technology, dropping one almost always resulted in a broken bulb. I do have a few rechargeable lights, but they all seem to die just when I need it the most. I was searching the interwebs for a new light and not coming up with any great solution. The following day I was under a car on the lift and needed more light than my headlamp could provide when I began looking around for something to use. In the corner were a few 8' Barrina LED tubes that I'm going to be installing in the shop when I get to it. Since they come with a 4' cord and an in-line on-off switch, I grabbed one to give it a shot. HOLY CRAP, more undercar light than I've ever had. Now it was just a temporary thing because 8' is a bit much, but it got me thinking. When I got home I jumped on Amazon, went to the Barrina store and looked for their 4' T5 lights. Sure enough, they had them in a quantity of 6 lights for under $50. I ordered them and in 2 days they were at my door. The next day at the shop I unboxed them and grabbed 2 lights and plug cords. I propped them up on the lift pointing them upward and WOW, all the light I need. My plan is to mount 4 of them, one on each side of the lift pointed at an angle which leaves me 2 to use as needed. That's 6 work lights for the price of one of the "good" ones. They also come in 2' and 3'.
Link to the Barrina lights I used.
Great idea!
I've used these before for this exact reason.
That picture was taken almost 5 years ago and I still have those same lights, so they hold up well!
Looking forward to seeing how you mount them to the lift.
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