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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Best source for 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_...
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Reply #1 - 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. Thumbs Up!

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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Best source for Reply #2 - 11. Nov 2009 at 10:35 Thanks, but short of Googling some and randomly calling them i don't know any local places
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Reply #3 - 11. Nov 2009 at 10:36

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. Thumbs Up!

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 ....... Roll Eyes

Unfortunately I have to buy my own tubes now Cry

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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: Best source for Reply #4 - 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?
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Reply #5 - 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 Sad

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 Grin

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Reply #6 - 11. Nov 2009 at 10:42

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 Sad

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 Grin

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.

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Mr Skrunts Over Active Poster Offline 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys, Posts: 23830 Skruntie Land. Gender: Drives: Jimbob Mad It seems	Re: Best source for Reply #7 - 11. Nov 2009 at 15:32 Have you tried screwfix and cpc both deal with the trade.
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Mr Skrunts Over Active Poster Offline 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys, Posts: 23830 Skruntie Land. Gender: Drives: Jimbob Mad It seems	Re: Best source for Reply #8 - 11. Nov 2009 at 15:34 Also http://business.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=diffuser&_sacat=58145&_trksid=p3286....
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Reply #9 - 11. Nov 2009 at 15:38

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

Have you tried screwfix and cpc both deal with the trade. Thumbs Up!

Screfix thats a nice idea, ta!

I took a look, but tad confused (easily done Roll Eyes

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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 Undecided

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Mr Skrunts Over Active Poster Offline 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys, Posts: 23830 Skruntie Land. Gender: Drives: Jimbob Mad It seems	Re: Best source for Reply #10 - 11. Nov 2009 at 15:40 Also Wickes, and maplins.
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Best source for Reply #11 - 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.... 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_W0QQi...
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Reply #12 - 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....

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_W0QQi...

fleabay allways worth checking before ordering., glad you found what you wanted. Thumbs Up!

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Reply #13 - 11. Nov 2009 at 16:14

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....

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_W0QQi...

fleabay allways worth checking before ordering., glad you found what you wanted. Thumbs Up!

Thanks

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

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