Well I wasnt sure where this belonged, but this concept looks pretty neat.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Well I wasnt sure where this belonged, but this concept looks pretty neat.
Anyone have any thoughts?
That’s pretty cool. ![]()
so the LED strips are mounted on the door itself? how is this going to work if the door is closed, the light is on the side of the garage then? If I got this right, it doesn’t sound very practical.
interesting concept, its basically trying to put a better ceiling light in your garage, but i think it will only be useful in certain specific situations.
My thought is, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
I had the inverse problem: I put tons of lights in my garage, but then the door would block them, so I had to shut the door to do any actual work on a car.
Of course, that was 10 years ago, before LEDs were as affordable, and before I gave my house to my ex.
I think all of this depends on how a garage is used and where. In colder climates and different cultures it is customary to keep the garage door closed when you are working inside.
Here in this example above (and I have seen it IRL), people seem to work with an open garage door.
I would imagine that if the door was closed, it would free up any overhead light fixtures there are…?
The light only comes on when the door is fully opened, but for $299 it would be nice to have it work when door is closed too. Not everybody lives in sunny california and can work in the garage with the door open.
See US patent 10,717,386 for details.
but if you need to keep the door closed, having lights on the door isnt the best place to illuminate the whole garage
Aha! The manufacturer (Liinc) is based in California. Now it all makes sense, so you can annoy your neighbors on those hot summer nights.
Well, I guess if one can afford to live in California (or have a business there), you can leave one garage door open, one is closed with the lights, and the other three garages house the supercars and bikes. ![]()
The other people have to shut the garage door or they will get frostbite.
Overall, the idea is an OK one, I guess. But if you can leave your garage door open while you work, chances are high you might have enough sunshine to not need any lights until sunset.