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gotak
Sep 15th, 2007, 12:27 AM
The back area of our town house's communal driveway is very dark and last week there was some girl sitting right at the corner where I back my car towards to get out. I was doing a car swap and when I walk back then I saw her and it gave me a bit of a shock. My car has bad visibility on the back and when I was backing out I couldn't see her cause well the back up light isn't so bright. I could have easily have ran her over cause there isn't that much space in that corner when I put the car's rear end there.

Anyhow.

I want to see about getting some LED bulbs so I can have that area illuminated at all times during the night without running up a huge electricity bill. The problem is I can't find anything on google as to a reliable place to get it from. I'd prefer to be able to buy them directly from a store in the Toronto area. Do anyone know of such a place? If not which online shop should I go to? I need something that at least gives me the same level of lighting as a 60 watt conventional bulb.

And yes I already considered and put some solar garden LED lights in the general area but they aren't doing the job 100%.

Thanks!:cheesygri

UrbanPoet
Sep 15th, 2007, 12:34 AM
http://dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5177

this works as a descent spot light.
Its not the brightest, but considering its only a 1watt light bulb your saving tons of energy.
Also... for the energy that it uses, it is extremely bright!

gotak
Sep 15th, 2007, 01:21 AM
The price is right but i want something other then a spot light. I need to light up a general area not just one spot.

UrbanPoet
Sep 15th, 2007, 01:32 AM
The price is right but i want something other then a spot light. I need to light up a general area not just one spot.

thats kinda impossible..... Since LED's generally only give a 'spot light' or 'focused light' effect.

Your better off just using some smaller 4watt or 9watt CFL.

miss_swan
Sep 17th, 2007, 05:19 AM
How about a cfl flood light?

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?D=1&langId=-15&Ntk=level1&Dx=mode+matchall&catNav=3&storeId=10051&Ntx=mode+matchall&viewall=1&catalogId=10051&N=112595&Nty=1

UrbanPoet
Sep 18th, 2007, 02:08 PM
How about a cfl flood light?

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?D=1&langId=-15&Ntk=level1&Dx=mode+matchall&catNav=3&storeId=10051&Ntx=mode+matchall&viewall=1&catalogId=10051&N=112595&Nty=1

Just get this and hook it up to a out door motion sensor.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=140847439 6672808&bmUID=1190138885379&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442203183&assortment=primary&fromSearch=true
Product #52-4075-4
$12.99

IF your really cheap on power... use 5 watt CFL bulbs you can buy from Home depot for $2 (using the $2 off coupon which is in the hot deals section).

jbad
Nov 30th, 2007, 06:22 AM
LED's can be a flood light depending on the lens and reflector used. LED's themselves emit very narrow bands of light but its all in the lens.

http://www.insaini.com .. there is even a regular A19 incandescent bulb LED replacement.