Any one reccomend a good source for Fluorescent lights? This looks like the best so far @ £22.97

Think i would get 4 or 5 to light the garage.

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9279816&fh_view_size=10&fh_sort_order=-1&fh_sort_by=_price_rrp_min&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=fluorescent&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&ts=1257933570332&isSearch=true

I'd ask some Electrical Contractors if they knew of anyone who dealt in second hand ones.
I've lit several garages of mine in Scotland and Bedfordshire with ex factory fittings that were sourced from dealers who bought up and removed them from factories that were being demolished.
They refurbished and sold them for typically half price with new tubes.
Worth a try . Good luck.  :y

Thanks, but short of Googling some and randomly calling them i don't know any local places  :(

Olympia5776 wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 10:31:

I'd ask some Electrical Contractors if they knew of anyone who dealt in second hand ones. I've lit several garages of mine in Scotland and Bedfordshire with ex factory fittings that were sourced from dealers who bought up and removed them from factories that were being demolished. They refurbished and sold them for typically half price with new tubes. Worth a try . Good luck.  :y

All mine came from the skip at work. But between being dragged out of the skip & a scrap chit being made out, all the internals had been replaced .......  ::)  ::)  ::)  ::)

Unfortunately I have to buy my own tubes now  :'(

tunnie wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 10:35:

Thanks, but short of Googling some and randomly calling them i don't know any local places  :(

No contractor at work?

Andy B wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 10:36:

tunnie wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 10:35: Thanks, but short of Googling some and randomly calling them i don't know any local places  :( No contractor at work?

Not leccy ones, we are building a new brodcast building, other end of the site but its all fenced off, i can't get in, and its a brand new build. Don't think they would like me 'borrowing' tubes  ;D

tunnie wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 10:39:

Andy B wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 10:36: tunnie wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 10:35: Thanks, but short of Googling some and randomly calling them i don't know any local places  :( No contractor at work? Not leccy ones, we are building a new brodcast building, other end of the site but its all fenced off, i can't get in, and its a brand new build. Don't think they would like me 'borrowing' tubes  ;D

It's not uncommon for firms to get an outside contractor in to replace tubes & fittings so it can all be done in one hit rather that a bit at a time, especially in food manufacture cos they don't want the possiblity of a tube getting broken while production is running.

Have you tried screwfix and cpc both deal with the trade.   :y

Also

http://business.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=diffuser&_sacat=58145&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1311&_dmpt=UK_BOI_Lights_Lighting_ET&_odkw=&_osacat=58145

Mr Skrunts wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 15:32:

Have you tried screwfix and cpc both deal with the trade.   :y

Screfix thats a nice idea, ta!

I took a look, but tad confused (easily done  ::))

Is this one fitting or 4? It suggests its 1 pack, containing 4 fitting racks.

Thing is no lamp included, no diffuser either. B&Q wanted £21 for slightly shorter one, but that came with diffuser and lamp  :-/

Also Wickes, and maplins.

Mr Skrunts wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 15:34:

Also http://business.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=diffuser&_sacat=58145&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1311&_dmpt=UK_BOI_Lights_Lighting_ET&_odkw=&_osacat=58145

Thanks!

This one looks the ticket, 4 of them should do the job nicely:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Standard-Prismatic-Diffuser-2-x-58W-Pack-of-4-RRP-50_W0QQitemZ310089501655QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Lights_Lighting_ET?hash=item4832c64bd7

tunnie wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 15:41:

Mr Skrunts wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 15:34: Also http://business.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=diffuser&_sacat=58145&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1311&_dmpt=UK_BOI_Lights_Lighting_ET&_odkw=&_osacat=58145 Thanks! This one looks the ticket, 4 of them should do the job nicely: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Standard-Prismatic-Diffuser-2-x-58W-Pack-of-4-RRP-50_W0QQitemZ310089501655QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Lights_Lighting_ET?hash=item4832c64bd7

fleabay allways worth checking before ordering., glad you found what you wanted. :y :y

Mr Skrunts wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 16:11:

tunnie wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 15:41: Mr Skrunts wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 15:34: Also http://business.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=diffuser&_sacat=58145&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1311&_dmpt=UK_BOI_Lights_Lighting_ET&_odkw=&_osacat=58145 Thanks! This one looks the ticket, 4 of them should do the job nicely: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Standard-Prismatic-Diffuser-2-x-58W-Pack-of-4-RRP-50_W0QQitemZ310089501655QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Lights_Lighting_ET?hash=item4832c64bd7 fleabay allways worth checking before ordering., glad you found what you wanted. :y :y

Thanks  :y Tbh i completley forgot to look there, just over £30 squid for 4 sounds good to me.

Just need to get leccy bod to fit them for me now  :)

tunnie wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 10:04:

Any one reccomend a good source for Fluorescent lights? This looks like the best so far @ £22.97 Think i would get 4 or 5 to light the garage. http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9279816&fh_view_size=10&fh_sort_order=-1&fh_sort_by=_price_rrp_min&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=fluorescent&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&ts=1257933570332&isSearch=true

HP is the best ::)

Elite Pete wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 17:23:

tunnie wrote on 11. Nov 2009 at 10:04: Any one reccomend a good source for Fluorescent lights? This looks like the best so far @ £22.97 Think i would get 4 or 5 to light the garage. http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9279816&fh_view_size=10&fh_sort_order=-1&fh_sort_by=_price_rrp_min&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=fluorescent&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&ts=1257933570332&isSearch=true HP is the best ::)

Have you tried Reggae Reggae sauce?  :y